The Amazement Of Soccer
Soccer, the most popular sport worldwide. It’s an amazing sport and lots of people that play it, love it. So if you are interested in doing a new sport or want to do a sport because you're lazy then you should try soccer. It can make your legs strong and will make you more athletic than you thought you could be.
What gear you need:
First of all the easy thing to know and the main thing you need is a soccer ball, shoes, socks, and shinguards. The socks will need to be long enough to go over your shinguards and it will depend on what your school color is.
Shoes:
One thing when getting your shoes is that some shoes have different designs on them which of course you can pick what interests you, but some of the designs
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You can any kind of ball that interests you. You might want to get a ball that’s a certain brand of material. Some materials can make the ball fall apart and get torn up easier.
Shinguards:
When you get your shinguards there are different kinds. When you look at which one you want it will just depend on how it feels to you. One of the kinds are where you put it around your ankle and it goes on like a sock, you can also get the kind where you put something around your leg and it has a socket for the shinguard to go into, or you can get the kind that has a strap on the top and bottom of the shinguard and it just is strapped on your
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The first level of soccer is U6 which means that you have to be under 6 to be able to play at that level. U6 requires a size #3 ball at 11-12 ozs. U6 has 4 people on the field at a time. It is 6 minute quarters of time for them to play. The next level is U8 which needs a size #3 ball. U8 has 5 people on the field and they play 12 minute quarters. U10 is the next level and they use a size #4 ball at 11-13 ozs. They have 6 people in the field with 25 minute halves of playing time. The level after that is U12 which requires a size #4 ball as well as U10. U12 has 8 players on the field at a time and play 30 minute halves. Next is U14 which requires a size #5 ball at 14-16 ozs. which is the biggest it gets (this ball will be used from U14 and up). U14 has 11 people on the field at once (this is the biggest number of player on the field from this level all the way up to professionals) and they play 35 minute halves. The next level is U16 which also uses a size #5 ball and have 11 players on the field. U16 play’s 40 minute halves. Next level would be the highest before college which is U19. U19 uses a size #5 ball and has 11 players on the field. U19 play’s 45 minute halves, but when in high school when playing soccer you only play 40 minute halves(Rules of the
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