| Most families will learn how to play soccer | | | | |
| and other sports together. The eldest | | | | There are some things that friends and family |
| children might learn what the object of | | | | members need to know before starting a game |
| soccer is through their school athletic | | | | of soccer. Most of them will already know |
| program, and then they can pass on this | | | | that they need a soccer ball which is colored |
| information to their siblings. They might | | | | black and white. Some family members in the |
| choose to tell them that the object of the | | | | past tried to use a football and it did not |
| game of soccer is to get the ball into the | | | | work out very well for them. The goals for |
| other team's goal and leave it at that. | | | | playing soccer should be soccer goals but |
| | | | families have learned to improvise over the |
| Some siblings might know a little bit about | | | | years. |
| the game of soccer and feel feisty enough to | | | | |
| add their own comments about the scoring | | | | Some family members feel that soccer can only |
| system that is used. When family and friends | | | | be played on a soccer field. If it was a |
| play soccer together, they are sure to share | | | | professional game of soccer this might be |
| the information with each other at some point | | | | true, but a soccer game can actually be |
| during the game and some might even know a | | | | played on any type of field that has enough |
| little bit about soccer before a game is ever | | | | open space. Some people have backyards that |
| mentioned. | | | | are large enough to play soccer and families |
| | | | will usually allow people to come over and |
| Some of the kids have learned to find out | | | | watch the action on the soccer field. |
| about such things before playing their | | | | |
| siblings in a game of soccer because they | | | | Most families like the idea of not having to |
| want to make sure that they have a fair | | | | leave home to play soccer. This makes it a |
| chance at winning a game or two. They make it | | | | lot easier for friends to meet and spend the |
| a point to know what they have to do to score | | | | entire afternoon playing soccer if they want |
| a point, and how many points it takes to win. | | | | to before they have to break the action to go |
| They learned that a team who delivers a ball | | | | home and eat their dinner. Some families make |
| into the opposing team's goal will earn a | | | | it a point to play soccer regularly because |
| point, and the team that gets two points | | | | it gives everyone a chance to catch up with |
| ahead of the other team wins the game. | | | | what is happening in each other's lives. |