Soccer Terms & Soccer Rule Definitions
Soccer Terms, soccer glossary, soccer definitions
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pass back; 3. Communication to a teammate letting him know
that he has support behind him; 4. Another name for
fullback.
Back pass: A pass made to a trailing player (one who is
behind the ball carrier).
Balance: Used to describe the concurrent presence of
coverage by a team in all important areas of the field of
play. See shape.
Ball side: A player who is closer to the ball than to the
opponent he is playing against is said to be "ball side" of
the opponent. See goal side.
Bench: The physical structure or area for the substitutes
and coaches.
Bicycle kick: A technique whereby a player kicks a ball
while leaving his feet, and with his back to the intended
target. Both feet are in the air, hence the reference to
riding an imaginary bicycle. Also called a "scissors kick".
Booking: Terminology used to indicate that a player has had
his name/number recorded, by the referee, for receiving a
yellow or red card. The player is said to have been
"booked". (Law 12)
Boots: See footwear. (Law 4)
Box: See penalty area.
Breakaway: An attacker who gets behind all field defenders,
with possession of the ball, is said to have a breakaway.
Captain: One player who has been designated by the coach to
be the one person who can communicate with the referee,
while on the field. While FIFA doesn't give captains an
official designation, youth soccer can utilize two or three
captains. A captain is designated with a distinctive arm
band.
Caught in possession: A player who neither moves forward
with the ball nor passes to a teammate after receiving the
ball, and who is then tacked by an opponent, is said to have
been "caught in possession".
Caught square: When two or more defenders have been beaten
by a through ball because they were positioned square to one
another (in other words, in a line across the field parallel
to the goal line) because one or more failed to drop off and
provide support, they are said to have been "caught
square".
Caution: When the referee shows a yellow card to a player
and records that player's name because of misconduct, he is
said to have "cautioned" the player. (Law 12)
Center circle: A circle of 10 yard (9.15 meter) radius,
drawn with the center mark as its center. (Law 1)
Center mark: The mark that is placed on the half-line,
designating the midway point on the line. (Law 1)
Center: Or "centering." See cross.
Channel: 1. An imaginary lane about 10 yards wide running
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