Our youth soccer gifts for girls are 6 inches long including a 3 inch long, gold cord hanger loop. The youth soccer gifts for girls have a young girl dribbling the soccer ball. The girl is wearing a youth soccer uniform. The youth soccer gifts for girls, uniform includes a white jersey with red and green stripes and red shorts with white and green stripes down the sides. The youth soccer gifts for girls uniform also consists of red soccer socks and black soccer shoes.
Soccer Terms.
- Center.
- Center means to pass the ball into the penalty area from near a touchline.
- Charge.
- A charge is the legal use of the shoulder to push an opponent off balance.
- Dribbling.
- Dribbling is moving the ball by nudging it along with the feet, while running a full speed.
- Drop Ball.
- Drop ball is a way of restarting play after the game has been stopped for a reason other than a foul, such as an injury. The referee drops the ball to the ground between two opposing players.
- Half-Volley.
- A half volley is a kick made just as the ball bounces off the ground.
- Hands.
- Hands is a rule violation that occurs when a player deliberately touches the ball with the hands or arms.
- Marking.
- Marking means guarding an opponent.
- Obstruction.
- An obstruction is a violation that occurs when a player deliberately runs or stands in an opponent’s path.
- Overlap.
- Overlap occurs when a defender moves far down the field past an offensive forward to help the attack.
- Save.
- A save occurs when the goalkeeper or another player prevents the ball from going into the goal.
- Screen.
- Screen means to maintain control of the ball by keeping the body between the ball and an opponent.
- Tackle.
- Tackle means using the feet or shoulder to take the ball from an opponent.
- Trap.
- Trap occurs when a player uses the feet, thighs, or chest to stop the ball and gain control of it.
- Volley.
- A volley is a kick made while the ball is in the air.
Soccer Skills.
Soccer players must control the ball without using their hands. Players use their feet, head, legs and chest to advance the ball, or pass it to a teammate. Defensive players use their feet to kick or hook the ball from an opponent, a maneuver called tackling.
- Kicking.
- Kicking is the most important skill in soccer. It involves shooting at the goal, putting the ball in play, or putting the ball into a particular area of the field. A good player can kick the ball accurately in many ways with either foot.
In most cases, kicking the ball with the instep is the most effective method. A player can control the accuracy, distance and power of a kick better with the instep than in any other way. In certain situations a player might use the outer or inner side of the foot or even the heel.
Soccer players generally try to kick the ball so that it travels just above the field. Players put their nonkicking foot next to the ball. They keep their head down and their eyes on the ball. Then they swing their kicking leg with the toes pointed downward and kick the ball squarely with the instep. After the foot strikes the ball, the leg should straighten and follow through. This action makes the ball travel in the right direction.
A player usually stops the ball before kicking it. Kicking a moving ball lessens the player’s control over the direction of the kick.