Rules

There are many rules in soccer, but one of the most important rule is NO HANDS! If you use your hands and your not a goalie the other team could have a really good scoring chance, or you could even be out of the soccer game. Also, you are not allowed to trip your opponents, but you can use your shoulder to push against your opponent. If the ball goes out in a game it could either be a through in, a goal kick or a corner. A through in is if the ball goes out of bounds on the side line, the player who did not touch the ball last has to through the ball from the side line. A goal kick is if your opponent kicks it out near your goal then your goalie or defender kicks the ball from the goal line. And a corner is when your opponent kicks the ball out near there goal and then you kick the ball from the corner of the field so you can get a good scoring chance.

Object of the Game

In soccer you try to kick the ball into your opponent's goal. Sounds easy enough, right ? Not right, there are defenders and goalies trying to stop you from scoring. A defender is a player that tries to stay back to protect the goal. A striker is a player that tries to go up and score. A midfielder tries to score and defends. A goalie tries to save the ball from going in the goal using his hands, although if he comes out of his goal he can no longer use his hands. After 90 minutes the game is over.

Using the Ball

Soccer is more than kicking the ball into the goal, everyone hes some tricks and techniques to get around defenders. Rolling the ball, keeping the ball close to you and lightly rolling your foot over the top of the ball. This becomes very useful in games. The rainbow flick is when you put one foot in front of the ball and another behind the ball, kind of like a right angle. Then, roll the ball up your front foot and flick with your front foot. The ball then shoots over your head. That is why they call it a Rainbow Flick. Players don't use this trick a lot, but you don't know when you might need it. Now that I told you about tricks I'll tell you about passing. When you pass you normally want to keep the ball on the ground, to do that you use one foot to point to where your passing and the other to kick the top of the ball. If you want to kick the ball high you kick the bottom of the ball. Shooting is a lot like passing just you kick the ball harder.

Neymar rainbow flick

Conclution

Now that I've provided you with information about the basics of soccer like set up, rules, and how to play you think you might know about soccer, but you will only know once you get on the field.