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Football Skills and Infringements
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Football Skills and Infringements
Help the two teams make good decisions in a small-sided football match. Read each situation, choose or explain what should happen, and think about how skill and fair play work together.
Skills in action
Choose the skill that best solves each match situation.
1.Isla has a team-mate in space nearby. She wants to send the ball accurately along the ground. Which skill should she use?
- A controlled pass
- A throw-in
- A header
- A tackle
2.The ball reaches Oliver, but it is moving quickly. What is the name for bringing the ball under control before the next action?
3.A defender is between Hollie and the goal. Hollie keeps the ball close while moving into a safer open space. Which skill is he using?
4.Name one safe, fair way to try to win the ball from an opponent.
Spot the infringement
Use the Laws of the Game and the match situations to decide what the referee should do.
5.At the moment a team-mate plays the ball, Jacob is in the opponents’ half and nearer the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent. She then plays the ball and affects an opponent. What infringement may be called?
- Offside
- A throw-in
- A corner
- A goal kick
6.A player deliberately reaches out and stops the ball with a hand. What is the likely decision, unless the player is the goalkeeper legally handling the ball in their own penalty area?
7.The ball completely crosses the touchline. Which restart is normally awarded, and who takes it?
8.A player pushes an opponent while challenging for the ball. Choose the best description of the referee’s response.
- Award a free kick to the opponent’s team; the referee may also caution or send off the player depending on the circumstances.
- Award a throw-in to the player who pushed.
- Allow play to continue because pushing is always permitted.
- Award a goal kick automatically.
9.A defender raises a foot dangerously close to an opponent’s head while trying to play the ball. What should the referee consider?
10.A player is in an offside position but does not touch the ball, challenge an opponent, or affect an opponent’s ability to play it. Is the player automatically penalised for offside?
- True
- False
11.Explain one way that practising football skills and understanding infringements can help a team play better and more fairly.
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