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What the offensive team does to prevent a defensive player from tackling the player with the football
when the football is dropped on the laces of your shoe to perform a kick.
The football players who catch the ball
when the football player runs with the ball
when one player holds the ball for another player, and that player takes three steps and kicks the ball.
when a player has control of the football within the end zone.
when one team loses possession of the football to the other team
The football player that starts each play
Where the quarterback stands, just behind the center.
The act of receiving a kick or punt and running toward the opponent’s goal line with the intent of scoring.
The act of giving the ball to another player.
A sport that was invented in 1869
to seize and throw down or stop an opposing player with the ball
it is found on a football, and it gives more grip to the person throwing the ball
This is the motion in which a football is supposed to spin when it is thrown
a card held up by a referee indicating that a player has been removed from a game.
the player positioned directly in front of the goal who tries to prevent shots from crossing the goalline.
The line in the middle of the field.
The boundary line that is extending from corner to corner around the field.
The rectangular area directly in front of the goal.
The line that runs along the length of each side of the field.
To use chest or thigh or feet to control the ball.
when the referee judges a violation in the rules and the opposing team gets a free kick.
A player who guards the area directly in front of their own goal.
a defensive soccer position.
A sport created on 1863
the round object that is kicked in soccer.
an international soccer competition that is held every 4 years.
the part of the goal that is attached to the poles in which the ball goes in.
when a team shoots the ball into the opposing team’s net.

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