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Jan 1, 2012 · benched in modern day soccer: gamble, winning, risks, adventure, goals and excitement – the disenchantment and rationalization of modernity transformed into re-enchantment and suddenness.
- Søren Frank
The importance of being benched: soccer, contingency and re-enchantment. Søren Frank. 2013. This essay argues that soccer still possesses the capacity to re-enchant the world. First, it delineates an evolutionary model of soccer history – a wave model – different to the nostalgics’ linear version of soccer history.
- The Referee
- The Goalkeeper
- Corners
- Penalties
- Offside
- Extra Time
No referees were actually involved until 1871(!). Instead, the captains of both teams were assigned to keep order. It was a gentleman's sport. Yet, in 1871 with the establishment of the FA Cup it was decided that two referees should decide if the captains of each team couldn't agree. Seven years later, the players and the audience could also for th...
In the early days, goalkeeper was not a distinctive position. Not until 1909 did the last man in the team start to wear a different colored shirt. Three years later came the rule that dictated that the goalkeeper was only allowed to touch the balls with his hand inside the box close to his own goal. Before that, the rules concerning this were loose...
Corner-kicks were introduced in 1872. In 1924, it was decided that a corner-kick was allowed to go straight into the goal. The rule was executed not long after that, in a match between Argentina and Uruguay the same year. The Argentine player Ceáreo Onzari did the only goal in the match and it was from the corner spot. The goal became famous and wa...
Penalties were introduced in 1891, before that the closest to a penalty was the indirect free kick. At this time the pitches were not marked with penalty areas (it was introduced in 1902); therefore, a penalty was given if the referee judged that a related rule offence had been made within twelve yards from the goal line. In 1970, penalty shoot-out...
During the past century, many various forms of the offside rules have existed. Since the game in one of its earliest forms only included dribbling and not passing at all, an offside rule was originally superfluous. The first law with a resemblance of offside dictated that passes had to be done either sideways or backwards. Whereas this became the n...
Before standardization of rules there wasn't a unified regulation concerning extra time. A game in a knout-out tournament that was a draw after 90 minutes could be continued with extra time or it could lead to a replay. Extra time wasn't formalized and it could go on until the game was decided by a goal (as mentioned above, penalty shoot-outs wasn'...
Mar 13, 2024 · “Bench Players” (5 Players) These players are “recruited for attitude”. Scouting is focussed on finding players with the right character and with minimal injury history. These players will be mostly sitting on the bench. This can be difficult to get used to and requires a specific mindset.
Aug 30, 2023 · Football Rules: a simple guide. In 2023, the IFAB issued a new, more accessible simplified version of the official Laws of the Game. Designed to make the Laws easier to understand, Football...
Those who wish to trace the origins of football back into medieval history, or even to Roman Britain, face the familiar problem of fragmentary and chronologically 'spotty' sources.
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How can you respond positively after being benched or your playing minutes reduced? You can take several positive actions to improve your situation: Take control of the situation by asking yourself, “What can I do differently to earn increased playing time.
