Soccer TerminologyFOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST (reader submisions) GO TO: http://www.sayso.org/glossary.htm.
COMMON TERMS THAT JERRY USES:
COMMON TERMS THAT JERRY USES:
- 1-Touch - ball is passed on or distributed without touching the ball more than once
- 18/"Box" (The) - See "18-Yard Box"
- 50-50 Ball - a loose ball that both players have an opportunity to acquire
- 6 (The) - See "6-Yard Box"
- Attacking Third - the third of the field containing the opponent's goal
- Balance - positioning of players in a manner that the team maintains shape and effectiveness.
- Ball-Side - a location that is between the ball and another player
- Behind the Defender - the area between a defender and their goal
- Between the Pipes - between the vertical posts of the goal
- By-Line - the field boundary running across its width at each end; what Americans call the goal line.
- Channel - (1) (as a verb) to guide, drive, or force a dribbler to the outside
- Check Away - a movement away from the ball handler
- Check To - a movement towards the ball handler
- Close Down (to) - to pressure the player with the ball immediately
- Creating Space - a player creates space by drawing an opponent away from his/her teammates or away from the area that is wanted open
- Diagonal Run - a run made diagonally across the field, usually without the ball
- Early Ball - a ball that is played quickly into a position for a teammate to pick up
- Far and Wide - spread out using the width and length of the field
- Feint - (n) a move by a player meant to deceive an opposing player; (v) to do a feinting moveFirst
- First Defender - the defender closest to the first attacker
- Flat (getting caught, or "we were") - the defensive players are arranged in a line laterally across the field, allowing a ball to be played between them, and with the subsequent run-through of an attacker.
- High, Get - get deep towards opponent's goal (also referred to as "Depth")
- Hips Open - the "hips open" position allows a player to see the whole field
- Hips, Turn - face a direction "turn your hips to goal"
- Negative Space - the area that is in the reverse of the attacking direction
- Off the Ball Movement - movement when not in possession of the ball
- Pace - speed (usually refers to the speed of the ball, not a player)
- Play to Flag - passing the ball towards the corners
- Set Piece - a preplanned formation and/or strategy used during restarts
- Shape - the arrangement (by position and responsibility) of players on the field
- Side on - turning body vertically with the field while still facing ball so to be able to sprint positive or negative (prepares for over the top ball)
- Total Soccer/Football - a philosophy (system, style, organization) of play that allows any player to attack or defend, with others moving around to cover vacated areas. Total Football requires players to be highly fit and above average in intelligence.
- Weight - the strength of a pass (e.g., "a properly-weighted pass")