FREE ESSAY ON SOCCER

SOCCER

Procedures
1. The team that wins the coin toss may choose to kick off or defend the goal of its
choice.
2. All players must be on their own half of the field before the kickoff takes place.
3. Defensive players must be outside the center circle, at least ten yards away from the
ball, for the kickoff.
Players
1. Each team has up to eleven players; one is the goalkeeper. The other players are known
as defenders, midfielders, and forwards, or strikers.
2. In major competitions, a team may not use more than three substitutions in a game. In
other competitions up to five may be used.
3. A substitute must be summoned onto the field by the referee and must enter the field
at the centerline after the player she/he is replacing has left the field. 
Equipment
1. The ball is round, covered in leather or in leather like material, and is between 27
and 28 inches in circumference. It must weigh 14 to 16 ounces and have 14 pounds of air
pressure.
2. Players dress in team shirts, shorts, shin guards, and socks. Shoes may have studs if
they are rounded, no longer than .75 inch, and no less than .5 inch in diameter.
Goalkeepers often wear elbow and kneepads and gloves. The goalkeeper wears different
colored uniform than his teammates.
3. Any equipment deemed dangerous to players may not be worn. This includes, earrings,
glasses, necklaces, bracelets, watches, and casts and braces that the referee considers
dangerous.
Modifications 
1. Soccer is played on various sized fields with competitions ranging anywhere from 3 on
3 players through 11 on 11.
Offside, and Goalkeeping
Offside
A player is offside if he/she is closer to the opponenta??s goal line than the ball is,
unless the player is still in his/her own half of the field or at least two opponents are
closer to the opponenta??s goal line. Offside is determined by the playera??s position at
the moment of the pass, not at the moment he/she receives the pass. A player is not
offside when he/she receives a ball that, bounces off a defender who had possession of
the ball, comes at him directly from a goal kick, corner kick, or throw in; was deflected
by the goalkeeper, or was shot at the goal and bounces off a defender. Nor is player
offside when he/she is in line with a defender at the moment of the pass. A player is not
called offside for merely being in an offside position. The player must be participating
in the play to be ruled offside, when a player is offside, the opposing team receives an
indirect free kick at the point of the infraction.
Goalkeeping
1. After releasing the ball before taking more then four steps, the goalkeeper may not
touch the ball again with her hands before another player touches it outside of the
penalty area.
2. A goalkeeper may use her hands to field a ball that has been deliberately headed or
kneed to her by a teammate.
3. A goalkeeper may not use her hands to field a ball that has been intentionally kicked
to her by a teammate.
Officials
1. One referee and two assistant referees control the game.
2. The referee is responsible for enforcing the rules, keeping the time and score, and
issuing warnings and ejecting players and coaches.
3. The assistant referees indicate where and when the ball goes out of bounds and
determine which team is awarded a throw-in, goal kick, or corner kick.
Bibliography
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