Goals/Scoring
Rules
Penalties
General Soccer
100

Which position can use their hands?

Goalkeeper

100

What do you do after every score?

Kickoff

100
What do you call the penalty that involves using your hands when you are not the goalkeeper?

Handball

100

When dribbling, what do you do to the ball to help stop and keep control of it?

Trap

200

What is name of the small box in front of the goal that the goalkeeper will usually stand in?

Goal Box

200
How is the ball put back into play after going out-of-bounds at a sideline?

Throw in

200

What are you awarded when your opponent commits a handball?

Free kick

200

What is the name of the position that plays all over the field on offense and defense?

Midfielder

300

What is the name of the larger area in front of the goal that includes the goal box and is an area the goalkeeper can still use their hands

Penalty Box

300

What happens after a ball is kicked past the goal line and was last touched by the offensive team?

Goal kick

300

What happens if you commit a penalty in the penalty box?

Penalty kick

300

What is the other name for the sideline?

Touchline

400

What skill is used to score by hitting the ball with your head?

Header

400

What happens after a ball is kicked past the goal line and was last touched by the defensive team?

Corner kick

400

What is given to a player for a serious penalty or foul?

Yellow card or red card

400

In regulation soccer like in high school or above, how many players does each team start with on the field?

11

500

Name this skill used by professional soccer players?

Bicycle kick

500

What do you call a free kick that allows a player to kick the ball directly at a goal for a chance to score?

Direct Free kick

500

What is the name of the penalty in which an offensive player is standing between the goalkeeper and the last defensive player when the ball is passed to him or her?

Offsides

500

About how long is each half of a middle school soccer game?

30-35 minutes