| People all over the world like to play the | | | | There are eleven people on a team, and the |
| game of soccer, but children are usually the | | | | children know by heart that there are ten in |
| ones that play it the most. Parents usually | | | | the field and one in front of the team's |
| have no objection to even a young child | | | | goal. The children will usually refer to this |
| joining a soccer team because they feel that | | | | teammate as the goalie and perhaps by a |
| it will give them some good exercise. Most | | | | nickname or two during the game. The goalie |
| adults do not find running around a field | | | | is a very special member of the team because |
| chasing a ball interesting, however, but | | | | the goalie is the only player allowed to use |
| little children have a great amount of fun | | | | their hands, feet and parts of their body to |
| while doing it. | | | | make contact with a ball during a soccer |
| | | | game. |
| Most of the adults at a soccer game like to | | | | |
| watch their children as they play the game. | | | | The children will also learn that everyone |
| They like knowing that their child has | | | | else on the team can hit the ball but they |
| learned how to play because they have | | | | must only use their feet to hit. They also |
| demonstrated that they know the object of the | | | | learn rather quickly that they can control |
| game. With each goal that is scored, the | | | | the ball with their feet just as easily as |
| children have shown that they know how to get | | | | they could if they could use their hands, but |
| the ball past the goalie and into the net of | | | | that perfecting that control will require |
| the opposing team. | | | | hours of practice on the playing field or |
| | | | anywhere else that they like. They know also |
| The children will also know all about the | | | | that they can cause a foul if they forget and |
| scoring system that is used to play soccer. | | | | use their hands during a game. |
| Every goal scores a point and whenever a | | | | |
| teams gets two points ahead of the opposing | | | | Small children and teenagers like to play |
| team, then the winner of the game will be | | | | this game because they think it is a lot of |
| announced. They might already know who the | | | | fun. They like the excitement that comes with |
| winner is by the amount of yelling and | | | | playing this sport and the times after the |
| screaming that is being done by that team and | | | | game when all of their teammates get together |
| the spectators that are their fans. | | | | and relax a while over burgers and drinks and |
| | | | a game of football or some other sport. Great |
| Children learn to play soccer by learning | | | | friendships are formed when children play |
| about the number of players are on the teams. | | | | soccer and parents like that most of all. |