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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 two goalkeepers, who are the only players allowed to handle the ball in the field of play, albeit with restrictions.
Football is played at a professional level all over the world, and millions of people regularly go to a football stadium to follow their favourite team, whilst millions more avidly watch the game on television.
Football is generally a free-flowing game with the ball in play at all times except when the ball has left the field of play by wholly crossing over a boundary line (either on the ground or in the air), or play has been stopped by the referee.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/f/o/o/Football_(soccer).html   (3439 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.
The defense is allowed to kick the ball up the field from one of the corners of the goal area, a smaller rectangular area within the penalty area.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572379/Soccer.html   (1345 words)

  
 Length of a football field (soccer)
Soccer is also known as football or association football in Britain and other European countries.
Soccer is played on a rectangular field where two teams of 11 players, aim to kick or head the ball into the other team's goal (excluding the goalkeeper).
Soccer is a game played by two opposing teams on a field 90 to 120 meters long and 45 to 90 meters wide.
hypertextbook.com /facts/2002/JenniferYu.shtml   (711 words)

  
 Soccer: The Field
A regulation soccer field is between 100 and 130 yards long and between 50 yards and 100 yards wide.
The width of the field should be approximately 2/3rds of the length.
Penalty Mark: A ‘dot’ on the field that is 12 yards in front of the goal, equidistant to each goal post, or in other words, centered.
www.thecoachingcorner.com /soccer/game_field.html   (370 words)

  
 Football Field - Sacred Heart University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Erected in 1993, the 3,500-seat, synthetic-surfaced field is home to Sacred Heart University football, men's and women's soccer, field hockey and men's and women's lacrosse teams.
In 1997, renovations were made to the facility increasing its seating capacity from 2000 to 3500 and erecting a new press box.
Surrounding the synthetic surd field is an eight-lane track, which has held numerous track and field events.
www.sacredheart.edu /pages/2578_football_field.cfm   (65 words)

  
 Soccer Fields in Birmingham, Alabama
Fields 1 and 2 are across the bridge to the left of the Senior Center, while field 3 is across the bridge to the right of the playground.
The soccer fields are around the left side of the school building.
The soccer fields are located on Hwy 119 at the rear of Leeds Memorial Park.
www.ebhm.org /soccer   (3299 words)

  
 soccer
The original (1863) association rules said only that the field couldn't be bigger than 100 yards by 200 yards; in 1875 they added that it couldn't be smaller than 50 yards by 100 yards.
Soccer is unusual in that the international rules specifically permit national associations to modify the field, ball, and periods of play for players who are under 16 or over 35, female, or have disabilities.
Studies have found that the use of adult balls by children significantly increases the risk of fractures of the hands or wrists of the goalkeeper.
www.sizes.com /sports/soccer.htm   (429 words)

  
 Football Facilities
The fieldhouse is adjacent to the two football practice fields used by the Crusaders.
The football practice fields also feature three filming towers for use by the football team's video staff and additional practice areas on the end of each field.
The 12,500 square foot facility is one of a kind in Central Texas, and one of the finest NCAA Division III fieldhouses in existence.
www.umhb.edu /athletics/football/facilities.html   (318 words)

  
 Decatur Soccer Fields   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
At the far end of the park there are lots of soccer fields on the left next to the Point Mallard Stage area.
The soccer field is located behind the tennis courts and batting cages on the edge of the lake.
The soccer field is at the rear of the school between two baseball fields.
www.decatursports.com /directions/Decatur_Fields.htm   (1508 words)

  
 Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Football is generally a free-flowing game, with play stopping only when the ball has left the field of play, or when play is stopped by the referee.
Whilst football has continued to be played in various forms throughout Britain, the English public schools (fee-paying schools) are widely credited with certain key achievements in the creation of modern football (association football and the rugby football games - rugby league and rugby union football).
The length of the rectangular field (pitch) specified for international adult matches is in the range 100-110 metres (110-120 yd) and the width is in the range 65-75 metres (70-80 yd).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_(soccer)   (4698 words)

  
 Soccer: Field Positions
There are four different positions in soccer, and depending on your location in the world, they may be named slightly differently.
The ego of a 4 to 8 year old player is far too much ‘me’ oriented to expect them to pass the ball to another player.
Forwards playing near the touchlines are called ‘wings’ while those in the midst of the field are called ‘strikers’.
www.thecoachingcorner.com /soccer/game_positions.html   (363 words)

  
 Soccer Glossary
the metal, plastic or rubber points in the bottom of a soccer shoe used to provide a player with traction; term also used to refer to the shoes themselves.
Football Association; often used to refer to the
for a teammate to advance the ball undefended along the side of the field.
www.firstbasesports.com /soccer_glossary.html   (1980 words)

  
 Bay County Youth Soccer Association: Practice Locations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Corner of Tyndall Pkwy & Boatrace Rd. Field is behind the Church and School.
There are baseball fields and a large field available for use.
GCCC has open areas and field that we have been allowed to use in the past.
eteamz.active.com /BCYSA/locations   (470 words)

  
 The Athletic Field - Homestar Runner Wiki
Sometimes the field is painted like an American football field (although the numbers on the yard lines are incorrect and out of sequence), and sometimes it looks more like an association football (soccer) field.
The Athletic Field has a climbing rope, which is apparently held up by Homsar, although what holds up Homsar, if anything, is not shown.
I mean, you're on a football field, but you've got a basketball goal, and basketballs and footballs..." to which Homestar Runner replied, "I know!
www.hrwiki.org /index.php/The_Athletic_Field   (186 words)

  
 Football pitch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For example, a ball on or over the touchline is still on the field of play; a ball on the line of the goal area is in the goal area; and a foul committed over the 16.5 metres (18-yard) line has occurred in the penalty area.
Note that due to the original formulation of the Laws in England and the early supremacy of the four British football associations within IFAB, the standard dimensions of a football pitch were originally expressed in imperial units.
This area has a number of functions, the most prominent being to denote where the goalkeeper may handle the ball and where a foul by a defender, usually punished by a direct free kick, becomes punishable by a penalty kick.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_(soccer)_field   (812 words)

  
 Kick'n it on the field - Football, Soccer & Rugby Marines Magazine - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Football originates from the combined sports of soccer and rugby--two brutally demanding sports that require the stamina of an ox.
Goettge dominated the field during the early 20s and was considered one of the best football players of the day.
* In the earliest games of football, each team used 25 players at a time; that number was reduced to 20 players in 1873; 15 in 1876; and 11 in 1880, where it remains today.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0KWG/is_2003_Summer/ai_111506457   (940 words)

  
 kingsknightsfootball.com - Kings Knights Football 2005 -- New Home. Same Attitude.
The baseball field and softball field will be complete, but the fields are natural grass which will need an entire growing season before ready for use.
The football field is a synthetic infill turf system that, once installed, can be played on immediately.
The generic name of the field to be layed is synthetic infill turf.
www.kingslocal.k12.oh.us /athletics/football/newfield.htm   (576 words)

  
 Sportscape International sports field design, construction, and repair for baseball, football, and soccer fields
The Canfield Cardinals’ field had gradually degraded to the point that standing water compromised play for much of the football season.
The field included new soil, a lower crown, and new sod with a precisely specified thatch layer to protect the turf in wet weather.
Canfield’s football field has become one of the most consistently playable facilities in its area with an installed automatic irrigation system and drainage structures that maintain the proper moisture level in the rootzone year round.
www.sportscapeonline.com /canfield_high_football_field.htm   (225 words)

  
 Coloradosprings.com / Relocation Guide
Basketball, baseball field, football field, multi-play court (half-court) picnicking, playground, soccer field, softball field, trail/sidewalk path.
Baseball/softball field, basketball court, horseshoes, multi-use court, picnicking (shelter), playground, soccer field, trails/sidewalk paths.
Baseball/softball field, basketball court, football/soccer field, playground, picnicking (shelter), trails/sidewalk path.
www.coloradosprings.com /relocation/fullstory.php?id=1634   (1299 words)

  
 Football field marking, football field striping, paint machine: equipment for painting football fields   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Football field marking, football field striping, paint machine: equipment for painting football fields
Thousands of Universities, high schools, Pro Teams/stadiums, booster clubs, soccer assocations, recreations departments, and anyone lining grass turf have enjoyed their Trueline Stripers.
The Model 120 is especially designed for soccer and high school athletic programs.
www.truscomfg.com /field.htm   (170 words)

  
 Covermaster – Football / Soccer field covers, seat covers, rain covers
field cover, light weight or heavy weight, be at the forefront of your field maintenance program.
What’s more, with our proven field cover handling system, you can install or remove a full size football or soccer field cover in surprisingly little time.
Manufactured in North America, each cover is made of the widest available materials to limit the number of seams and is custom designed to your field's requirements.
www.covermaster.com /ftb_field_covers.asp   (195 words)

  
 Goooal! Palo Alto scores $250,000 soccer field   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In the November 4 bond election, Palo Alto College was awarded $250,000 for the development of an international-caliber soccer field to be used by the students and the community.
“(The temporary field) will be used as a living lab for the Horticulture class, and be a multi-purpose field that students will have access to until the professionally made soccer field is built," said Leandro M. Esparza, the College Athletic Coordinator.
The temporary field will hold us off for at least two to three years until the professionally made, international-caliber soccer field is ready.”
www.accd.edu /pac/pulse/Dec2003/soccerfield.html   (426 words)

  
 Baseball Field Maintenance - Football Field Maintenance - Soccer Field Maintenance - Charlotte NC. Field Maintenance
Proper maintenance of an athletic field is just as important as the initial construction.
Our overall goal with maintenance programs is to reduce long-term maintenance costs while maintaining high standards in field performance, wear-tolerance, and stability.
Carolina Green: Baseball Field Maintenance, Football Field Maintenance and Soccer Field Maintenance of Charlotte, NC...
www.cgcfields.com /CarolinaGreenMaintenance.asp   (235 words)

  
 ANP Perssupport VOF :: Invesco Field is Professional Football and Soccer Field of the Year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Invesco Field is Professional Football and Soccer Field of the Year
This field can withstand the tremendous use schedule of a 2-3 sport venue, with concerts and all sorts of other events, and still perform fantastically for NFL football at the end of the year.
With 20 million artificial fibers injected into the field, (enough yarn to stretch one and a half times around the world), each field can handle up to 3 to 4 times the normal usage of a standard grass field.
sev.prnewswire.com /sports/20060206/3091414en-1.html   (507 words)

  
 New Wave Soccer Conditioning
These coaches will be consulted on all future program design additions to lend their expertise and insight to help best meet the strength and conditioning needs for soccer athletes of all playing levels around the World.
A soccer skills tip will be provided each month by a different Advisory Board Coach to offer a diverse, worldwide perspective on the game.
This soccer specific, on-line strength and conditioning program is the missing link for those individuals seeking to reach their maximal potential as a soccer athlete.
www.newwavesoccer.com /index.htm   (468 words)

  
 "field maintenance equipment baseball - Football - Soccer field construction, maintenance, renovation - Charlotte NC. - ...
Our people are our biggest asset, but we could not perform the work with out our specialized equipment.
We realize that to continue to provide the most innovative solutions to the challenges of athletic field construction, we must continually invest in and maintain our fleet of equipment.
Our fleet of trucks and specialized equipment allows us to mobilize a minimum of four crews armed with a blend of custom built equipment and the best commercially available machines to respond to our customers' needs in a timely and professional manner.
www.cgcfields.com /CarolinaGreenSpecialityEquipment.asp   (150 words)

  
 High School Gym, Soccer Field, Football Field
The practice soccer and football fields are behind the baseball field located across the street from the main campus at 1225 Seventh Street.
Varsity Football games are played at the "old Kempner stadium," located on the corner of 7th and Wood Streets in old Sugar Land (across the street from Sugar Land Middle School).
Girls´ Soccer games are played at the New Territory Sports Complex, 5350 New Territory Boulevard, Sugar Land (close to the intersection of the Grand Parkway-Hwy 99 and Hwy 90).
www.fbba.org /content.asp?secnum=219&pid=220   (198 words)

  
 Invesco Field is Professional Football and Soccer Field of the Year - Sports Venue Technology
At the 2006 Sports Turf Managers Association conference in Orlando, the DD GrassMaster surface at INVESCO Field in Denver, CO and Ross Kurcab CSFM were honored as the best professional football and professional soccer fields of the year.
This field can withstand the tremendous use schedule of a two to three sport venue, with concerts and all sorts of other events, and still perform fantastically for NFL football at the end of the year.
With 20 million artificial fibres injected into the field, (enough yarn to stretch one and a half times around the world), each field can handle up to three to four times the normal usage of a standard grass field.
www.sportsvenue-technology.com /contractors/surfaces/desso/press23.html   (439 words)

  
 Stanford University Cardinal | Women's Soccer | An Official Athletic Site
Three Cardinal women's soccer players were named to one of the Soccer Buzz All-America Teams as announced by the magazine yesterday.
Six members of the Cardinal women's soccer team were among the 63 players honored on one of the four Soccer Buzz All-West Region Teams.
The Stanford women's soccer team maintained its place among the dominant forces in the Pac-10 in 2006, continuing its winning ways and posting the program's most successful season since 2002.
gostanford.cstv.com /sports/w-soccer/stan-w-soccer-body.html   (332 words)

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