Rules of Soccer

1. Soccer Chelsea Shaughnessy

2. What Were Going to Learn Basic Rules of How to Play Levels of Competition

3. The Start England in 1863 Two Football Associations Split Apart Association football Association rugby football December 8, 1863 Rugby finally split Rules Established (no handeling)

4. The Rules Game of Skill Play with only your feet (other than goalies) 2: 45min Halves 11 Players with 4 Basic Positions Forward, Defender, Midfield, Goalie

5. The Rules (cont’d) Kick Off Starts the Game, decided by coin toss Throw In When the ball goes out of bounds on the side Goal Kick Offense kicks the ball out (goal line) Corner Kick Defense kicks the ball out (goal line) Penalty Kicks Infraction occurs within the penalty box

6. Penalties Free Kicks Indirect (ex: offside's) Direct (ex: trip) Yellow Card (caution) Unsportsmanlike Behavior Red Card (sent off) Extreme Infraction 2 Yellow Cards = RED Card

7. The Positions Goalkeeper- can use his/her hands in the penalty box Defenders –play in front of the goalie, defend the goal Midfielders-do the most running, they play both the offense & defensive side of the game Forwards-score the majority of the goals

8. Important Dates 1872 1st International Match Staged in Great Britain (England v Scotland) 1885 Legalize Professionalism 1930 1st World Cup

9. Levels of Play Town Club High School College Professional

10. Town Soccer Run by a local group (ex: the town) Open to everyone Ages U5-U18 Younger Age=Basic Development Dribbling, Passing, Shooting, Rules Older = Fun

11. Club Soccer MAPLE League (Mass Players) Massachusetts Premier League ODP (Olympic Development Program) Divisions 1,2,3,D Tryout to Make the Team Travel to Play Other Teams In State, Out State Playing Tournaments

12. High School Soccer Freshman, Junior Varsity (JV), Varsity High Level Competition Divisions 1, 2,3, 4 D1: Larger Schools D2: Medium Schools D3: Small Schools Divided amongst leagues that are local to the high school

13. College Soccer Need to be recruited during High School Top Level Soccer, not paid for Division 1 The best level Scholarships Recruitment to be Pro Division 2 Very Competitive Some Scholarships Some chance to be recruited for Pro Division 3 Competitive Play to win, but last years to play

14. Professional Soccer Top Level of Play Paid to Play MLS WPS European Soccer

15. MLS Eastern Conference New England Revolution New York Red Bulls D.C United Columbus Crew Chicago Fire Philadelphia Union Kansas City Wizards Toronto FC Western Conference LA Galaxy FC Dallas Colorado Rapids Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Club DeportivoChiva’s USA

16. WPS Boston Breakers Chicago Red Stars FC Gold Pride LA Sol Saint Louis Athletica Sky Blue FC Washington Freedom

17. European Soccer Top Level Men’s Soccer Champions League Manchester United Arsenal Liverpool Chelsea Real Madrid AC Milan Barcelona

18. What Was Learned Basic Rules of How to Play Levels of Competition

19. Any Questions?