1. A goal is scored in soccer when Answer: the ball crosses the goal line The goal is count when the ball crosses the goal line that located between two goal post. If the ball hit the outside net it will be out. Hitting goal post will deflect the ball and mostly it won't cross the line 2. The _________ pass is used when a player wants to make a short, quick, and accurate pass in soccer. Answer: Instep pass. When doing instep pass, you need to use the inner part of your foot so the kicking is not too far and the direction can be controlled, make it more accurate. Instep pass only effective in short range since the power of the pass wouldn't be too strong.
3. Name the term in soccer that is used when a player stops a pass at his/her feet. Answer: Trapping It is called trapping because you need to stop the ball without making it too far from your leg. By trapping the ball, you can prevent the opponent to take the ball, so you can keep controlling the ball. 4. What is the term for when a player stops the soccer ball with their foot? Answer: foot trap. There are different stopping techniques that involve a different part of the body that affected with the height of the ball. Foot trap is good when the ball height is lower than the knee. 5. What is the term in soccer for when a player moves the ball into the goal post past the goalie? Answer: Shooting When a player tries to move the ball into the goal post, the most efficient way it to kick the ball with high power so it will move faster than the goalie. This was called shooting.
6. Which of the following soccer skills is employed only by the goalkeeper? Answer: Punting Punting is the only skill that can be done by goalkeeper as they allowed to use their hand to pick the ball. The techniques involve holding a ball with the hand before kicking it.Goalkeeper won't do shooting in the most cases since they are located far away from enemy goal. Dribbling is also rarely used as they rarely move and using their hand is more effective.
7. Which of the following soccer skills can be dangerous if performed incorrectly? Answer: Heading Heading is techniques to turn a ball that was located above the shoulder. If it performed incorrectly, the player head might be injured. The speed of the ball might be fast enough to cause damage to the brain.
8. Which of the following soccer terms shares its name with a popular basketball term? Answer: Dribbling Dribbling is a term when a player moving a ball by repeatedly tapping it. In soccer, you do the tap with your foot. In the basketball, you do the tap with the hand. Both of them called by the same word, just using a different part of the body.
9. How is play resumed in soccer when the ball goes out of bounds? Answer: Throw-in When the ball is out of bound, the ball is going to be a throw-in. Free throw used in basketball. Goal kick used when the ball is out of bond by crossing the goal line without scoring.
10. Which type of trap is used to stop a ball at waist level? Answer: Thigh trap It will be hard to use a chest trap when the ball is at waist level. Doing foot trap is still possible but it will be risky and might cause your footing to be unstable. Thigh trap is the best method for waist level trap.
