Kassyne Lee's project on soccer includes: 1. A history of soccer originating in China and later developing in countries like England. 2. Information on the sport including required equipment like cleats, shin guards and uniforms. 3. Profiles of famous soccer players from different countries like Brazil, USA, Sweden, and others. 4. A personal reflection on playing soccer in middle school and his family's involvement in the sport. 5. A bibliography citing sources about the history and culture of soccer.

1. Soccer
Kassyne Lee
Spanish 2
9.11 Proyecto Assignment

2. Instructions:
El Proyecto - (FYI - this project is supposed to be in English.
Please also make sure to include a bibliography!)
Your project for this unit is to do research on some activity OR extreme
sport that you find interesting that is done in a Spanish speaking country.
Please complete/submit as a .doc, .ppt, .pdf (or similar format). The links
in Section 3D will help you find something that might be of interest to you
for this project. There are several country links there as well as some sport
activity links. You may choose something else as long as it is approved by
your instructor.
You will want to include the following information in your photo essay:
1. what the activity is
2. where it is practiced
3. pictures of it
4. what equipment or uniform is needed to do this
5. the history of this activity
6. famous people who play this or do this activity
7. why you found this an interesting activity to do
8. This assignment is worth 30 points.

3. Soccer, also known as
football (fútbol), is a
nationwide sport
played professionally
or as a hobby in many
countries.

4. History
When was soccer invented? Who invented soccer?
Where did soccer originate from? How did soccer
came to be? Etc.
The question of when soccer was invented is a
question that is hard to answer. The origins of
soccer go way back to the Han Dynasty in second
century China. Evidence also points towards
soccer having begun in Greece and Rome.
Different Forms of Soccer:
• China – Tsu chu (“kicking ball”)
• Japan – Kemari
• 16th Century Italy – Calcio Fiorentino
England:
• Country that invented modern soccer as it is
known today
• Where the very first association for soccer was
founded

5. Shin guards
High-knee socks
Soccer goal
Soccer ball Sports wear:
Long-sleeve or Short-
Soccer cleats sleeve w/Shorts

6. Places Where Soccer is Played

7. Japan’s Homare Sawa
Brazil’s Marta Vieira da Silva
USA’s Mia Hamm
Sweden’s
Hanna Ljungberg
China’s Sun Wen

8. Madrid’s Radamel Falcao Argentina’s Lionel Messi
Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani
Barcelona’s Xavi
Germany’s Stefan Kiessling

9. I became interested in the sport during the 6th grade when my older brother
started playing. Truthfully, the sport runs in my family. My dad played soccer
for a Hmong team by the name of Believe. My brother followed him; I
followed my older brother; My younger brother followed me; and so on. My
three younger siblings also came to play soccer as well.
I played soccer for Table Rock Middle School from 7th grade to 8th grade. I started
out as a left defender, then I moved to left mid-field, and officially to center mid-
field. I became a team captain in my 8th grade year, and that same year we went to
the Conference Champions. We lost 0-1; the other team scored in the last 10
minutes of the game.
I had intentions of continuing soccer after middle
school, but things happened and I was not able to.
“I am a member of a team, and I rely
on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice
for it, because the team, not the
individual, is the ultimate champion.”
- Mia Hamm

10. Bibliography
"Soccer - Health Benefits." Better Health Channel. Smartplay, Feb. 2011. Web. 10 Dec. 2012.
<http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Soccer>.
Wearmouth, Alistair. "Top Ten World Football (aka Soccer) Cities." Away.com. The Away Network, 3 Feb. 2010. Web. 12
Dec. 2012. <http://away.com/features/top-ten-world-football-soccer-cities-1.html>.
Cummings, Michael. "10 Greatest Female Soccer Players in History." Bleacher Report. Bleacher Report, Inc., 28 May
2012. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. <http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1199060-10-greatest-female-soccer-players-in-
history>.
Tighe, Sam. "Top 50 Soccer Players of 2012." Bleacher Report. Bleacher Report, Inc., 10 Dec. 2012. Web. 12 Dec. 2012.
<http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1437093-the-50-best-soccer-players-of-2012>.
Giles. "History of Soccer." SoccerPlayingGuide.com. Soccer Playing Guide, n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2012.
<http://www.soccerplayingguide.com/history-of-soccer.html>.
"HISTORY OF SOCCER." SportsKnowHow.com. Sports Know How, n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2012.
<http://www.sportsknowhow.com/soccer/history/soccer-history.shtml>.
Martin, Bob. Calcio Fiorentino. Digital image. SI.com. Turner Digital Network, n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2012.
<http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0807/rugby.calcio.storico.fiorentino/content.1.html>.
"Top 10 List - Famous Soccer Quotes." Top 10 Famous Soccer Quotations. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2012.
<http://www.inspirational-quotes-and-quotations.com/famous-soccer-quotes.html>.