5. examples of rules
• Formal e.g. Offside rule
1. This is a rule that can be found in a rule book
• Informal e.g. swapping shirts
1. The way you are expected to behave
7. Tactics
• The way in which you try to play to your opponents weakness whilst
using your own strengths
• Decided before the game but can be changed during it
• E.g. Width in attack
1. Attacking players spread out
2. Opposition defence has to spread out
3. Defence is weaker
4. Creates space to play through the middle
8. strategies
• The way the team is set out on the pitch
• E.g. :
1. 4-2-4
2. 4-4-2
3. 3-5-2
9. aspects of fitness
• Speed (wingers)
• Strength (strikers and defenders)
• Suppleness (goalkeepers)
• Stamina (all players)
10. Warm-up
• Before doing any activity you must warm-up
• Warm-up in 3 stages :
1. Start with gentle exercise to raise your body temperature and heart
rate
2. Do stretches to make sure you don’t get injured
3. Practice skills e.g. shooting, passing, heading the ball. This helps
you to prepare mentally and physically for the game
