2. LAYOUT
• THE PICTURE TO THE RIGHT THE
BASIC LAYOUT OF A SOCCER FIELD.
THE SIZE OF THE FIELD WILL VARY
FROM LEAGUE TO LEAGUE,
USUALLY DEPENDING ON THE AGE
OF THE PLAYERS.
3. THE BALL
• THE REGULATION FOR A LEAGUE
SOCCER BALL IS A NO. 5 BALL. FOR
YOUNGER AGES MAY USE A
SMALLER BALL SUCH AS A NO. 3
BALL.
Howard O. Young, “Soccer Ball”, Taken January 13, 2010 via flikr, CC BY
4. THE PLAYERS
• NO MORE THAN 11 PLAYERS MAY BE
ON THE FIELD OF PLAY AT ONE TIME
OF EITHER TEAM.
“PictureYouth”, “Boys Soccer Player”, Taken June 4th, 2011 via Flikr, CC,
BY, ND
5. EQUIPMENT
• ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THE SAME
COLOR JERSEY/SHIRT WHILE IN
PLAY. ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE
SHINE GUARDS AND CLEATS. THE
CLEATS MUST BE OFFICIAL SOCCER
CLEATS TO PLAY. THIS IS ALL FOR
INITIAL SAFETY.
Bill Rhodes, “foot ball”, Taken May 21, 2008 via Flickr, CC, By,
NC
6. REFEREES
• REFEREES ARE USED TO ENFORCE THE
RULES AND ENSURE SAFETY. A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE REFEREES
IN SOCCER AND OTHER SPORTS IS A
REFEREE MAY CONTINUE PLAY AND
NOT CALL A FOUL IF THEY BELIEVE
STOPPING THE GAME WILL GIVE THE
TEAM AN ADVANTAGE IN THE GAME.
THIS IS CALLED THE “ADVANTAGE
CLAUSE.”
Srv007, “Referees’ Training Side’, Taken September 13, 207 via flickr, CC, BY,
NC
7. START OF PLAY
• THE KICK OFF WILL BEGIN THE
GAME. REFEREES WILL DETERMINE
THE KICK OFF TEAM BY TEAM
CAPTAINS CHOOSING A SIDE OF A
COIN AND FLIPPING IT. ANOTHER
KICK OFF A WILL HAPPEN AFTER A
GOAL OR AFTER A QUARTER/HALF.
Smithsonian's National Zoo, “Golden Lion Tamarin”, Taken May 24th, 2010 via
Flickr, CC, BY, NC, ND
8. BALL IN & OUT OF
PLAY
• TO CONSIDER THE BALL OUT OF
BALL THE BALL MOST LEAVE THE
EDGE LINES OF THE FIELD. THE LAST
TEAM TO TOUCH THE BALL IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BALL
LEAVING THE FIELD.
• THE BALL IS IN PLAY WHEN INSIDE
ANY PART OF THE FIELD LINES AND
GOAL LINES.
Erica Hampton, “Xander’s Soccer Try-Outs (4 of 35)”, Taken June 11th,
2010 via flickr, CC, By, NC, SA
9. FOULS &
MISCONDUCT• THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF FOULS:
PENAL AND MAJOR FOULS
NON-PENAL AND MINOR FOULS
Berliner FC Preußen v Füchse Reinickendorf (Berlin cup competition, 1st
round)” Taken September 8th, 2013 via Flickr, CC, BY, NC
10. THROW-IN
• A THROW IN WILL TAKE PLACE BY
THE OPPOSITE TEAM WHEN THE
BALL GOES OUT OF BOUNDS. TO
THROW IN THE BALL THE BALL
MUST BE THROWN ABOVE THE
HEAD AND YOUR FEET MAY NOT
ENTER THE FIELD AT ANYTIME. IN A
FAIL ATTEMPT OF A THROW IN WILL
GIVE THE OTHER TEAM THE BALL.
Anne Davis 773, “soccer throw in”, Taken November 2nd, 2012 via Flickr, CC, NC
