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- 1. Girls Soccer By: HeatherBarberis
- 2. What is soccer? Socceris a popular sport that is played by a lot of people throughout the world. It is called different things in different places. Here in America, it is called soccer, but other countries call it football.
- 3. What is soccercontinued…. Soccer is a game where two teams compete against each other. You win by kicking the ball to your teammates to get it into the opponents net to score a goal. It’s played with a round ball that is usually black and white in color.
- 4. What is soccercontinued…. The players can only use their feet and head to touch the ball. They cannot use their hands or arms. If they do, it’s a penalty against their team. Only the goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands to touch the ball.
- 5. What is soccercontinued… Eleven people from each team play on the field at once. 22 all together. Each player has a position that they play on the field. The positions are: Forwards, midfielders, defense, and the goalie. Boys/girls soccer is played the same
- 6. When is itplayed? For high school, girls soccer is played in the spring time. The season starts in the beginning of March and ends in early May. There are practices Monday-Friday until the games start. When there’s a game, there isn’t practice.
- 7. When is isplayed continued… Sometimes soccer can be played longer if the team goes to districts. Here at BHS, soccer is a very popular sport. A lot of students play it. The girls soccer team has went to districts a couple times
- 8. When did itoriginate? Soccer originated in the early 19th century. Around the 1800’s is when soccer started to be played by the people. It has been around for thousands of years.
- 9. Where is itplayed? Soccer is usually played outside on a grassed field. The field is between 110-120yd. long and 70-80yd. wide. There are also places where it can be played inside at an indoor stadium
- 10. Where is itplayed continued…. Soccer is played all around the world. It is played by a lot of people here in America. It is also played in other countries too. Some of them are Europe, Spain, England, Brazil, Italy, and Argentina.
- 11. Where is itplayed continued… There are many other countries that play soccer too, but those are where it is the most popular at. Girls soccer is played at the Olympics and in middle and high school. At BHS, soccer is played outside on a field that is shared with football.
- 12. Where did itoriginate? Soccer originated in England. The game started just by some people kicking balls around that were made of leather. Eventually, it caught on by other people and spread to other places around the world.
- 13. Who plays it? Itis a coed sport. Not just girls can play it, boys can play it also. At BHS, girls that play soccer are between 13-18 years old. Biglerville High School girls soccer team.
- 14. Why is itcalled different things? Soccer has different names, but is still the same sport. It is called soccer in America because it was a nickname so it didn’t get confused with rugby football. Other countries call it football because you use your feet to play the game.
- 15. Why do peopleplay it? People play it because they can get outside and get some exercise. They can have fun at the same time. People like kicking things, running, and using their feet.
- 16. Equipment used A soccer ball is played with during the game A score board is used to keep track of the score. It tells you who is losing and who is wining the game. Cleats help grip the ground so you Shin guards protect your shins don’t fall. so they don’t get hurt.
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- 19. Biglerville High School girls playingat a soccer game.
- 20. Biglerville girls soccer playinga game against another team on their home field.
- 22. Soccer field at BiglervilleHigh School.
- 23. The stands iswhere the spectators sit and watch the soccer game. The Canner Man is Biglerville’s mascot.
- 24. A referee insoccer calls penalties against someone if do something they shouldn’t have. A whistle is used in soccer to get the players attention.