Association football terminology

(No refusal of call) This story takes place in the Beautiful city of Pittsburgh where leaves glide through the breeze, birds chirp at the crack of dawn and where people walked the streets. Lived a kid named cody who goes to the new middle school North Pitt to start off his 8th grade year. Cody was getting ready for school like how he does every morning. Get dressed eat breakfast brush his teeth and get on the bus. On his way to school he was thinking I can't wait today is soccer sign-ups. When…

As I looked through the old videotapes on my shelf, my eyes fixated on one tape that wasn’t labeled like the rest of them were. I pulled it off the shelf, popped it in the tape player, and leaned back on my couch. Play. The tape started off with younger me running around a grass field attempting to kick a soccer ball further than a couple of inches. Every time the ball left my feet, my eyes would light up and a small laugh would escape my mouth. There would be instances where I would kick the…

Next year I would like to be the Senior Class President because. This past year I was in ASB for the first time ever as the Junior Class Vice President and I enjoyed every minute of it. However, throughout the year I realized that next year I want to do a more difficult job, which has lead me to go one step higher by running for the Senior Class President. I personally work really well with other people, I have been on a soccer team since I was in the 6th grade so I know what it takes to work…

Imagine you are walking past a girl. She is sixteen years old with blonde hair, small/short frame and brown eyes. The only other information you can recall about her is that she is a cheerleader. You probably already have a first opinion on her, right? Stereotypes would say she is a “stupid blonde”, “ a prep”, or a “typical white girl”. You make these judgements and assumptions about a girl you don’t even know. Now imagine what I, the writer, look like. You don’t see the same girl…

“We are going to Mount Olympus!” dad said My dad brings me to Mt. Olympus every summer. We always go when Adidas has their Big Tent sale. We always go because my brothers need shoes for soccer. This time my older brother Korbin didn't go with us. He was at a soccer game up in Racine. Korbin is on a travel team for The Lakers. So you could say he is picky about his shoes. The first day we arrived was a day when could we put our stuff away and just relaxed. I was putting my clothing away and…

‘’Pass, Pass!” The other team called to each other. It was cold, and early in the morning and I had to play in a soccer game, but I was having a lot of fun. I did my best to block all of the other team’s sneaky passes. Also, I wanted to try to score a goal today. The opposite team was passing the ball around my team trying to swerve around us , but I stuck my foot out very quickly trying to block the ball from heading towards the net. I caught the ball with my foot but had very little…

The 2012 FIFA World Cup was held in Brazil, a country that lives and breathes soccer. Therefore, one would be surprised to know that the people of this country were outraged with hosting the 2012 World Cup. There was an outbreak of riots in the slums of Brazil due to the amount of money the country spent, but did not have, on the magnificent event. In an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, he informs his audience on the issues regarding FIFA. John Oliver successfully informs his…

“Fu**en Paki.” I remember the moment so vividly. The sheer anger and disbelief I went through, thinking racism and ignorance still occurs in this multicultural country. For that boy the story end right there, not remembering me, what was said, or what happened the next day. The story continues, however for me and will continue as long as memory holds. In the never-ending present of memory, I slip back into the game, seeing the referees in their black and white uniforms, my coach roaring against…

Dribbling is the act of bouncing the ball off the floor with one hand. Initially, movement with the ball was restricted to passing as players were limited by the original thirteen rules. Experimentation by players led to the idea of dribbling as it did not violate these rules and allowed players to advance with the ball (Frazier, et al., 1998, p.38). Dribbling was seen as a way to further increase the pace of the game and help the offence avoid defensive pressures. Once officially adopted,…

do Nascimento, born in Três Corações, Brazil on October 23, 1940. He is generally known as the Brazilian Football Forward, Pelé. Broadly respected to be the best player ever. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). That same year, France Football asked their previous Ballon d'Or victors to pick the Football Player of the Century...Pelé was chosen. In 1999, Pelé was then chosen Athlete of the Century by the IOC,…