7th/8th Soccer
Soccer Studyguide
Introduction
Soccer is the most popular team sport in the world and is the fastest growing team sport in the United States. Soccer is inexpensive to play, provides continuous action for all players, and is FUN! Players of all sizes can enjoy themselves and have the potential to become star soccer athletes. As a nonviolent outdoor sport, soccer is healthy for all boys and girls.
Essential Skills
The essential soccer skills are dribbling for individual movement with the ball, kicking for a pass or a shot on the goal, and heading for placement and scoring.
Team Play
Once the athlete masters the individual skills through training, the individual players can combine and utilize the skills for effective and enjoyable team play. A variety of games can be practiced to develop the team concept.
Size of Field
The field of play shall be rectangular, with a length of 100 yards and a width of 50 yards. The playing field shall be marked with distinct boundary lines. The field size may be increased or reduced depending on the ability and age of the players.
The field shall have a mid-field line (40 yard line), equal distance from each end line. The center shall be marked and a circle with a 10 yard radius shall be around the center mark.
The penalty area at each end of the field shall be 18 yards x 44 yards. *In PE class the penalty area is from the 20 yard line towards the goal.
Goal size shall be 24 feet wide by 8 feet high. *In PE class the net size is much smaller which allows the goalie to defend the goal much easier.
Number of Players
An official soccer game is played between two teams, each having not more than 11 players, one of who shall be the goalie.
Goal Kick - is awarded to the goalie if one of the offensive players kicked or touched the ball before it goes over the goal line.
Corner Kick - is awarded to the offensive team if one of the defensive players kicked or touched the ball before it goes over the goal line.
Throw Line is when the ball has passed over the sideline and is thrown in by using two hands on the ball over head. In PE class the other players must be 10 yards away on a throw-in.
Rotation - offense - Defense - Rover/Goalie - Offense
Basic PE Rules on Soccer:
1) A goal or score equals 1 point.
2) A penalty shot is given when there is a penalty on the field. A rover shall take the shot.
3) If a player commits 3 fouls during the game that person will sit out for at least 5 minutes.
4) The goalies area is the area 5 yards in front of the goalies net along with imagery lines extending from the sides of the net to the 5 yard line.
5) Defensive players will rotate every 5 minutes to be the rover.
6) On a goal kick everybody on that side of the field must go to the 20 yard line until the ball is kicked. The players on the other side of the field can be at the mid court line.
7) A goal-kick can be mage from the 10 yard line.
8) When the game is half way over the players switch sides of the field.
9) Soccer positions include: 1 goalie, Forwards (offense), and Guards (defense)
10) The goalie may pick up the ball anywhere inside the 20 yard line. Not outside the 20 yard line.
11) The game will begin with a face-off in the middle of the field which needs to be done by a rover played on each side of the field. A face-off also begins the start of the second half.