Football is a team sport, which has both a professional and amateur status. It is played in teams of 11 people, with one person in goal, and the others spread out on the field. It is a game which tests stamina and team spirit.
Football
What
is it?
Football is a team sport, which has both a professional and amateur status.
It is played in teams of 11 people, with one person in goal, and the others
spread out on the field. It is a game which tests stamina and team spirit.
Safety
Message
Participants should warm up properly before playing the game, and cool down
after it.
Ideas/Aims
• Have a sound knowledge of the rules of
football.
• Attain a reasonable proficiency in the
basic skills of the game, in order to participate and compete in a serious
game.
• Show knowledge of the care and maintenance
of equipment.
• Compete in appropriate club competitions.
• Show skills and an improvement in standard
of play.
• Be selected and play in a team, which has
proper fixtures.
• Develop an appreciation of tactics and
positioning play.
• Research the history of the game, and the
countries which it is played in.
Review/Assessment
Participants should show the assessor what skills they have developed while
playing football, and what tactical moves they have learnt. Participants should
know how to warm up and cool down before and after the game, in order to avoid
injury as much as possible.
Governing Body/Organisation
The Football Association, 16 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3LW
Tel: 020 7262 4542, Fax: 020 7402 0486
web site: www.the-fa.org