Soccer for Dummies

[Keeper]

http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/worldcup/world_cup_flash.html

Header
It can be dangerous when two or more players go for a header on the same ball.

Corner Kick
Players frequently use curved passes on corner kicks.

Who did they get to write this stuff?

 

[Demolition]

 

[Fastshow]

Essential for the World Cup

Quick guide to speaking Korean .....



1) That's not right..............................Sum Ting Wong
2) Are you harbouring a fugitive..................Hu Yu Hai Ding
3) See me ASAP...................................Kum Hia
4) Stupid Man....................................Dum Gai
5) Small Horse...................................Tai Ni Po Ni
6) Did you go to the beach.......................Wai Yu So Tan
7) I bumped the coffee table.....................Ai Bang Mai Ni
8) I think you need a face lift..................Chin Tu Fat
9) It's Very dark in here........................Wao So Dim
10) I Thought you were on a diet..................Wai Yu Mun Ching
11) This is a tow away zone.......................No Pah King
12) Our meeting is scheduled for next week........Wai Yu Kum Nao
13) Staying out of sight..........................Lei Ying Lo
14) He's cleaning his automobile .................Wa Shing Ka
15) Your body odor is offensive...................Yu Stin Ki Pu
16) Great.........................................Fa Kin Su Pah
17) England will win the World Cup.................No Fu Kin Wai
18) Whos been eating all the pies?.................Yo Fat Wan Ka

 

[Sliver]

If a North American sports figure did something like this it would be all over the papers. What was he thinking?

 

[Hands of Stone]

Theme Song for this World Cup is not Ole Ole Ole

With that picture in mind it should be the 80's classic and one of KNVB's favorites "Turning Japinesso", I really think so.

Who remebers that song?

Where is everyone watching the games on Friday night, saturday night, and sunday morning and night.
Great games to start the tourney, Ireland vs. Cameroon Fri at 11:30 pm
Argentina vs. Nigeria Sat at 10:30 pm
England vs. Sweden Sun at 2:30 am
Croatia vs. Mexico Sun at 11:30 am

Where to watch these games?

HOSTurningJapinessoforallofJune

 

[Regs]

Where to watch these games?

Kelly O'Bryans, of course.

~TB.

 

[Hands of Stone]

Is there a Bus from Vancouver

If they are in a different time zone, then what time are the games out there.

How about a central location for everyone, like Kits or Downtown?

Lets set it up Regs

T-Bone

 

[Regs]

I'd set it up except that I think the weather forecast calls for sunny skies. TTP doesn't want to compete with a labour rally that may arise

If it were raining though, I couldn't see a problem.

~TB.

 

[Keeper]

The American Perspective

http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2002/05/24/worldcup/index.html

 

[Keeper]

From CBC:

Attacking half: The half of the field in which one team is trying to score.

Attacking third: The third of the field in which one particular team is trying to score.

Booking: A term used to indicate when the referee has cautioned a player with a yellow or red card. A player is said to have been "booked" after being cautioned.

Cap: A recognition earned by a player for each appearance in an international game for his country. A player becomes "capped" each time he plays for his country.

Carry: To dribble the ball.

Caught in possession: A player who doesn't move forward with the ball or passes to a teammate after receiving the ball, and who is then tackled by an opponent, is said to have been "caught in possession."

Caught square: When a through ball has beaten two or more defenders because they were positioned square to one another (in a line across the field parallel to the goal line). When one player doesn't drop back and provide support, defenders are said to have been "caught square".

Chip pass: A pass lofted into the air from one player to a teammate; used primarily to elude a defender by kicking the ball over his head.

Chip shot: A shot towards the net that is lofted into the air to try to sail the ball over the goalkeeper's head and under the crossbar into the goal.

Close down: The defensive technique whereby a defender gets as close as possible to an attacker carrying the ball without letting him get by.

Counterattack: An attack launched by a defending team immediately after it regains possession of the ball. A team that is slow to make the transition from offence to defence is likely to be scored on by a counterattack. The quicker a counterattack can be launched, the more likely that team is to score because the opposing team's defence is usually not ready to defend against it. A counterattack in soccer is equivalent to a fast break in basketball.

Compress the field: As defenders push out toward someone who is dribbling the ball, thereby reducing the area in which that player can move without being in an offside position, they are said to "compress the field."

Creating space: When a player from the attacking team moves without the ball to draw defenders away from the ball carrier in order to give him open space.

Cross or crossing pass: A pass from an attacking player near the sideline to a teammate in the middle or opposite side of the field.

Dead ball situation: Any restart of the game when the ball is put back into play by the attacking team, (i.e. a direct or indirect free kick or a corner kick).

Direct play: A tactical style of play in which a team attempts to move the ball forward into its opponent's half of the field as quickly as possible after recovering possession, frequently by playing long balls over the top.

Dissent: When a player expresses disagreement by word or action with any decision of the referee. A yellow card is usually handed out as punishment for dissent.

Dummy: To pretend to be about to receive the ball, but instead allow the ball to travel past oneself and to the feet of a teammate, in order to deceive the opponent.

Goal line: The field boundary running along its width at each end; also called the end line.

Formation: The arrangement of players into positions on the field; for example, a 4-3-3 formation consists of four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards.

50/50 ball: A loose ball contested by a player from each team, usually after an errant pass or a goal kick.

Goal area: The rectangular area (20 yards wide by six yards deep) in front of each goal from which all goal kicks are taken.

Golden goal: The goal in "sudden death" overtime that wins and ends the game.

Half volley: Kicking the ball just as it rebounds off the ground.

Man-to-man: A type of defence in which each defender is assigned to mark a specific forward from the opposing team.

Marking: Guarding and defending a player to prevent him from advancing the ball towards the net, making a pass or receiving the ball from a teammate. A player is said to be "marked" when covered by a defender.

Midfield: The area of the field near the centre line; the area controlled by the midfielders.

Narrowing the angle: A goalkeeping technique that reduces the area of the goal that an attacker could shoot at as the keeper comes out of the net toward the attacker. This lowers the odds that the attacker will score.

Nil: A British term meaning the score for one side is zero. A score of 1-0 is one-nil in English parlance.

Obstruction: When a defending player uses his body to prevent an offensive player from playing the ball.

Offside trap: The act of the defenders moving forward in unison to place an opponent in an offside position, thereby creating an offside infraction.

Outlet pass: When a goaltender or defender passes the ball from close to his own goal toward a teammate close to the other team's goal; used to start a counterattack.

Overlap: When a winger moves away from the sideline towards the centre of the field to create space for a teammate to carry the ball unimpeded along that side of the field.

Own goal: When a player accidentally puts the ball in his own net, thus scoring a goal for the opposing team.

Penalty area: A rectangular area (44 yards wide by 18 yards deep) with its long edge on the goal line; the goalkeeper may use his hands to block or control the ball only within this area. Also known as "the box".

Penalty spot: The small circular spot located 12 yards in front of the centre of the goal line from which all penalty kicks are taken.

Pitch: British term for a soccer field.

Professional foul: A foul committed intentionally on an attacker just outside the defender's penalty area; used to prevent a scoring opportunity without incurring a penalty shot.

Set play: A planned strategy that a team employs when a game is restarted with a free kick, penalty kick, corner kick, goal kick, or throw-in. Also known as a set-piece.

Shielding: A technique used by a ball carrier to protect the ball from a defender closely marking him; a ball carrier is said to be "shielding the ball" by keeping his body between the ball and the defender.

Sideline or touchline: A line that runs the length of the field on each side. The line from which all free throws are taken.

Sliding tackle: An attempt by a defender to take the ball away from a ball carrier by sliding on the ground feet-first into the ball.

Sudden death: A type of overtime in which the first goal (golden goal) scored by a team ends the game and gives that team the victory.

Tackling: The act of taking the ball away from a player by kicking or stopping it with one's feet.

Through ball: A pass played into the space behind the defenders for a teammate to run on to.

Tracking: Moving and staying with an opponent who has made a run to another part of the field.

Trap: When a player uses his body to slow down and control a moving ball, most often using his chest, thighs or feet.

Volley: Any ball kicked by a player when it is off the ground.

Wall: A line of defending players (from two to six players) pressed together shoulder-to-shoulder to protect their goal against a free kick; the wall makes it more difficult for the opposing player to score by reducing the amount of open goal area he has to shoot at.