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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1990
Page
5
In the last 15 years soccer has grown in popularity in the United States especially with kids. For children under 12 it ranks as the second most popular team sport after basketball. Both boys and girls participate in the sport.
The game aims to put the ball into the opponent’s goal. Soccer has fewer time-outs and is mostly non-stop. Players kick and control the ball without using hands, except goalkeepers who may use their hands.
A historical note suggests soccer-like games existed by 2500 B.C. in China with players kicking a ball stuffed with animal skins, highlighting the unclear beginnings of the sport.
In the 1300s English crowds played mob football with massive fields and many players. The modern game’s rules were created by the Football Association in London beginning in 1863.
The description notes that games are typically split into two halves for older players and into four quarters for younger children. This explains how play periods vary by age level and sport.
The article outlines minimal soccer equipment including uniforms such as jerseys shorts socks shin guards and shoes. It notes goals to mark boundaries corner flags and the ball size, with adult balls at 27 to 28 inches and younger players using smaller sizes. It also describes the field as a flat rectangle.
The Mini Page acknowledges the U S Youth Soccer Association the American Youth Soccer Organization the U S Soccer Federation the World Cup 94 Organizing Committee and Len Oliver USSF B license coach and coaching director Staddert Soccer League for assisting with the story.
The text outlines essential soccer techniques including heading the ball with the forehead, dribbling while running, passing between players, trapping with multiple body parts, tackling to win the ball without trips, and kicking for long passes or shots at goal. It emphasizes basic defensive and offensive actions.
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