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For todays post we will be continuing on from last time, starting at rule 13.  Rule 13 talks all about free kicks,  a free kick is when a player on one team is fouled by a player on the other team.  They are then able to either indirectly or directly kick the ball at the goal.  you may try and score on a direct free kick but you may not score on an indirect free kick.  Rule 14 is the penalty kick.  this is awarded if the ball is touched by the hand in the goal box from anyone but the keeper.  also if you foul anyone in the goal box or if you charge the keeper.  Rule 15 is the proper way to do a throw-in.  A throw in is put into play when the ball goes out of bounds.  If one team kicks it out, the other team is then allowed to use there hands to throw the ball back into the marked boundries.  rule 16 is the goal kick.  If the ball goes out of boundries when inside the 18 the other team is awarded a goal kick.  This is when the keeper or a defender put the ball on the ground and kick it back into play.  The final rule is rule number 17, the corner kick.  If the ball is kicked out of bounds on any of the corners of the field the team is awarded a corner kick that is directly kicked towards the goal.  That ends the 17 rules of soccer and how they all make the game run smooth.

Today we will be learning more about the 17 rules of soccer.  Last time we left off with rule 9 so we will be continuing on with rule 10.  Rule 10 is all about the method of scoring goals and obtaining points in the game.  To score a point a player of the team must score in the opposite goal of the field.  Obviously you want to score into the goal that you and your team in not defending.  Anyone on the team can score the goal as long as you are not off sides.  Rule number 11 states the rules about offsides,  offsides means that if an offensive player has the ball and is running behind the opponents deffenders.  When a player goes off sides the reffs will blow the whistle on the play and the other team is offered either an indirect of direct free kick.  rule 12 states fouls and misconducts in the game of soccer.  There are so many fouls that may be accounted for in soccer, if you kick your aponents in any bad way or harm any players on the feild then you will either be given a red or a yellow card on the field.  In general it is best to just play a clean game on the field so that no fouls are called because they can eventually hurt your team in the long run.

Soccer Week 2

Hello again!  This week on my soccer blog I will be posting a few more rules to hopefully increase peoples understanding of the game of soccer.  Last time we left off we had gotten to rule  three so this time we will be starting on rule number four.  Rule number four states what a soccer player is required to have on the field.  obviously he or she is required to have a jersey marking what team they are on,  they must also have shin guards and long socks to cover them.  They are also required to wear cleats to get grip on the grass.  Rule number 5 states,  that the reff on the field is in charge.  what he says during the game goes.  But he does have to follow certain rules in the game.  Rule number six, the line reff is in charge of watching the line to decide if the ball stays within the lines of the field.  Rule seven, the length of the soccer match.  Soccer goes in two half's, each half is 45 minutes but the reff can add time if needed.  Ultimately the time of the match is up to the reff.  Rule eight, the starting of the match.  A kick off usually occurs to start of the game and ball possession in the kick off is determined by a coin toss so that each team has a 50/50 chance of possessing the ball at the start of the soccer game.  That's it for this week!

soccer rules

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, it is played in every country internationally and is easily more popular than any sport in America.  Many people dont understand soccer though, they find it stupid and confusing.  This is only because they dont understand the basic rules of the game.  Over the next four weeks I will list and discuss the 17 actual main rules of soccer so that it will make sense to those of you that have never played it.  The first rule: The feild of play.  This rule is simple, the soccer field must be atleast 100 yards long and can range from 50 to 100 yards wide.  The field must be green and can be played on actual grass or artificial turf.  At both ends of each feild is a goal box,  this must be 8 yards wide on both ends of the feild.  18 yards away from the goal box is the 18 line.  This is the space where the keeper can use his hands.  The last line to be marked is the center feild line.  This just shows where mid feild is to the players and to the fans watching.  Second rule:The soccer ball.  the soccer ball has to be spherical in shap and not be any larger than 27 to 28 inches in circumference.  Third rule:The number of players.  Matches consist of two teams with 11 players on each team.  11 is the max amount of players that you can have on one team.  If their isnt atleast 7 players on the team at the time the match begins then the game will be a forfeit.  These are the first three basic rules out of seventeen.  until next week!
Sources: www.syossetsoccer.org/home
www.upperdublinsoccerclub.org/rules 17