Bryan V. Soccer Research Paper
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Research Paper
Muhammad Dutt, James R., and Bryan V.
Soccer is a game that combines one`s skill, stamina and technique. Soccer consists of two teams, with each team holding eleven players each. These eleven players have different positions. Positions include goalies, forwards, midfielders, and defenders. Soccer is one of the simplest sports in the world. This may be the reason why it 's the most popular sport in the world. Here you will find the rules to play the game. The rules become more complicated and technical with the level of play. But even at the professional level they are quite simple. FIFA, International Federation of Football, holds the official rules to the game. According to them, the official rules may be modified in their application for players …show more content…
Soccer balls for match use come in three different sizes which range from size 3 to size 5.
First of all, to know soccer, it is vital to know the origin and history of soccer. For
over a century, despite protests from the Italians, England has been credited as having
given birth to modern football. A claim which had looked quite solid until as recently as
2011, when a shocking find by historians traced football’s roots to a quite extraordinary place. An uncovered book, titled Vocabula, seemed to turn soccer’s history on its head.
Written by an Aberdonian (citizen of Aberdeen in Scotland) it detailed a game in which two teams played with a ball on a field roughly the size of the present regulation pitches.
Not only that, but terms such as keeper (goalkeeper), kick off, and switch halfs were also mentioned. How does this refute England’s claim, you might be thinking? Well, this account was written in the fourteenth century, more than 400 years before the English FA was formed. A football found behind a wall in Stirling Castle has been dated and named as the oldest in the world. It dates back to the fifteenth century. Finally, the oldest club …show more content…
People all over the world can play this game, considering its simplicity. Asides from an offsides rules, the basic idea is to just get the ball into the opposing net without using your hands. People even who are not even that knowledgeable can play the game. This leads into another reason why soccer is the best game. The equipment needed to play soccer is minimal. All you need is a soccer ball and and area to score. In fact, kids in Africa, who are not as fortunate enough to have some of the equipment that we have, can still play the game. It is seen in several instances on the news, where kids in Africa are viewed dribbling the ball.
Furthermore, size does not matter in this sport. Unlike basketball, people who are not tall can still greatly excel at this game. Soccer may just be the professional team sport where size matters the least. Some of the best players, like Messi, Maradona and Romario, have been an average height of 5 '5" or 5 '6".
Work Cited
Kruschewsky, Gabriela. "Wake Up, America: Here 's Why Soccer Is The World 's Best
Sport." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 14 Jan.
Research Paper
Muhammad Dutt, James R., and Bryan V.
Soccer is a game that combines one`s skill, stamina and technique. Soccer consists of two teams, with each team holding eleven players each. These eleven players have different positions. Positions include goalies, forwards, midfielders, and defenders. Soccer is one of the simplest sports in the world. This may be the reason why it 's the most popular sport in the world. Here you will find the rules to play the game. The rules become more complicated and technical with the level of play. But even at the professional level they are quite simple. FIFA, International Federation of Football, holds the official rules to the game. According to them, the official rules may be modified in their application for players …show more content…
Soccer balls for match use come in three different sizes which range from size 3 to size 5.
First of all, to know soccer, it is vital to know the origin and history of soccer. For
over a century, despite protests from the Italians, England has been credited as having
given birth to modern football. A claim which had looked quite solid until as recently as
2011, when a shocking find by historians traced football’s roots to a quite extraordinary place. An uncovered book, titled Vocabula, seemed to turn soccer’s history on its head.
Written by an Aberdonian (citizen of Aberdeen in Scotland) it detailed a game in which two teams played with a ball on a field roughly the size of the present regulation pitches.
Not only that, but terms such as keeper (goalkeeper), kick off, and switch halfs were also mentioned. How does this refute England’s claim, you might be thinking? Well, this account was written in the fourteenth century, more than 400 years before the English FA was formed. A football found behind a wall in Stirling Castle has been dated and named as the oldest in the world. It dates back to the fifteenth century. Finally, the oldest club …show more content…
People all over the world can play this game, considering its simplicity. Asides from an offsides rules, the basic idea is to just get the ball into the opposing net without using your hands. People even who are not even that knowledgeable can play the game. This leads into another reason why soccer is the best game. The equipment needed to play soccer is minimal. All you need is a soccer ball and and area to score. In fact, kids in Africa, who are not as fortunate enough to have some of the equipment that we have, can still play the game. It is seen in several instances on the news, where kids in Africa are viewed dribbling the ball.
Furthermore, size does not matter in this sport. Unlike basketball, people who are not tall can still greatly excel at this game. Soccer may just be the professional team sport where size matters the least. Some of the best players, like Messi, Maradona and Romario, have been an average height of 5 '5" or 5 '6".
Work Cited
Kruschewsky, Gabriela. "Wake Up, America: Here 's Why Soccer Is The World 's Best
Sport." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 14 Jan.