Association football terminology

At this point, I looked over into the crowds, that was screaming my name and saw a CTV van and cameraman recording the game. I can't believe they sent someone from CTV to record me! This pumped me up I knew I had it in me to carry my team on my back and win us the game. Jason tried taking advantage of us while we were all distracted and he took a shot. I easily caught the ball with my hand and put it on the ground where I backhanded it at the net. The shot went right past the two diving…

Have you ever made a half court shot? One day on a sad crummy morning in libertyville I had a soccer game. it was very early in the morning but i was ready to play some soccer! It was the last game of the indoor season for soccer. We were playing a team that we could never beat. My dad was the only one who came with me, to libertyville complex. When i got there i had to put on my shoes and warm up with my team. when i was warming up i heard the ref blow his whistle that meant game time. we got…

The football's governing body has reportedly decided to suspend a number of its high-ranking officials, most notably its out-going president Sepp Blatter and the president of UEFA Michel Platini, as the fight to clear football of corruption continues. It was first understood that the FIFA Ethics Committee would suspend only Sepp Blatter, but it now appears clear that the sanctions would also be used against Michel Platini as well as Jerome Valcke, the Secretary General of FIFA. All of them…

Matthew subtly rolled his eyes as his soccer coach yelled at him. He didn’t feel like he needed to be punished for being late for practice. He understood that their most important game was the next day, but he was tired. He had gotten home at 4 A.M. the previous night because of the Pulitzer Prize ceremony. It was a hectic night and he crashed as soon as he reached his bed. As a result, he had forgotten to set his alarm for the next morning and woke up two hours later than he was supposed to.…

Stadium packed game, filled with energy, all coming down to the final seconds. All we worked for was to live for this. Jogging back down to the other end of the court I remember seeing all the fans in bright red erupt out of their seats as my team scored the ball to put us up by one point. All I could hear was a loud ringing noise and I knew it was because of the moment and how big it was for us, I couldn't take it all in at once. I turn around to see the opposing team heading down the court, so…

One fall afternoon on a chilly day in 2012, I was playing for LCSC against Canton Celtic in the state cup finals. The game was at noon and I had prepared myself some oatmeal for breakfast, knowing that eating healthy would help me during the game. Most of our team arrived an hour early to warm up, but I was running late and arrived only a half hour early. Stepping on such a well cut field filled me with joy and took my mind off of the fact that I was so late. Canton Celtic has been our biggest…

Under Pressure Today is the big game, as I’m sitting in class thinking how important this game is to the whole school. Even though I was not going to play because I’m the backup goalkeeper I was still excited to be part of the team. This is my senior year and I hoped to have memorable moments. “Let’s all support the boys and girls soccer team in today’s game versus Leuzinger at 7 o clock. Go Cougars!” The principle, Mr. Newell seem extremely excited over the announcements for tonight’s game…

We might ask to ourselves why all these violent events take place at first, or how a human being can behave in such manner that hurting others and deteriorating that beautiful game is enjoyable. The reason is simple; hooliganism or comparable behavior is also not restricted to a certain city, region, or country. Hooligans often resemble other young men who have problems at school and at home, particularly in connection to authority figure relationships while social control for the greater part…

Entering my sophomore year of college I now grasp the concept and understand what being a student athlete embodies. My freshman year, my grades were average and my time management was very poor. I didn’t prioritize things according to importance but rather what I wanted to do, so homework and sleep suffered tremendously. For most people, being a student athlete really means being an athlete first then a student. But what many people don’t understand is that being a good student now, will benefit…

How Outdoors Impacted My Life When I was young, all I did was play outside. Being outdoors was all we did as kids. Summers consisted of long wiffle ball games that ended up being overly intense, complete eight-teen man baseball games out in the field, and huge blowout soccer games that would last hours. The last, but my most favorite activity was fishing, it is a passion I cannot stray from. From the time I could walk I have fished. While I was planning this paper I struggled with a topic, after…