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Soccer:
Rules and Regulations for Rookies

Kicks you should know:

Direct Free Kick - Awarded after a foul, and does not have to touch a teammate before a goal can be scored.  A Direct is given for: handball, kicking, tripping, holding, pushing an opponent or tackling from behind.

Indirect Free Kick - Awarded after a foul, and requires that the ball be touched by another player before a goal can be scored.  An indirect is awarded for: offsides, goalkeeper taking more than three steps with the ball or dangereous play.

Penalty Kick - Takes Place when the defending team commits a direct-kick foul inside the 18 yard box.  Ball is placed twelve 12 yards in front of the goal, with only the goalie defending.

Corner Kick - awarded when the defending team kicks or touches he ball beyond their goal line.

Goal Kick - Awarded when the attacking team kicks or touches the ball beyond the opponents goal line.

Kick-off - When one team kick the ball the start play.  The ball must make one revolution forward before anyone else can touch it.

What are those colored cards?

Yellow Card - Is a warning given to a player or coach for severe misconduct. (Two yellow cards in a game counts the same as a red.)

Red Card - When a red card is given, the player is ejected from the game and not allowed to play in the next game.

What does offsides mean?

Offsides occurs when a player is closer to their opponent's goal than the last defender ( other than the goalie) at the time the ball is kicked forward by the player's teammate.  If the player is offsides, the other team will get an indirect kick.

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