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  United States Soccer Federation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) (trademarked as "U.S. Soccer Federation") is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States.
The USSF is also responsible for sanctioning referees and soccer tournaments for most soccer leagues in the United States.
Major League Soccer is a first division soccer league in the United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation   (1117 words)

  
 Soccer - MSN Encarta
Soccer, game played by two teams on a rectangular field, in which players attempt to knock a round ball through the opponents’ goal, using any part of the body except the hands.
Soccer is the world's most popular sport, played by people of all ages in about 200 countries.
Goalkeepers can use their hands within this area, but if they venture beyond the boundaries of the penalty area, they must follow the general rules applying to all players.
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 Soccer Encyclopedia Articles @ LaunchBase.org (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The predominant feature of the sport is that players other than the goalkeepers may not use their hands or arms to propel the ball in general play.
Goalkeepers are the only players allowed to play the ball with their hands or arms, but they are only allowed to do so within the penalty area in front of their own goal.
This area has a number of functions, the most prominent being to mark where the goalkeeper may handle the ball and where a penal foul by a defender becomes punishable by a penalty kick.
www.launchbase.org /encyclopedia/Soccer   (3067 words)

  
 Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Football is played predominantly with the feet, but players may use any part of their body except their hands and arms to propel the ball; the exceptions to this are the goalkeepers, who are the only players allowed to handle the ball in the field of play.
The goalkeeper is the only player allowed to handle the ball with his hands or arms, however is restricted to doing so within the penalty area (also known as the "box" or "18 yard box") in front of his own goal.
This area has a number of important functions, the most prominent being denoting where the goalkeeper may handle the ball and where a foul by an defender usually punished by a direct free kick becomes punishable by a penalty kick.
www.gogog.com /project/wikipedia/index.php/Soccer   (2908 words)

  
 Soccer Glossary
Craftiness on the soccer field tends to be the use of technical skills such as skillful dribbling or passing.
The goalkeeper is the only player allowed to touch or pick up the ball with their hands, and may only do so when the ball is within their own penalty area.
Soccer in the late 1800s it was the practice of the well-to-do students at Oxford University in England to shorten the length of some common words.
www.soccernova.com /html/soccer_101/glossary.htm   (16746 words)

  
 Football (soccer)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The goalkeeper is allowed to handle the ball with his hands or arms within the penalty area (also known as the "box" or "18 yard box") in front of his own goal.
The word soccer was added to the name in 1945, making it the US Soccer Football Association, and it did not drop the word football until 1974, when it assumed its current name.
However, the use of soccer is on the rise, perhaps due to the global influence of American culture on the English language.
www.freedownloadsoft.com /info/soccer.html   (3671 words)

  
 A Historical Overview of American Soccer History
Soccer was also taken up at this time by Yale, Columbia and Cornell, and reintroduced to Harvard in 1871 in a hybrid form known as the Boston Game, a version which also allowed the throwing and carrying of the ball.
Soccer went into a mini-decline around the turn of the century, which was reversed by the re-establishment of the NASFL and American Cup in 1906, and the decision of the St. Louis Soccer League to turn fully professional.
Soccer was relatively inexpensive as well as democratic -- it did not require specialists, tall players or behemoths as many of the other sorts did, and youth soccer did not have the overly competitive stigma and the political mudslinging that was plaguing Little League baseball and Pop Warner football.
www.sover.net /~spectrum/overview.html   (14713 words)

  
 Football (soccer) - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The primary rule for this objective is that players, other than the goalkeepers, may not intentionally touch the ball with their hands or arms during play (though they do use their hands during a throw-in restart).
The goalkeeper is the only player allowed to handle the ball with his hands or arms, but is restricted to doing so within the penalty area (also known as the "box" or "18 yard box") in front of his own goal.
This area has a number of important functions, the most prominent being to denote where the goalkeeper may handle the ball and where a foul by a defender which would usually punished by a direct free kick becomes punishable by a penalty kick.
www.voyager.in /Soccer   (3161 words)

  
 Dummies::Choosing a Formation in Soccer
Soccer is a fluid game where a midfielder may become a forward for five or ten minutes and then return to his original position.
Goalkeepers are not counted because they are the one position that has not changed over the years.
To take advantage of this formation, you must have talented and skillful midfielders and forwards to strike early and hold the ball for long periods of time because the pressure is on the midfield and defense big time when the opposition possesses the ball.
www.dummies.com /WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-644.html   (717 words)

  
 Soccer Coaching By Soccer Experts
Derek has been coaching soccer for over 18 years and has developed a proven programme in allowing players to play at the highest level.
Derek wants to share his knowledge of soccer coaching with that of his colleagues Murray Jones and Tony Moss who he believes are experts in their own field but who add complimentary support to his Youth Development Philosophy.
soccer players and educationalists to ensure that the players are following their education programme and that their welfare is being considered and catered for.
www.soccer-expert.com /soccer/thecoaches.asp   (755 words)

  
 Hall of Famer Spotlight
Jim grew up in the famous Scottish golfing center of Troon in Ayrshire, Scotland, but was actually born in a hospital in nearby Kilmarnock.
One of the knocks against U.S. soccer in the NASL years was that while American soccer could produce good goalkeepers, defenders and midfielders, it could not develop world-class strikers.
Bart and his father Jimmy are unique in the soccer world in that they are the only father and son, to have played for two different countries in international competition.
www.soccerhall.org /Spotlight_HallofFamer.htm   (475 words)

  
 Soccer Players Encyclopedia
Banks is a legendary English goalkeeper regarded as the best of the 1960s and early 1970s.
Artur Antunes Coimbra was born in Rio as the son of Portuguese immigrants.
His dad was a goalkeeper and three of his older brothers were professional footballers as well.
www.expertfootball.com /players/encyclopedia.php   (3517 words)

  
 Soccer in the States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
His most spirited commentary seemed to come when talking about youth soccer, and how the statistics that shows that kids are playing the sport more than football and baseball hasn't translated into a nation full of rabid soccer fans.
Kuper said that there is a bit of "unconscious racism" at play because soccer is dominated by the participation of white, suburban kids at the youth level.
While the soccer stadium remains as a place of gathering in most every country around the world in place of the cathedral, which is a main theme of the book, the rivalries like Celtic-Rangers on the club level and Germany-Holland on the international level are no longer as deep-rooted as they once were.
www.ussoccerplayers.com /exclusives/475999.html   (1446 words)

  
 Välisministeerium : MART POOM - Soccer player, goalkeeper
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world.
Estonia's most famous soccer player is undoubtedly Mart Poom, nicknamed the Estonian Giant, who is a popular goalkeeper for the English First Division team Sunderland FC.
The Estonian international goalkeeper made his English Premier League debut towards the end of the 1996/97 season in front of an immense crowd of 55,000, opposite his hero Dane Peter Schmeichel, goalkeeper for Manchester United.
www.vm.ee /est/kat_29/3888.html   (435 words)

  
 Camp Descriptions - NW Soccer Camps
Paul Barron Week is a week of all-round soccer training highlighted by Paul Barron, England International and outstanding goalkeeper coach for Middlesbraugh of the English Premiership.
Short Week - Northwest Soccer Camp’s famous “short week” is not only a bargain-basement option for families looking for reasonable camp fees; it is a top-notch soccer experience built around the Fourth of July holiday.
Diadora Soccer Week got its name from two sources: One, as Northwest Soccer Camp’s sponsor – entering its 14th year with us – one of the fastest growing soccer apparel companies in America.
www.nwsoccer.org /Resident_Descriptions.asp   (853 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Beach soccer had already been played recreationally all over the world for many years and in many different formats, but it was not until ten years ago that the laws of the game were created and a pilot event staged in Los Angeles.
There are an average of sixty shots at goal and eleven goals per game in pro beach soccer, so it not surprising that it has been dubbed a "soccer highlight show" by the media.
Beach Soccer is by nature friendly in spirit and the rules have even been developed so that any aggressive play, which is very rare, is heavily penalised.
www.fifa.com /en/development/technical/index/0,1250,35599,00.html?articleid=35599   (875 words)

  
 Alaska Pacific University - News Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
One on One Soccer recently formed an affiliation with Grassroot Soccer, a non-profit organization Zohn started with his prize money from "Survivor." That organization, which operates in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Ethiopia, aims to reduce the spread of HIV and AIDS by training professional African soccer players to educate at-risk youth about AIDS prevention.
While Zohn's face may be the most recognized among One on One Soccer's coaches, he is far from the most famous soccer player on staff.
For Stratton and his teammates, the soccer lessons learned from the coaches are as indelible as the linguistic ones.
www.alaskapacific.edu /pr/itn_body.php?id=136   (1019 words)

  
 Albert Camus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, he contracted tuberculosis in 1930, which put an end to his football activities (he had been a goalkeeper for the university team) and forced him to make his studies a part-time pursuit.
Through out his life, Camus spoke out against and actively opposed totalitarianism in its many forms, be it German fascism or the total revolutionary philosophy of radical Marxism.
Early on, Camus was active within the French Resistance to the German occupation of France during World War II, even directing the famous Resistance journal, Combat.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albert_Camus   (2831 words)

  
 Dave L's All-time American Soccer Team - list and bios
USA Male Soccer Athlete of the Year in 1992 and 1994, and Honda Award winner in 1994.
After spending the 1976 season coaching the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League, he was back in the NASL in 1977 as coach of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and built that club into one of the most powerful in the league.
When Major League Soccer started operating in 1996 he was appointed to coach the Kansas City Wizards and remained with them until early in the 1999 season.
www.sover.net /~spectrum/alltime.html   (5626 words)

  
 Archibald Stark - Class of 1950
He began his senior soccer career with the Kearny Scots-Americans before switching to the Babcock and Wilcox team in nearby Bayonne.
In his first season with the famous Steel club, he scored 67 goals in 44 league games and added three more in ASL cup competition.
With Bethlehem Steel he won the American Soccer League championship in 1927 and Eastern Soccer League championship in 1929 as well as the U.S. Open Cup in 1926.
www.soccerhall.org /famers/archie_stark.htm   (402 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Goalkeepers and irrational attachments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
But never, ever try to convince a die-hard fan that his or her team's goalkeeper isn't the most athletically gifted, nimble-minded person who ever put on gloves and a funny shirt.
This winter, when a smart-alecky columnist took on Manchester United and made a passing comment questioning the goalkeeping in the Premier League, the ensuing e-mail made it clear that some fans' entire belief system was based on misguided faith in their local netminders.
Luckenbill was named WUSA Goalkeeper of the Year last season, while Moore merely led the league in goals-against average.
www.usatoday.com /sports/soccer/columnist/dure/2003-03-27-dure_x.htm   (1219 words)

  
 Carmel Valley Manchester Soccer Club, About CVMSC
Billy considers himself in the most fortunate position to coach youth soccer, having played at the highest level, having his coaching license and experience and having vast experience as a teacher and vice principal in the elementary school system.
Being Portuguese and European he has a passion for the game of soccer that is typical of nations that see soccer as another 'religion'.
As a soccer player Nick played professionally as a goalkeeper for eight years, playing both indoor and outdoor in the NASL, ASL and MISL.
www.manchestersoccer.net /about.html   (1489 words)

  
 Sports: Stars on the horizon?
They are the most famous players soccer has to offer.
British soccer fans believe their player, midfielder David Beckham, is the best ever.
But Paraguay goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn are widely recognized as two of the best.
www.sptimes.com /2002/05/30/news_pf/Sports/Stars_on_the_horizon.shtml   (848 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - American goalie rises to top of soccer world   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
He was on the board of the Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey and invited children with the disorder to his games, then met with them afterward to answer their questions.
The American goalkeepers also are noted for a certain selflessness often missing among European players (and especially among goalkeepers), who tend to be eccentric and flamboyant.
Because goalkeepers don't peak until their 30s, the American could serve Man U well into the next decade.
www.usatoday.com /sports/soccer/world/2004-01-22-howard_x.htm   (1739 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Soccer - US - Hamm, other veterans enjoying influx of new talent - Monday September 10, 2001 09:37 PM
An influx of new talent on the U.S. national team has made Hamm's job easier than it was a decade ago, when she was only one of a few stars on a club that won the first World Cup in 1991.
Hamm expects to stay close to her opponent's goal Tuesday night when the tournament continues with the United States playing Japan and China facing Germany in a doubleheader at Crew Stadium.
Hamm has been the model for women's soccer in the United States for more than a decade and has spent countless hours promoting the sport.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/us/news/2001/09/10/hamm_ap   (562 words)

  
 I am a World Famous SOCCER ASTROLOGER - Soccer Fans Network Forums
During the World Cup Soccer 1994, my Predictions were published in Urdu Daily of India "Quami Awaz" and also in English Daily of India "National Herald".
Stars are indicating that the goalkeeper of Germany will get confused during the match, which will be very dangerous for Germany so the score will be equalized and match will end up in a draw.
The stars of the Greek goalkeeper are placed in a fine position which will help him to save excellent attempts by the Brazilian strikers.
forums.soccerfansnetwork.com /showthread.php?t=30765   (1683 words)

  
 ussoccer.com - Men's National Team
Among the more notable names at Klinsmann’s disposal is goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, whose thigh injury kept him out of Germany’s March 1 loss to Italy.
The Bayern Munich backstop is among five memebers of Germany’s most famous club called in for the contest, joining defender Philipp Lahm and midfielders Michael Ballack, Sebastian Deisler and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Goalkeepers: Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich/Germany), Jens Lehmann (Arsenal/England), Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart/Germany).
www.ussoccer.com /articles/viewArticle.jsp_280819.html   (403 words)

  
 Soccer Camps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Florida Soccer Training Center - 2005 Summer Sessions June 6-28 at the University of Central Florida at Orlando and June 26 - July14th at the University of West Florida at Pensacola.
Soccer Plus Camps - 2005 Schedule includes camp in Rome, Georgia - July 2-7th, 2005 - This nationally famous camp includes coaches from all the best colleges and many famous soccer experts.
UAH Boys Advanced Soccer Camp to feature professional soccer coaches June 20-24th, 2005 - UAH Boys Soccer Camp is pleased to announce that it will feature two professional coaches with over 28 years of professional playing experience at this years Advanced Soccer Camp.
www.decatursports.com /camps/camps.htm   (3495 words)

  
 Soccer Videos | HowtoPlaySoccer.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
"The Secrets of Soccer" consists of 8 video tapes with over 780 minutes (13 hours) of instruction covering 156 different skills - 120 for outfield players and 36 for goalkeepers - with each skill time coded for easy reference.
"The Secrets of Soccer" is a complete training system designed to cover a 10 year period during which skill and experience can grow and improve as the system is implemented.
There is even a section with the camera focused on the coaches to give an idea of the different styles of instruction.
www.howtoplaysoccer.com /Videos.cfm   (1445 words)

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