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Dribbling |
Close, skillful handling of the
ball with the feet especially when seeking to beat a defender. |
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Drop-ball |
Method of
re-starting play after injury stops play or the play is stopped without
the ball going out-of-bounds, by which the Referee drops the ball
between two opposing players at the point where the play stopped. |
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End-line |
The line running
from side to side at the end of the field, on which the goal line is
located. |
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Free-kick |
Awarded after a
player has fouled an opponent as per the Rules of Soccer. May be
Direct or Indirect. |
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Fullback |
Defender |
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Goal-kick |
Kick taken by the
defending team from inside the penalty area after the ball has crossed
their end-line, having last been touched by an opposing player. |
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Give-and-Go |
When a player makes a short
pass to a teammate and immediately runs ahead, looking for a quick
return pass (aka "push and run"). A co-operative method of
passing an opposing player on the run. |
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Halfback |
Midfielder (with defensive and
offensive functions) |
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Hand-ball |
When a player other
than the goalkeeper (unless outside his penalty area) intentionally
touches the ball with his arm or hand. |
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Head |
To propel or re-direct the ball
with one's head. |
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Indirect
Free-kick |
Free
kick from which a goal may not be scored without first touching another
player. |
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"Man-on" |
Warning to a teammate who is in
possession of the ball that an opposing player is closing on him/her (usually
from outside of his/her line of vision). |
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Mark |
To cover a specific opposing
player closely to prevent him/her from receiving the ball (particularly in
the defensive goal area). |
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Match |
A traditional name for a game (i.e.
a "matching" of skill). |
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Offside |
When a
player is nearer to the opposing goal than at least one of the opposing
players (other than the goalkeeper) at the moment the ball is played
unless he is in his own half of the field of play. |
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Penalty
area |
Box in
front of the goal in which the goalkeeper is allowed to touch the ball
with the hands. |
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Penalty-kick |
A
Free-kick taken in the penalty area after a foul is incurred in the
Penalty Area. Only the goalkeeper, standing on his goal line, may
defend against this kick, taken from the Penalty spot just beyond the
outside of the Penalty area. |
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Send |
A long kick up the middle of the
field in hope of creating a breakout opportunity for rushing forwards. |
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Red
card |
A card
a Referee awards to a player for violent action on the field as specified
in the Rules of Soccer which carries an immediate ejection from the
game. Two yellow cards equals a Red card. |
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Side |
A traditional name
for a team. |
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Striker |
Centre-forward
player whose primary responsibility to to capitalize on goal-scoring
opportunities. |
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Sweeper |
A single defender
(fullback) who is positioned behind the play in order to cover the full
width of the field against breakouts (last line of defense). |
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Tackle |
A challenge,
using the foot, to win the ball from an opponent. |
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Touch
Line |
A sideline of the
field. |
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Throw-in |
Taken
by the opposing team when a player is last to touch the ball before it
crosses a sideline from the point where it has crossed. |
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Trap |
When a
player receives the ball with the foot, thigh, chest or head (also called "cushioning"). |
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Volley |
Kicking
the ball with the foot when it is still in the air. |
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Wall |
A
shoulder-to-shoulder line of players in front of the their own goal,
forming a human barrier against a free kick. |
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Yellow
Card |
A
"caution" to a player for misconducts as specified in the Rules
of Soccer. Two yellow cards equals a Red card. |
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