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There's normally one referee on the field who controls the whistle and the cards.
In soccer, punishment is doled out through the referee raising a yellow or red card. A yellow card warns a player for breaking the rules. If the incident is serious, the referee can hold up a red card. That means the player has to leave the game for good, with his team unable to put in a sub.
That's called 'playing a man down' and it means the team plays with 10 instead of 11 players. Two yellow cards to the same player also equals a red and a sending off. A team can play with no less than 7 players on the field. If a foul happens in the yard-box, the referee can award a penalty. That means the fouled team gets to take a kick directly at the goalkeeper from the penalty spot 12 yards from the center of the goal line.
Soccer balls come in sizes. A young player might use a size 3, increasing to size 4 as she or he gets older, and eventually using the regulation adult size 5 ball. Balls used to be made of leather, weren't waterproof, and had laces.
Imagine trying to kick that around on a wet field. Soccer is roughly divided into four positions and we'll go over each of them. Just remember that at the pro level there's 11 players per side, with three substitutes allowed from the players on the bench. Once a player subs out, they're done for the game. Or goalie, the only player on the field allowed to use their hands when the ball is in play. The goalkeeper's job is obvious.
Using his or her entire body, they keep the ball from crossing the goal line so the other team doesn't score. The goalkeeper cannot use their hands outside of the yard box. Here's our guide for youth coaches on goalkeepers that explains the basics of being a goalkeeper. One obvious question worth a quick answer.
The goalkeeper always wears a different color shirt so he or she is easy to spot by the referee. Traditionally, that shirt was green. Remember when we mentioned ?
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That's a basic soccer formation. You'll notice it adds up to 10 rather than That's because there are 10 field players plus the goalkeeper. Formations only apply to field players since you have to have a goalkeeper. So we read the formation starting with the defender. The first 4 in the means four defenders, the players in front of the goalkeeper. Do there always have to be 4? Other than the goalkeeper and needing 10 field players, those players can play in any formation the coach wants. Here's more than you probably need to know at this point about arranging a soccer defense.
As you'd expect, these are the players in the middle of the formation, our second set of 4 in our Midfielders take on attacking and defensive responsibilities, linking the defenders with the forwards and trying to keep the flow of play going. Inspired by Your Browsing History.
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