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Chapter 6: How the Game is Played – Restarting Play

Chapter 6: How the Game is Played – Types of Stoppages/Restarts – Throw-in

Chapter 6: How the Game is Played – Types of Stoppages/Restarts – Penalty Kick

Chapter 7: Player Skills- Defensive Skills – Tackling

Also:
Check out the Table of Contents for a chapter-by-chapter description

Italicized words can be found in the book’s Glossary and are linked to our on-line glossary reference.

 

Excerpt From “Soccer Made Simple”:
Chapter 6: How the Game is Played
RESTARTING PLAY
After every stoppage of play, the diversion is restarted by a player from the group restricting the one that caused the stoppage. On the off chance that Team A last touched the ball before it left of limits or in the event that one of its players submitted a foul, Team B restarts the amusement. The play is restarted on various routes — by a throw-in, objective kick, corner kick, drop kick, free kick or extra shot — contingent upon how the stoppage happened. Table 2 represents when each sort of stoppage is utilized. An outline demonstrating the way of the ball for some of these restart strategies have appeared in Figure 7. For each situation, similarly as in a kickoff, the ball isn’t thought to be back in play until the point when it has voyage one full turn.

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TABLE 2: STOPPAGES AND RESTARTS
Kind OF STOPPAGE RESTART METHOD
Ball crosses sideline Toss In
Ball crosses objective line, last touched by offense Objective Kick by Defense
Ball crosses objective line, last touched by guard Corner Kick by Offense
Non-genuine foul Backhanded Free Kick
More genuine foul Coordinate Free Kick
Most genuine foul or foul by guard in punishment zone Extra shot
Damage or vulnerability Drop Ball

 

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Excerpt From “Soccer Made Simple”:
Chapter 6: How the Game is Played
TYPES OF STOPPAGES / RESTARTS
Toss In
figure 8On the off chance that the ball crosses one of the sidelines, play is ceased and a toss in restarts the activity. (See Figure 8) If Team A made play stop, a player from Team B hurls the ball over his head with two hands again into the field. The player must face the field with the two feet on the ground, either on or behind the sideline, at the point where the ball left limits. He may move his feet preceding the divert however can’t lift them starting from the earliest stage or promptly after the toss. On the off chance that a ball is despicably tossed, for example, with just a single hand or with one of the hurler’s feet leaving the ground, an infringement is called and a toss in is taken by a player from the other group. On the off chance that the thrower tries to play the ball (i.e., touch the ball in any capacity) before another player touches it, a circuitous free kick is taken by the contradicting group.

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Excerpt From “Soccer Made Simple”:
Chapter 6: How the Game is Played
Sorts OF STOPPAGES / RESTARTS
Penalty Kick
figure 10For the most extreme infractions or those conferred by the protection in its own punishment region, the non-irritating group is granted an extra shot, a standout amongst the most energizing plays in soccer. (See Figure 10) This play likewise called an extra shot or penalty for short, one-on-one showdown between the goalie of the culpable group and a player picked by the resistance as its kicker. Every single other player must stay outside the punishment territory and punishment circular, no less than 10 yards from the kicker. For extra shots taken in a sudden tiebreaker, every other player must stay inside the middle circle. The kicker puts the ball on the punishment spot and endeavors to kick the ball past the goalie. He should play the ball forward and may not touch the ball again until the point that another player has, or the restriction is granted a backhanded free kick. This implies he can play a bounce back off the goalie yet not off the goalposts or crossbar. (In a sudden death round, the kick is over when the ball quits advancing). The goalie must remain on the objective line and isn’t permitted to move his feet previously the ball is kicked or the kicker gets the opportunity to take another extra shot (on the off chance that he missed the main shot). In proficient play, kickers quite score on extra shots. In the event that a goalie wants to stop a decent extra shot, he should figure effectively where the ball will go and move rapidly when it is kicked.

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Excerpt From “Soccer Made Simple”:
Chapter 7: Player Skills
DEFENSIVE SKILLS
Tackling
figure 15In soccer, tackling is the act of taking the ball away from a player by kicking or stopping it with one’s feet. Tackling in American football conjures up images of one player driving another into the ground with a vicious hit to the body. In soccer, however, the tackler cannot pursue another player physically, but instead must go primarily after the ball. Only a minimum amount of shoulder-to-shoulder contact, called a shoulder charge, is permitted to knock the dribbler off balance. (See Figure 15) However, as long as the tackler hits the ball first, he will not be charged with a foul even if he knocks down the opponent. Tackling can often be risky because a defender may become off-balance after missing a tackle, allowing the attacker to proceed unmarked.

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