KNOW FOOTBALL BETTER

Association football, is commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between the two teams of eleven players.

Firstly you should know how the football ground is. It is an rectangular field with the center circle, halfway line, penalty spot, touch line, corner Arc, goal and goal post.

The football ground is also known as football pitch or soccer field. 

The Goal :

At each end of the field is the goal. The goal is 8 yard wide and 8 feet high and it is placed at center of the goal line.

The Boundary :

The boundary of the field is drawn within lines. Line on the side or the long side of the field are called touchline or side line and line on end of the field are called the goal line or end line.

The Center :

This center line divides the field into two. The players must be within their own half at the kick off. At the very center of the field is a center circle.

                         Goal Area

                   Areas around the Goal

 The Goal area :

The goal area is a box that extend 6 yards out from goal post. Free kicks are taken from this area.

Penalty area :

Penalty box extend 18 yards out from goal post. In this area the goalkeeper uses his hands.

Penalty mark :

This is the spot where the ball is placed for penalty kicks. It is at the center of the goal.

Penalty arc :

Small Arc at the top of penalty box. Players other than the goalkeeper and kicker should not enter this area during a penalty kick.

Corner : 

Denote the area in which the ball has to be placed for corner kicks. At each corner is a flagpost and corner Arc. The ball must be placed within the Arc for kick. Flagpost should be at least 5 feet tall to prevent injury.

I'm going to share my experience about how I was fascinated to play football. As from childhood we all like to play whether it is at school or at home. In school we all wait for Physical Education lecture. When I was in 6th standard my Physical Education sir explain the football game in classroom by drawing the rough diagram begin curious student I asked "sir when we will be practicing football on ground. Sir smiled and replied "very soon". So my journey begins from standard 6th. I learned rules, passing skills, kicking and taking proper position on the ground. I also requested some of my classmates to do same. Some of the classmate accepted the request...and some just didn't show any intrest saying that "it's not our cup of tea". After taking coaching then we had gone to play at taluka level. It was our first match and yes we won it also... That was an proud and happy moment for me. That showed me and my team as we can do much more better If we continue our willingness of playing. It was an proud moment for me as a captain of the team. My Physical Education sir and other teachers has congratulated me. As time passes we attended and played many matches. Whenever we lose the game all the players get depressed saying that we lose...but as the captain of the team I have always encourage them saying that all played well. In game one team should win where's other team should lose...keeping the same willingness and hope me along with my team reached till district level. From 6th standard till now I'm playing football. It's enjoyable and good.

From my experience I would like to thank my Physical Education sir from my school, higher secondary and also college Which I'm presently were I'm studying. Thank you teachers for encouraging in my step...😊