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Football vocabulary

A TO Z GLOSSARY OF FOOTBALL AND

SOCCER TERMS

ANGLE PASSING:. angling the ball to the right or left of a player.

BACK HEADER: A player's use of his head to direct the ball

backwards

CHIP PASS: A pass lofted into the air from a player to a teammate

DRIBBLING:. A way of moving the ball along the ground by using

the feet while keeping the ball under player's control.

FLICK HEADER: A player's use of his head to deflect the ball.

GOAL LINE: The field boundary running along its width at each

end; also called the end line; runs right across the front of the goal.

HALF VOLLEY: Striking a dropping ball at the moment it hits

ground

INSTEP DRIVE: A straight shot taken with the instep of a player's

foot; usually the most powerful and accurate of shots.

LOFTED DRIVE: A powerful kick with the instep through the

bottom half of the ball.

PASS ,FLICK: A pass made by an outward rotation of the kicking

foot, contact on the ball being made with the outside of the foot.

PENALITY ARC: A circular arc whose center is the penalty spot

and extends from the top of the penalty area; designates an area

that opposing players are not allowed to enter prior to a penalty

kick