Need help wiht soccer?

Question

I'm a freshmen in highschool and I'm trying out for the girls soccer team in november

I've never ever played soccer before so all the help is needed. Tell me all the soccer terms and what they mean and stuff! Thank ya =]

Answer 1

OK, I'll try to teach you as much as I can.

First of all, the different positions:

The goal keeper, is in charge of stopping shots on goal, he can use his hand within the penalty area but not outside. he also kicks goal kick, when the other team gets the ball out of bounds.

The defenders: two kinds. the central defender their job is strictly to stop players of the other side. they rarely push up. they usually do only when there is an occasion for them to score a goal (usually defenders score headed goals).

The second kind: the fullbacks. Their job is also to defend but they also push up in attack to help out.

Midfielders: these are probably the most important players. There are defensive midfielders who are there to stop the play of the other's team midfield, and control the midfield for their own team. they also push up a lot. The attacking midfielders are the playmakers, basically, they organize the attacking play of their team. Their job is to make assists and score goals.

The strikers: in charge of scoring goals after passes from their midfielders. they also cause the other team to make faults on them wcich causes: Free Kick (FK) and Penalty Kicks.

a free kick is when a player of a team is faulted outside the box.

A PK is when a player is faulted inside the box, it then gets easy for the shooter to score.

There are different faults, when somebody gets kicked, pulled, tackled (bad physical contact) or a handball.

The hardest fault to understand is the offside. an offside is when a player of a team1 is behind the last defender of the team2 (the goal keeper not included) when an other player of team1 makes the pass.

there are also corner kicks, when a player of team1 gets the ball out of bounds on his own half behind the penalty area, not on the side, when it's on the side, it is called a throw in, and it doesn't matter where it is,

it's just when a player gets the ball out of bounds on the side, then it is a throw in for the other team. there is also the referee, when he whistles a fault and feels like the fault was harsh, or the player who made the fault has been making lots of little fault, he can give a yellow card to the player. when the fault is really harsh or is a slap or a player spits on an other or insults an other or, VERY IMPORTANT, any even the smallest fault made by a player (including the goal keeper) in position of last defender (which means he is the last obstacle between the forward of the other team and the goal) WILL BE A RED CARD. there are lots of other stuff you have to know you can email me if you need any other info (and you will). Good Luck!!!!

Answer 2

if you want to do this try researching on your own because there is ALOT of terms and such. especially since high school is more advanced and have more moves and such. look stuff up on the internet and books, ect. but if you don't know what a move is at tryouts ask the coach or someone next to you. take it seriously, practice alot and do your best at tryouts. just because you've never played doesn't mean you don't have a chance. i know people who have never played and are rather good naturally. good luck!