Croatia

Hello,
Have you ever played soccer before if not these are some instructions on how to play and on how to score a goal. If you didn't know Croatia's national sport is Soccer ( Football ) and this week we had to pick a country out of a hat and I picked Croatia. Here are some instructions on how to play and how to score a goal.

 Equipment Needed:

• Soccer Ball
• 6 cones
• 2 soccer goals
• You need 11 players on each team
• Soccer boots
• Shin Guards
• Different uniforms to the other team

Rules on how to play:

• Each team can have a minimum of 11 players ( including 1 goalkeeper who is the only player allowed to handle the ball within the 18 yard box) and a minimum of 7 players are needed to constitute a match.
• To be on side you have to be behind the opposite team to be on side.
• The whole ball must cross the goal line for it to constitute as a goal.
• In soccer there is something called a foul which means a person has done some foal play during the game. If the player has done something really bad he could get sent off by a yellow or red card a yellow means that you have to go off for 10 minutes and a red card means that you are off for the whole game.
• If the ball goes outside of the perimeter it is then a throw in ball.

How to score a goal:

1. First you have to put the ball inline with the goal.
2. Then get a little run up before kicking the ball.
3. Third kick the ball with your strongest foot into the goal.
4. You might not get this in on your first try so keep practicing.

Have you ever played Soccer before?