Soccer

SOCCERBy: Grace J

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1:Introduction Chapter 2:Safety first Chapter 3:RULES Chapter4:Positions Chapter 5:Materials Chapter 6:techniques Glossary About the Author Picture Credits

CHAPTER 1:INTRODUCTIONAs I watched my brother Robbie play soccer I

wondered, “Should I play soccer?“. The next day I tried playing soccer with Robbie. I wasn’t very good so I asked him “How do you play?”. I wanted to know the rules and how to do all of the fancy techniques. After a few times, I learned how to play it. I really like it I hope you do to.

CHAPTER 2: SAFETY FIRSTIf you play goalie, you should wear gloves to protect

your hands from getting slapped hard by the ball. You can also wear a mouth guard. But I don’t. A mouth guard protects your teeth. You should put your hair up in a pony tail or a bun so your hair does not get in your face while your playing.

CHAPTER 4: POSITIONS

There are four positions in soccer. The first position is goalie. The second positions is defense. The third position is center. The fourth position is foreword.

Goalie – protects the goal

Defense- helps defend the goal

Center- runs up and down the field

Foreword- try’s to score goals

CHAPTER 3: RULES!Rules in soccer can be easy to remember. You can’t

touch the ball with your hands if your not the goalie. If you purposely kick or trip someone you get a yellow card. If you get a red card, you have to sit out the rest of the game. If you pass the ball to the goalie, the goalie can not pick the ball up. The goalie can only kick the ball. If you hurt someone you get a penalty. If you get a penalty the either team gets a free shot at the goal. Your team can block the goal so they miss.

CHAPTER 5: MATERIALSWhat do you need for soccer? You need shin guards,

soccer socks, cleats, soccer shorts, and team uniform. You would also want to put on a head band so you can see. You should also bring lots of water. You should do these things because you don’t want your hair to get in your mouth or block you vision. you don’t want your mouth to get dry, you don’t want to de kicked in the shin, and want to be stable on the ground.

CHAPTER 6:TECHNIQUESThere are a couple techniques that I know. They are really

easy. They include practice. pull back, punt, head punt, dribble, scissors, shuffling and crisscross. The basic technique is dribbling. There are probably lots more techniques that you can learn.

GLOSSARY Mouth guard –for protecting your teeth. Purposely –with clear and known purpose Slapped – to strike with, or as if with, the open

hand Penalty – a punishment or handicap given for

breaking a rule in a sport or game Dribbling – to move forward by kicking

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Grace is an avid soccer player. She has been playing soccer for

four years. Grace likes doing this because she likes to run and play goalie. She has different hobby's to, like biking, tubing, cooking, running, swimming, wave boarding and lots more. Grace has two fish, their names are Tom and Jerry. Her favorite food is Thick and Creamy Mac and Cheese. Grace lives in Beverly hills and goes to school at BCS. Grace is currently reading Michigan Chillers (Petoskey), Book 3.

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