Answer: 11
The number of players was limited to 11 by the English Football Association (FA) in 1870. The first rules, called "Cambridge Rules", written by students of the University of Cambridge allowed 15 to 20 players.
From Quiz: Soccer for Starters
Answer: 11
There are 10 outfield players and one goalkeeper. The outfield positions are fullback (defense), halfback (midfield), and striker (forward).
From Quiz: All About Soccer
Answer: Kick-Off
In the FIFA laws of the game, Law 4 states that if a player's shoe accidentally falls off, the play should keep going. There is no need to stop play. There is no infringement that has occurred and this goal is awarded.
From Quiz: FIFA Laws of The Game
Answer: 11
All adult leagues are 11. Some children's leagues start with as few as 3 per side on a small field so players have more ball time.
From Quiz: Basic Soccer Rules
Answer: 27" to 28"
The match ball should also be spherical, made of leather or a similar approved material, 14oz to 16oz in weight and inflated to 0.6 to 1.1 bar above atmospheric pressure (at sea level).
From Quiz: The Laws of Association Football
Answer: Red Card
Red Cards can be thrown down by the center referee. When a player is red carded, another player may not go into the game in place of that player.
From Quiz: Basic Soccer Knowledge
Answer: Football
In most places in Europe, South America, and Africa, soccer is widely known as football.
From Quiz: The Basic Elements of Soccer
Answer: Futbol
In Spain, soccer is called futbol. To other countries in Europe, like the U.K. and Ireland, soccer is football.
From Quiz: Soccer Basics
Answer: No wide players, 4-4-2
Generally speaking, if a team has three players in midfield and three playing in a forward position, they will be weak defensively on the wing. So to exploit that, you'll have 2 players in the middle of midfield and two out wide. That means you outnumber the opposition in the midfield, which is where games are won or lost, and you will enjoy the extra man there.
From Quiz: Soccer Tactics
Answer: Awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team
"It is not an offence in itself to be in an offside position. A player is in an offside position if he is nearer to his opponents goal line than both the ball and the second last defender [the last defender being the goalkeeper.]." -- FIFA Laws of the Game Handbook 2002, pg 24.
From Quiz: Laws of Soccer [2]
Answer: 110-120m
"The field of play must be rectangular. The length of the touch line must be greater than the length of the goal line." --FIFA Laws of the Game Handbook 2001, pg. 6.
From Quiz: Laws of Soccer [1]
Answer: 17
There are 17 laws (not "rules" as many people call them) and they cover over 80 pages of publication. The application of them in practice never ceases to excite discussion, and this particularly includes discussion amongst referees!
From Quiz: Laws of Association Football
Answer: 17
That's right, only 17! The official FIFA rules were established in 1938 and have since then only undergone minor changes.
From Quiz: Soccer for Starters
Answer: Arm
No part of the hand or arm can touch the ball. The chest can be used to stop the ball and get better control of it prior to kicking. The head can be used to pass the ball on. And the top of the foot is actually the best part of the foot to use for controlled kicks. Many recreational players use their toes and that can cause some crazy kicks.
From Quiz: Basic Soccer Rules
Answer: Offside
In the U.S. you do not play using offsides until you turn nine. Most referees will not call it unless they are informed of the play. A free kick results from the location where the foul occurred.
From Quiz: Basic Soccer Knowledge
Answer: Kickoff
The kicker can score from the corner without any other player touching it. This is hard to do but it is not against the rules if you can do it.
From Quiz: Recreational Soccer Rules
Answer: 11
Ten field players, and eleven including the goalie. This can change during the course of the game, with sent off players, etc.
From Quiz: Soccer Basics
Answer: 70 cm
"The ball should be of a circumference of no more than 70 cm, and no less than 68 cm." --FIFA Laws of the Game Handbook 2001, pg. 11.
From Quiz: Laws of Soccer [1]
Answer: Waive off the goal and restart play from the original dropped ball spot with another dropped ball
Law 8 - On a dropped ball, play restarts when the ball touches the ground. The drop is done again if it is touched by a player before it makes contact with the ground. Also, if the ball rolls out of play before it is touched, the drop is taken again as well.
From Quiz: Soccer: Laws of the Game
Answer: 90
A soccer match lasts two halves with 45 minutes each. There's a break in between those two halves. However, most youth leagues tend to play shorter matches, e.g. 2 x 20 minutes for kids.
From Quiz: Soccer for Starters
Answer: 90 mins
Most youth soccer leagues have 60-minute games, but the official game length is 90 minutes. Some youth league games last 70 minutes.
From Quiz: All About Soccer
Answer: 7 conditions
First, the referee must be notified when any proposed substitution is made. Second, the substitute only enters the field of play after the player being replaced has left and after receiving a signal from the referees. Third, the substitute only enters the field of play at the halfway line and during a stoppage in the match. Fourth, the substitution is completed when a substitute enters the field of play. Then, from that moment, the substitute becomes a player, and the player he has replaced becomes a substituted player. Next, the substituted player takes no further part in the match. Last, all substitutes are subject to the authority and jurisdiction of the referee, whether called upon to play or not. These are the 7 conditions.
From Quiz: FIFA Laws of The Game
Answer: Both hands must be on the ball behind the head, both feet must be on the ground.
The most common problem is a foot is in the air. Both hands must be on the ball as well, thrown over the head. A throw-in is used whenever the ball goes out of bounds on the side lines.
From Quiz: Basic Soccer Rules
Answer: Send off the United defender and re-start the game with the corner
As the ball is dead at the point of the infringement, then the defender should be dismissed from the field for violent conduct, and play restarted with a corner, as this was the correct re-start prior to the offence and cannot be changed.
From Quiz: The Laws of Association Football
Answer: 15
The U in U16 stands for under, so U16 really means under 16. Therefore, most kids on the team would be 15.
From Quiz: The Basic Elements of Soccer
Answer: Have a healthy pasta dinner with the team, with a team talk afterwards and a decent night's sleep
A quiet night before the game is best, so they are completely rested. The partying can come after they win the final. And the yelling at them should come (if at all) on match day, so they'll be fired up. If you do it the night before, they won't sleep and the effect will have worn off the next day.
From Quiz: Soccer Tactics
Answer: The referee raises his/her arm in the air until the kick has been taken and has touched another player.
"The referee indicates an indirect free kick by raising his arm above his head. He maintains his arm in that position until the kick has been taken, and the ball has touched another player, or goes out of play."--FIFA Laws of the Game Handbook 2002, pg. 28.
From Quiz: Laws of Soccer [2]
Answer: 11
If the referee discovers during the match, that a team has more than 11 players on the field at the same time, the game must be restarted!
From Quiz: Laws of Soccer [1]
Answer: 2.44m high, 7.32m wide
A goal looks much bigger than it really is. Youth leagues adjust the size of the nets according to age, with the smaller nets going to the smaller players.
From Quiz: All About Soccer
Answer: Midfield Line
The center line is usually located between the two benches. Sometimes there will be one bench on one side of the line, and the other across the field.
From Quiz: Basic Soccer Knowledge
Answer: Drop Ball
Drop ball where the infringement occurred.
From Quiz: Recreational Soccer Rules
Answer: Assistant Referees
The Assistant Referees run up and down the sidelines watching for things that the match referee may not see. Their main job is to declare if the ball goes out of bounds and watch for offsides. They were previously called "linesmen".
From Quiz: Soccer Basics
Answer: "Well, we'll take this game as it comes and just go out there and try our best. We're sure the other team will come out firing"
If a coach ever says something like that, he is trying to lull the other coach into a false sense of security so the other team will be over confident. Do not ever fall for it, just go about the game as normal, and do not ever expect an easy game.
From Quiz: Soccer Tactics
Answer: An indirect free kick to the defence
A player is penalised if that player plays the ball twice at the taking of a penalty, and without it touching another player first.
From Quiz: Laws of Association Football
Answer: The player has to leave the field
The yellow and red cards were first used in the World Cup tournament in Mexico in 1970. They were invented by the English referee Ken Aston who suggested the cards to avoid understanding problems between referees and players. He based his idea on the traffic light system.
A yellow card is a warning to stop the rough playing, a red card means that a player is sent off the field. You can't replace that player and your team has to play with 10 players after that.
From Quiz: Soccer for Starters
Answer: Corner kick
The attacking team receives the kick. The corner closest to where the ball went out is used. This is a great chance to score a goal by crossing the ball to a teammate in front of the goal.
From Quiz: Basic Soccer Rules
Answer: Corner Kick
Corner kicks are taken from an arch-like line on the "corners" of the fields. A flag marks every arch.
From Quiz: Basic Soccer Knowledge
Answer: 11
There are 11 players on the field; 10 players plus a goalie.
From Quiz: The Basic Elements of Soccer
Answer: All of these.
If the player fails to meet all of these conditions, a throw-in is awarded to the opposing team.
From Quiz: Laws of Soccer [2]
Answer: Helmet
You must wear a shirt, shoes, and shinpads but you wouldn't wear a helmet for playing soccer. An exception is Petr Cech who is allowed to wear a helmet during matches after he has suffered a skull fracture.
From Quiz: Soccer for Starters
