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Summary: Learn about soccer field regulations, as well as the kickoff that starts the game in this free how-to video on the basics and rules of soccer.
Christopher Howell has extensive training in martial arts, running, and track & field events. His military training gives him a physical advantage in discipline, and teamwork in...read more
"A regulation size soccer field will be in the meters from 90 to 120 meters long, from 45 to 90 meters wide. That is your regulation size soccer field. It cannot be a square, it must be a rectangle. Now when it comes to the kick off, to determine who gets the ball first and how it's going to be played, you will have the team captains that will go to the center of the field and they will meet the reff out there. The flip will be determined usually by the home team of if they want heads or tails. Whoever wins the flip will decide if they want to kickoff the first half or if they want to kick off the second half. When you are watching they guy with the ball and he's taking the ball down field they have a name for that. It is called dribbling the ball. Almost like in basketball except you don't use your hands, you use your feet. When you dribble the ball you usually go from right foot to left foot and right foot to left foot again. The reason why you do that is to help keep control."
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