6 FOOTBALL

History. Football is the most populargame of the world. There are various assumptions
reearding the origin of football. Some people allude that Chinese used to play football in
scond and third century. Others aver that it was a famous game in Rome. But modern
football was developedinEngland. The FlFA was established in 1904. The World Cup of
Football was started in 1930, whereas football was included in Asian Games in 1951.
India got gold medal in football in 1951 Asian Games.
India also participated in Olympics in 1948 and 1956. In 1956 Olympics, India was
the first country of Asia which entered the semi-final of football. This achievement of
India was considered an apex position.

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MAIN TIP'S AT A GLANCE
Football 7. Numberof players in a team = 11+7(extra)=18 players
1. Shape of the playfield =Rectangular If 16 players (11+5)
100 to 120 yards 8. How many players may be = 3
2. The length of the playfield
3. The breadth of the playfield 50 to 100 yards substituted in one match
4. The dimensions of the playfield = Max. 110 mx 75m 9. Duration of match = 45-45 min (2 halves)
in international matches (120 yds x 80 yds) 10. Interval of match = 5or 10minutes.
= 4(1 referee, 2 linesmen,
Min. 100 mx64 m 11. Officials for match
(100 ydsx 70 yds) 1 table official)
27" to 28" 12. Heightof goalpost 2.44 m
5. Circumference of football 5 feet.
6. Weight of football 14 to 16 ounces 13. Height of corner flag8

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 LATEST GENERAL RULES
1. Now,
3players can be substituted fromextra
ne goalkeeper can move on the
playets kick
goal line at the time of pena n of
Earlier, the goalkeeper was not allowed to do until the
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penalty kick. ee
Now the
Golden Goal rule is not 1
applied. Instead of it, gV torule
,CXra time of two halves (15 minutes-15 minutes) is th the 2

e c i d e the winner if a match remains draw in normal

minutes - 45 minutes. If a match still remains draw in ex
Goalpost
time,
5. Now the Can
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18players
can
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while holding
of 16 players,
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are 16 players then 5 players act as substitutes.

FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS OF FOOTBALL

5. Trapping
1. Kicking8 (a) Sole Trap
(a) Toe kick Inside foot trap
b)
(b) Instep kick step trap
(c) Front
() Outstep kick Outside foot trapP
(d) Low kick (d)
(e) Thigh trap
e) High kick
() Shin trap
(Lofted kick (g) Chest trap
2. Ball Control
(h) Hollow Trunk Chest trap
3. Dribbling
(a) Shift position dribbling i) Head trap
b) Jaggle dribbling 6. Passing
()Feintdribbling (a) Short Passes
4. Tackling
(b) Long Passes
(a) Front Block Tackling
(c) Through Passes
(b) Side way Tackling
()BackTackling
(d) Interception Tackling
fundamentals of football is given below:
The brief description of some of the
to the teammate who is very
close. In these passes, insten
1. Short Passes. Short passes are usually given
given to the ball gently so that the teammate may collect the ball easily. To learn this fundamental, regulat practi
2. Instep Kick. For execution of instep kick, the non-striking foot should be brought alongside of the ball,slich
it. The ball should be kicked with a relaxed forward swing of the kicking leg. This is executed after taking a few-
the ball. The ball should be contacted with the inside of the kicking toot. At this time, the body should be slig-
forward position. The head should be above the ball at the time of kicking, the eyes, knee and the ball should be in
3.Outstep Kick. This kick is executed with the outside of the upper part ofthe toe.To do so, a slight wisto
right or left is required before striking the ball. Rest of the technique is the same as described in instep kick. This
is generally used in short distance passes.
4. Heading. Heading is an important skill which is used by players. To head a ball accurately, a player s
flight ofthe ball and wait for the proper time to take jump. When the ball comes near to the player he should
the air by bending his body backwards from the waist, he should strike the ball with a forward swi
into
this
and
moment his neck must remain stif to prevent the neck
injury. To learn this skill, one requires courage a
5.Dribbling. For proper dribblinga player should use light strokes of his feet to direct the bal in ades
dribbling, he may use inside or outside of his feet to control the ball. This can be done with one foot or a
another. The novice or
thebeginner should use the inside of his foot. He must tap the ball with par ake front
so, he should watch the ball and it
should not be allowed to go far away from his legs.
coordination with the movement of the ball. He should He snou
practice
done by placing some obstacles in a not use hard strokes while dribbling:
straight line.

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ERMINOLOGGY

ball, which is not under the control A3JAY

Loose
Direct fre kick. It is a free kick from which the
of
any player during the
kicker (player) game, is usually called the loose ball.
lden goal. The goal, which is made in extra time is called may score from the initial
contact.
Volley. To kick the ball before it bounces. golden goal.
eow in. The act of throwing the ball into play with both
hands and from above the
touch lines, head after it has crossed
one of the
Scissors kick. Kick made by jumpin8 raising one foot and kicking the ball with the
Loft. To kick the ball into the air is called loft. other foot.
Lob. To kick the ball high, usually into the goal mouth.
Dibble. To move the ball forward by light strokes.
Tackle. A technique used for taking the ball away from opponent players.
MPORTANT TOURNAMENTS AND VENUES
Toumaments
1. FIFA Cup (Worid Cup)
2. International Nehru Gold Cup
3. Asia Cup
4. Merdeka Cup
5. Durand Cup
6. Rovers Cup
7. I.F.A. Shield
8. Santosh Trophy (National)
9. Federation Cup
10. DCM Cup
Venues
1. Brookland, England
2. Bamvale Stadium, London
3. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
4. Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
5. Lal Bahadur Stadium, Hyderabad
6. Black Heath, London
7. Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

SPORTS AWARDS
ARJUNA AWARDEES

1979-80 Prasun Banerjee

1961 PK.Banerjee
1980-81 Mohammed Habib
1962 T.Balram
Sudhir Karmakar
1963 Subimal (Chuni) Goswami 1981-82
Shanti Malik
1964 Jarnail Singh 1983
1965 Subroto Bhattacharya
Arun Lal Ghosh 1989
Brahama Nand and S.K. Shan Balkar
1966 Yusouf Khan 1997-98
Bhaichung Bhutia
1967 Peter 1998
Bruno Cotinho
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1969 Inder Singh 2001
1970 Syed Naeemuddin 2002 LM.Vijayan
1971 Deepak Kumar M
Chander Shekhar Prasad Singh 2009
1973 Sunil Chhetri
Madan Singh Rajiv 2011
1978-79 Gurdev Singh 45

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