Soccer equipment has evolved over the years through the use of polymers. Cleats have improved to better grip grass and turf surfaces through shaped metal or plastic spikes. Goals now use plastic posts and crossbars instead of wood, and all include protective netting. Fields can be constructed from turf, grass, or rubber track materials, with turf utilizing polyethylene fibers.

1. Sports Polymer PPT
• Daniel Rozen
• Mrs Sipiera Period 1/2 ILS
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2. What Types Of Equipment are Used in
Soccer
Shoes -Cleats are used on grass fields. Soccer shoes without spikes
are used on turf fields. Text
Fields -Turf, grass and astro turf are used.
Uniform -Shorts, shirts and cleats, socks and shin guards
Goals -Netted goals are used for scoring
Ball -Made of rubber or plastic
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+ball&aq=f&oq=&aqi=&start=0

3. What Equipment is Used For
• Cleats are used to kick the soccer ball. The spikes on
the bottom of the shoe are used to create better friction
when running on grass or turf. Spikes also are either
made of metal or plastic.
• A goal in soccer is used for a scoring system and that
everytime a ball passes the line of the goal it is one
point.
• http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS351&um=1&sa=3&q=soccer
+shoes&btnG=Search+images

4. Cleats Through The Years
• Soccer cleats have been around since the 1900’s. They
have changed since than by the cleats used to be made
out of rubber or plastic and the spikes were too. But
know cleats are made of of metal or plastic and some
shoes have led inside of the bottom of the shoes so that
the cleat is more heavy and will have a stronger kick.
The shoes have become very advance and many
different kinda are created.
• http://ezinearticles.com/?Football-Boots-(Soccer
• Cleats)-The-History&id=558103+ball&aq=f&oqqstart=0

5. Improving Cleats
• Cleats have been improving by polymers because they
have been formed to fit right on the foot. Cleats have
also improved by the spikes on the bottom have been
shaped so that they can not stick into the surface of the
ground, but only go in the ground a little so that when the
ball is kicked, you can kick it high and get under it.
• http://www.soccer-game-information.com/soccer-shoes.html

6. Goals Through The Years
• Goals for soccer have changed by the posts and
crossbar used to be wooden, but now they are plastic.
The goal is made of white netting and before the 1940’s
there was no netting.
• http://www.homefurnish.com/patiolawngarden/lawngames/
historyofsoccer.aspx
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7. Construction of Fields
• Turf is made from polyethylene and all
track fields are made out of rubber. Grass
fields are obviously made or grass fields
• http://pslc.ws/macrog/pe.htm
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8. • All pictures are form Google.com
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