Fair game a complete book of soccer for women

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The E-mail Address es field is required. Would you care for an artificial day at the spa? How about having an artificial boyfriend? Or would that be superficial?

Anyway, the point is that artificial turf changes the game. It takes something that is pure and taints it a little bit. The biggest thing about playing on artificial turf is that the ball moves a lot faster. The ball bounces higher, skips quicker, and rolls much faster. These are just a few factors that force you to adjust your game.

Turf is an arena for players who are technical. Because the surface is quicker, you need to factor in a few things when playing on turf. When sending a lead pass to a teammate, you have to adjust your pass in one of two ways. Either slow down the pace of your pass, or lead your teammate less. Every artificial turf is unique, so use your time in warm-ups wisely. See how the ball reacts when bending or putting spin on the ball.

Take shots on goal and watch to see if the ball skips and takes off on the goalkeeper. The ball may skip past her or rebound off her for a scoring chance. Some rules have been tweaked a bit, like the offsides rule. It used to be that if the offensive player was even with the defender, she was offsides.

One of the more recent changes deals with the goalkeeper. The goalie can now take as many steps as she likes with the ball, but has to release the ball within six seconds. I love this rule change. It stimulates the transition game and creates an immediate offensive threat.

The goalie can run up to the eighteen-yard line and send the ball into the attacking third of the field almost instantaneously. If defensive players make runs out of the backfield, they may not be able to get back before the ball from the goalkeeper is delivered. If I could change one rule, it would be the overtime rule. At one time it was suggested that a game was to be decided by the number of corner kicks.

The team that compiled the most corner kicks during the game would be declared the winner. Who decides which stat is the most important? Referees Refereeing a soccer game is a pretty thankless job. The ref whistles a foul. The ref is not going to change the call in that situation. The play is already dead. But you do want to let them know that they made a poor decision in whistling the foul. How Not to Talk to Refs The rule change regarding unlimited steps for goalkeepers creates opportunity for a quick offensive transition out of the backfield.

Comments made about the referees usually include a few choice words, followed by blame. Honestly, one of the best compliments you can give refs is to not even notice that they were there. That means they kept control of the game with little interference. How to Talk to Refs Inevitably, referees will make bad calls or showcase inconsistency in their calls.

When this happens, should you go ballistic and tell the ref he or she stinks? No, you should not. There is a right way and a wrong way to make a comment to a ref. The difference is in tone and tact. That is what will get you a card. You stink! Get your vision checked! Testing the Waters Players test the waters for the first fifteen to twenty minutes of every game. The first tackle you make, you always want to stick really hard. You want to set a high standard for a foul.

If the ref does not call it, then you know you can get away with playing extremely physical. Factor that into your play for the rest of the game, because you can bet your opponent will. For those of you who are looking for a basic introduction to soccer, please read the information that follows to familiarize yourself with the general rules of the game.

Soccer is a game played by two teams of eleven players. The team that scores the greater number of goals wins the game. The duration of the game depends on the level of play. International and collegiate competitions are played in two forty-five-minute halves. High school contests are two fortyminute sessions. Youth league games are shorter and are often split into quarters. The playing field is rectangular and must be 50 to yards wide and to yards long.

At each end of the field is a goal area. The goal—centered along the goal line—is 24 feet You know what I would do if I could set the overtime rules? I like the golden-goal format: the first goal wins. If no goals are scored, I would then go to fiveminute overtime periods, but at the beginning of each one, a player from each team is pulled off the field. How cool would that be? Who wants it the most? Winner gets the second plate of food at the dinner table. Now that would be a battle.

A crossbar adjoins two goalposts. A mesh net outlines the inside of the goal. Each team has eleven players on the field. The goalkeeper is the only player on the team permitted to touch and handle the ball with her hands and this is only allowed within the penalty area. The penalty area is indicated on each end of the field of play by two lines drawn at right angles to the goal line, 22 yards from the midpoint of the goal line. These lines extend into the field of play for a distance of 18 yards.

The ends of these lines are joined by a line parallel to the goal line. The lines are part of the penalty area. The ball is to be spherical, with a circumference of at least 27 inches, but no more than 28 inches. The weight of the ball has to be at least 14 ounces, but no more than 16 ounces. A referee officiates the game.

Depending on the level of play, a game might have a single referee, two referees, or a referee who is assisted by two linesmen. The referee maintains control of the game, acts as the timekeeper, keeps a record of the game, and enforces the rules of the game.

Referees are responsible for starting and restarting the game, stopping the game because of an injury, declaring whether or not the field is playable, deciding whether play should continue or be postponed in the event of poor weather conditions, and cautioning or sending off players who harshly violate the rules or etiquette of the game. The referee also has the authority to dismiss coaches or spectators who are unruly and interfere with play on the field.

The linesmen indicate when the ball is out of play and which side is given possession to put the ball back into play with a throw-in, corner kick, or goal kick.

They also call offsides during a game. A substitute is a team member who is not on the playing field. In high school soccer, the number of substitutes allowed in a game is unlimited. Under FIFA rules, a maximum of two substitutes is permitted per game.

Once a player is substituted for, they may not reenter the game. The ball must move forward and may be played by any player on the field except the one who kicked off. The referee initiates play by the sound of the whistle at the start of each period and after goals. Fouls or Violations Except on throw-ins, the goalkeeper is the only player permitted to play the ball with her hands within the penalty area. A player, however, may use any other part of the body—feet, head, chest, and thighs—to play the ball.

A direct kick is awarded to a team if the opponent commits one of several fouls or violations. A player may score a goal off of a direct kick. The kick is placed at the spot of the foul. The ball may be kicked in any direction, and each opponent must be positioned no closer than ten yards from the point of the kick. Any player of the offended team may take a free kick.

A player may not score off of an indirect kick. The ball must be touched or played by at least one other player on the field. There are situations where player intimidation can influence the way a referee is calling the game.

Mia is the perfect example of that. Carla Overbeck is another one who uses intimidation, but hers is the more literal sense of the word. Some of the things she says to refs crack me up. The defensive team is awarded a direct kick and may place the ball anywhere within the goal area. Opposing players must stand outside the penalty area and may not play the ball until it has cleared the penalty area.

A corner kick is called when a ball last touched by the defensive team travels out of bounds over the goal line. A corner kick is awarded to the offensive team. The ball is kicked within the quarter circle, including on the lines of the corner, nearest to where the ball left the field of play. An offensive player may not be called offside on a corner kick, but may be called offside on a subsequent play.

The ball is kicked by an offensive player from the twelve-yard line. All players, except the kicker and goalkeeper, remain on the field of play but outside the penalty area. The goalkeeper must stand on the goal line between the goalposts until the ball is kicked. Lateral movement is allowed, but the goalkeeper may not come off the line by stepping or lunging forward until the ball is kicked.

The ball may not be played again by the kicker until another player touches it. If the ball hits the post, the shooter may not play the rebound. If the ball deflects off the goalkeeper, however, the shooter may play the rebound. A throw-in is awarded to a team when a ball last touched by the opposing team travels over the end line. The ball may be thrown in any direction from the point where it crossed the end line.

The thrower must use both hands with equal force and deliver the ball from behind and over her head in one continuous motion. Both feet must remain on the ground behind the end line. A goal is worth one point and is scored when the entire ball legally passes beyond the goal line. It must pass between the goalposts and under the crossbar provided it has not been deliberately thrown, carried, or propelled by the hand or arm of an offensive player.

Being called for a foul throw is an inexcusable way to lose possession. That summarizes the basic rules of the game. When I was growing up, I was a ball hog. I was so bad that at times, I would take the ball away from my own teammates. Ronnie would do it too. My coaches constantly yelled at me.

Stay in your own position! But looking back, I think it was a major factor in my development as a player. Constantly having the ball at my feet allowed me to feel comfortable with it at an early age.

Because I took on player after player, I learned to dribble under pressure, dribble out of pressure, dribble for speed, and dribble creatively. I watched professional soccer players—men and others who were better than me. I would try to emulate their moves. I refined my moves through trial and error in the game and became familiar with what type My first love and long-term relationship: me and the soccer ball Copyright by Mountain Lion, Inc.

I remember, during one of my first AYSO games, a huge mud puddle was in the middle of the field. It had to be eight feet long and six feet wide. Inevitably, the ball landed in the middle of the puddle. Play just stopped. Everyone was just standing around the mud puddle looking at the ball. I sprinted into the puddle and kicked the ball out.

Of course, my standing leg slipped from underneath me and I landed flat on my back. I was covered in mud. My dad literally had to hose me off before I got home.

If I showed up at home and my mom had seen me as filthy as I was, I would have been the youngest homeless girl in Northern California. Dribbling at your opponent forces her to commit to defending you.

Dribbling in practice helps, but nothing conditions and improves your skills better than game execution. My point is that young players need to handle the ball as much as possible. Establishing comfort with the ball at an early age sparks the development process for other areas of your game. Dribbling requires the ball to be at your feet, and the more the ball is at your feet, the more opportunities you have to improve other skills such as passing, receiving, and shooting.

The quickest way to move the ball is to pass it. That said, at times, dribbling is a very effective method of moving the ball and creating opportunities. Always remember that when the ball is at your feet, you possess what everyone else wants. The opposition is forced to pay attention to you, and you can use that possession—that bargaining power—to your advantage.

Dribbling is something you can use anywhere on the field. Use it to chew up space, get out of tight spaces, create space for yourself, Dribbling create space for a pass or shot, or to challenge a defender one on one.

Dribbling is a basic element of soccer. Allow me to give an example of a good time to dribble the ball. The defender is shuffling backward trying to figure out whom to pick up—you or the overlapping runner. If you immediately pass the ball to the overlapping runner, the defender is simply going to shift over to defend your teammate. But, if you hold onto the ball and dribble at the defender, it forces her to make a decision. She can go with the runner or take the ball.

Once she commits to you, flip the ball to your teammate. I was able to outrun people and because of that, employed a raw style of dribbling that relied on speed. Eventually, I was moved back to the sweeper position because it was a gap that our team needed to fill.

Attackers will apply intense pressure on you in hopes of forcing a turnover. If you have numbers up more numbers attacking than the opposition has defending , dribbling at a speed less than the speed of play allows defensive players to recover and mark up. Keep play moving and pass the ball to teammates or open space. If you have an open shot or a teammate is in a dangerous position to score, hit it. It records the amount of goals scored.

You might think twice before making a flashy move after reading this. When I played for my club team, the Sunnyvale Roadrunners, we advanced to the under national championship. We had won the state cup tournament, and then won the regional tournament before moving on to the title game. In the final, we were leading 1—0 with thirty seconds remaining. I was playing sweeperback, and the opponent sent a ball high over my head. I ran in the direction of my goal to get the ball.

Meredith Florance, an attacker for the Dallas Sting who later became my teammate at North Carolina, was chasing behind me. The ball cleared my head, but Meredith jumped up and took the ball off her chest. She had a one on one with the keeper. She ripped a shot, and it missed wide to the left by only a few inches. We held on to win the game 1—0 and claimed the U national championship. Fortunately for me, I learned a valuable lesson, minus the catastrophic results.

Trying to be innovative or creative on the soccer field is great, but there is a time and place for everything. That was not the right situation to try that move. In my mind, I can still see that shot today. The funny thing was that following the game, I had to rush to get on a plane to fly to Germany with the U national team. If Meredith had scored, the game would have gone into overtime, and I would have missed my flight to Germany.

The Fundamentals of Dribbling Dribbling is the most basic skill in soccer. The goal is to advance the ball while running, all the while maintaining control of it. Your touches should be soft enough so that the ball is never more than a step away from you, which enables you to keep your head up. With open space in front of you, increase the distance of your touches.

Push the ball forward so that you touch it every two steps. This allows you to run faster with the ball. Do not, however, touch the ball too far in front of you. She was good at so many different things, but I think it was around her sophomore year that she devoted her life to soccer. A lot of people are good at certain things, but it takes total dedication to become great. And that is what Lorrie has accomplished with her game. I was fast and relied on quickness to beat defenders.

Once I started playing club soccer, other players would be just as fast as I was. Consequently, I began to employ tighter touches to maintain control of the ball. Straight Dribbling To dribble the ball straight, use the top portion of the outside of your foot. Point your toe down as you tap the upper half of the ball.

The top of your foot represents the longest extension of your leg. Using it to dribble allows you to keep the ball at the perfect distance. You must become proficient at dribbling with either your right or left foot. At varying speeds, practice using both feet. Eventually, she will develop touch and the ability to dribble with both feet. Keep Your Head Up The purpose of dribbling is to get into a position to shoot, create space for a pass, or relieve pressure. Keep your head up as you dribble to see the field.

You might miss the following if your eyes are glued to the ball: Balance requires strong muscles in your legs, hips, lower back, and abdominal regions. You may be twenty-five yards out and the goalie has wandered out near the six- or eight-yard line.

A simple chip can land softly in the back of the net. You have to see her positioning to cash in on her mistake. Keep your eyes up and reap the benefits. You may be closer to goal than you think.

Great passes require great timing. The window of opportunity only lasts so long. Opponents can and will come from all different directions to strip the ball.

Balance Never underestimate the importance of balance. Balance affects every aspect of your game, not just dribbling but shooting, passing, heading, and changing direction. As you dribble, stay on the balls of your feet with your weight leaned slightly forward.

TV shows. InStyle, Sports Illustrated, GQ To dribble to the left, use the inside of your right foot or outside of your left as shown here.

Musical Performers. Janet Jackson, Madonna, my brother Greg Songs. At times, you will have to take on a defender while dribbling. The objective is to get the defender off-balance so that you can explode past her with the ball. Suddenly, the prey becomes the hunter, and you become the hunted. Places to Shop. Meg Ryan, Michael Jordan, my twin sister To dribble to the left, use the inside of your right foot or the outside of your left. Lean to the left and push off of the leg that is not touching the ball.

To dribble to the right, use the inside of your left foot or the outside of your right. Shift your body to move in that direction. You can also use the sole of your foot to move the ball left and right. There is no real indication to which direction Foods.

Steak, cheese, guacamole Hobbies. Crosswords, peoplewatching, beach volleyball Classes. With the sole of the foot, the ball can be moved in any direction. Their strengths lie in taking on and beating defenders with the dribble. Most of our outside midfielders are one-on-one artists as well.

Some moves are very simple while others are more elaborate. Some of the moves that I use now are the same ones I used when I was twelve years old. If your sales pitch is no good, no sale. Certain players have a knack for selling certain moves extremely well. Physical size and speed can factor into determining which moves suit you. Cindy Parlow, for example, uses the scissors move all the time the scissors move is discussed later in this chapter. My legs are a little shorter and I might trip if I try to do too much stuff over the ball.

Most of my footwork is done behind or with the ball. And to get a shot on goal, all you need is a little bit of space. This is standard for nearly every dribbling move. Slow down just before you make your move, so that they slow down with you.

Now throw your move— whether it is a feint or a step-over—and then accelerate. Those first two steps are what make Mia and Millie so good. They get a brief window of opportunity and blow past the defender. To get the most out of those initial steps, get low and explode with everything. Explode with your legs, your hips, and your arms and shoulders.

Most likely, your first movement will be to crouch down and then go. Think about sprinters taking off for a race. Their starting position is on the ground, which allows them to burst upward and accelerate to full speed as quickly as possible. Stay low to generate maximum power and quickness. Feints Many dribbling moves rely exclusively on body movements. The ball remains untouched while you attempt to deceive the defender with jukes and fakes.

A feint is an upper-body fake combined with a jab step. I have seen numerous, phenomenal dribblers who will never win a foot race. They master the art of deception instead of blazing past defenders. Laurie Shwoy, my teammate at Carolina, is a great dribbler.

Great dribbling is about getting the defender off-balance. How do you think running backs fake out defensive players. They dip their shoulders or body, step to one side, and then explode to the other. Slow down to get the defender to slow down. Your eyes, upper body, and hips should all face to the left to sell the feint. Shift your weight onto your left leg and lean forward with your upper body. The ball remains stationary.

After your left foot plants, square your upper body to the left and shift your weight forward. Begin to take a step with your right foot in that direction. In midstride, however, push off to the right with your left foot. Feints can also be used to give you the extra space to deliver a pass or take a shot.

Regardless of their purpose, feints must be convincing to be effective. Rushing through them or doing them half-heartedly will render them useless. A cut to the outside would be to your right and toward the sideline.

A cut to the inside is a sharper cut. Take the ball with the inside of your right foot. The direction of your cut should be on a diagonal line to the left. If the cut is too sharp or lateral , the defender will have time to adjust her feet and stay in front of you. If the cut is not sharp enough too vertical , it may be too close to the defender allowing her to get her foot on the ball.

As you make the cut, shift your entire body to the left immediately. Quickly realign your shoulders, hips, and feet to face to the left. The defender is now forced to adjust her feet, giving you a brief opportunity to explode past her into space and cut her off. Your first two steps are extremely critical. The only way for her to stop you is to foul you. There are two basic types of cuts: to the inside of the defender and to the outside of the defender.

Typically, defenders play you toward the outside of the field. Dribbling down the right sideline, the defender will angle her body toward the sideline to force you that way. Dribbling fake inside can coax them into adjusting their feet and balance , giving you a window of opportunity to explode to the outside.

The ball is then taken with the outside of your foot. Your change of direction is not as drastic on outside cuts, so you should be able to bolt past the defender with just a little bit of room. Once you are past her, cut back inside to cut her off. Step over the ball with your right foot top right , drag your left foot behind you and plant.

Shift your momentum to the right and take the ball with the outside of your right foot above. Obviously, the ability to get your body to swiftly change direction is essential when cutting. But those first two steps after the cut are equally important. The cut inside is a simple move, but dribblers who master them demand respect from the defense. The cut to the outside is similar, but usually requires a fake to the inside before cutting to the outside.

Defenders are more conscious of defending the goal side and will quickly react to movements toward the middle of the field. A Step-Over Step-over moves are fairly simple to employ and can be used in various forms. Step-over moves take some time, so use them when you have open space and are attacking a defender.

Tight spaces are not always conducive to step-overs. With the ball on the left side of your body, step over the ball with your right foot. Your left foot will sort of drag behind as your right foot lands on the opposite side of the ball. Plant on your left leg and push the ball to the right with the outside of your right foot.

Make sure your head, shoulders, and hips square up as you feint to that side. The defender will shift or lean to that side, leaving her susceptible to the opposite side. Quickly plant and change direction. Take a little hop in front of the ball with your left foot, so you land on the opposite side of the ball top right.

Plant and shift your momentum, taking the ball to the left with the outside of your left foot above. You can use several variations to the step-over. I often step behind the ball. Feints are often what fake the defender out because they often stare at your upper body.

You can also use a double step-over, which means you step over the ball twice. This works The step-on turn is best used when you have the option of a long pass or shot but would rather keep the ball and change direction. Perhaps your teammates are yelling to send a cross-field pass to switch the field of play, or you have a good look at the goal from twenty-five yards out.

Whatever the circumstance, your options will improve by beating the defender. Look upfield to what the defender thinks is your intended target. You want her to rush forward to block the kick.

Take a full backswing and as your kicking leg thrusts forward, raise your foot and step on top of the ball. Put on the brakes and stop your weight from shifting forward. Take a little hop forward with your plant leg so it lands on the opposite side of the ball. Take the ball with the outside of your standing leg foot and go.

Dribbling The scissors move: To accelerate to your left using the scissors move, start with the ball on your right side. Sweep around the front of the ball in a clockwise motion left.

As your right foot lands to the right of the ball, sweep behind the ball with your left foot, so the ball is now on your left side. Take the ball to your left with the outside of your left foot right. Cruyff The Cruyff move is similar to the step-on. Use it when you might kick the ball for distance—a cross, switching fields, or a clear. This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. View all copies of this ISBN edition:. Synopsis About this title In Fair Game , women's soccer hero and Nike spokesperson Lorrie Fair offers young readers her knowledge of the fundamental skills, playing tactics, training techniques, and mental toughness that helped her become one of the top soccer players in the world.

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