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You will find 100s of football terms and definitions used by players and officials, all listed from A to Z. Football teams and match referees can use this football glossary and the top slang terminologies.
In football, the players kick the ball. to shoot – to kick the ball towards the net at one end of the pitch (the goal) in an attempt to score a goal. the kick-off – the first kick of the...
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If you're going to teach the game to youth and high school players, you'll need to know what all the many football terms mean. At the same time, it's equally important for players to understand football lingo. Here are 50 football terms all players and coaches must know:
FOOTBALL LINGO DON’T BE LEFT OUT OF THE CONVERSATION KNOW THE TERMS & BE PART OF THE GAME. GENERAL: Chain Gang: metal chain. The officials on the sideline that hold the yardage markers. Referred to as the chain gang because their first down markers are held together by a 10 yard. Field position: The yard line that the ball is on.
Attack - an attempt to score. Attacker - (1) a player who is moving into position to score; (2) any player on the team that has possession of the ball. Attacking Cone - a (roughly) triangular portion of the field starting with where you are and pointing (with the apex) at the opponent's goal.
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Test yourself and learn new football vocabulary. Here is our comprehensive list of all the English football terms that you should know.
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Play - This is a generic term as in "play the ball" - to trap, dribble, kick or head the ball. Play on - The referee may wave his hands and yell "Play on" if, in his opinion, stopping the play at that point would benefit the team that committed the foul more than the team that was fouled.