If You Like To Play Football, You Need To Know Basic Rules

Basic rules for football game originated in 1815 in England at the first time and they have been amended in 1863 when people began to have more recreational time and the game gained popularity. Football game is the name soccer game called by people in U.S. and “Association Football” what known in most of the world outside the U.S. is one of the most popular Olympic sports. Not only one kinds of the game to name in Olympic, but football also has its own World Cup games that outdraw numerous people around the world. Plenty of people, especially men spend their time in front of T.V. to see football game that come through satellite signal.

 

Basic rules for football game developed for adult players, with modifications for youth games. The game can be played outdoors or indoors and on different size fields as long as they are rectangular. A regulation football fields is between 45 to 90 meters wide and 90 to 120 meters long. To enforce rules, call fouls and time-outs, or stop the game, it is need to have the referees. Typically, the game has one referee come with two assistants and a fourth may be added for high level games. They are the only people who can call stoppages or injury time outs. Each team will have the managers to direct team play formations and strategy.

 

To start up the game, it is needed to have two team of football which has 11 players for each team. The minimum players are 7 per team. All players must wear shirts, socks, shorts, footwear and shin guards and it is not allowed to wear jewelry. The goalkeepers wear easily distinguishable clothing that is unlike other players.

 

To win by scoring the most goals is the goal of football game within limit time. Extra time will be set for ties. Games begin with a kickoff from the center spot by one team. For restarting ball action, there are approved methods: thrown in, corner kick, direct free kick, indirect free kick, goal kick, penalty kick, and dropped-ball.

 

When there is a fifteen minute break, basic football rules will be called. The result of misconduct fouls is a yellow caution card or red sending-off card. Once the team has one player who makes fouls, they will not get a replacement and players sent off may not return. Offside which limits the ability of the forward to remain ahead of the ball, the second to last defense player, and the half-way line is the most complex law.

 

The primary rule for players is moving the ball without using arms or hands, except only goalkeepers and hand using will allowed when they are within their own penalty area by the goal. Feet, head or torso is part of body that the players can use to move the game. Each team will have strikers, defenders, midfielders and goalkeeper include to substituted player. They can switch positions at will and there are three time for substitutions for each team.

 

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