What are the basic rules of soccer?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football
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it's actually very simple. \n\nThe object of the game is to score the biggest number of goals in the opposing team's goalpost. \n\nThere are 11 players on each team, and a couple of referees. \n\nTake for example Team A and team B. \n\nWhen a player from team A has the ball and gets knocked down by a player from team B it's called a foul. When a foul occurs, the game is stopped and the ball is given to  team A (in this case). Depending on the part of the field in which the foul occured, team A gets to kick the ball. \n\nIf the foul occurs inside of the small rectangle near the goalpost, then it's called a penalty. And a player from team A gets to shoot at the goal with only team's B goal keeper to stop him. (by stopping him I mean, stopping the ball from going into the goal post)\n\nWhen for example a player from team A kicks the ball and it goes beyond the sidelines, then a player from team B gets possession of the ball. This player is allowed to grab the ball with his hands and throw it to a teammate.\n\nNote:\nplayers can only grab the ball with their hands when the ball goes beyond the sidelines. The goal keeper is allowed to use his hands at all times to catch the ball.\n\nThere are two halfs, each of 45 minutes. At the end of each half,  a few extra minutes of game play are given to make up for any previously lost time. Such as when an injured player has to be carried out of the field.\n\nThe referee has two cards: yellow and red. The yellow one is shown to the player who commits a very dirty foul, or to the player that argues with the referee. The red card is shown to the player who commits an extremely dirty foul, or to a player who has a yellow card and commits yet another foul.\n\nOffsides occur when a player from team A is on team B's side of the field and there's no one from team B standing between the goalkeeper and the player from team A.
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You can find the basic rules here:\nhttp://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sports/A0856862.html\n\nHere are the official rules for major league baseball:\nhttp://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/official_rules/foreword.jsp
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For a player in a 'proper' match, Law 4 of the Laws of the Game says :-\n\nThe basic compulsory equipment of a player is: \n\na jersey or shirt \nshorts - if thermal undershorts are worn, they are of the same main colour as the shorts  \nstockings\nshinguards  \nfootwear
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First of all Coach Eriksson should pay attention to the important players such as Ronaldinho , Adriano, Kaká, Robinho and Ronaldo and the sectors of the field to be neutralized.\n\nHe also should consider the weak points to apply the counter attacks and use the following tactics:\n\n-individual tactics: ( the 1×1 concept offensive defensive)\n-group tactics: (the 2×1 in a situation of 5×5)\n-team tactics: (apply the match condition from 6×5 to 11×11)\n\nBrazilians always play in these 2 kinds of line -ups:\n\nGoalkeeper + 2X4X4(defenders X wings and middle fields X center forwards/attackers) or Goalkeeper + 3X5X2.\n\nI would love to give my opinion about the line-up too, but I'm not familiar with the list of English players selected for the British National Team.\n\nBut one thing I can tell you for sure: The Brazilian National Team is definitely better and stronger than the English one for this World Cup!\n\nAnd it will be nice to see a reprise of the semifinal from 2002, when the Brazilians kicked the cute British butts out of the Final, hehehe...\n\nAs it common to say in the Football world..."The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it."
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http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/about/rules/\nTry this site.
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Featured Links\n\nDiscover Advanced Soccer Tricks And Tactics...Free! \n\nFREE Soccer Conditioning & Fitness Course at TotalSoccerFitness.com\n \n\nPassing the Test - Soccer Passing Skills\n\nHaving learned the importance of strategy, one of the most critical skills to develop in applying it—as well as the backbone of teamwork in soccer—is passing. \n\nPassing allows your team to keep possession of the ball and find holes in the opposing team’s defense.  As a team, try to keep the ball moving and spread the defense, taking advantage of open spaces. The best way to accomplish this is to play one and two touch soccer. \n\nStrike the ball with pace so that your teammate doesn't have to wait on the ball.  A firm pass is more likely to arrive at its destination.  In terms of teamwork, the player who is the intended target of your pass must go to the ball.  At the same time though, make your teammate look good by digging out a bad pass and keep possession.\n\nAs a team, train in game-like situations, with the right kind of intensity and pressure. Anybody can play keep a way when they aren't under pressure, but only the good player can do it in a crunch. \n\nYou can recreate game-like conditions by making the areas you are playing in small so that there is constant pressure on those with the ball. Then, when you are getting the right intensity, open the game up and play in a larger area.  For example, start with 8 versus 8 in the goal box and then open up into the whole half once the intensity mimics that of a game.\n\nWhen you’re not training with the team, work on technique by kicking the ball against a wall. Make sure to use both your right and left foot. Keep your ankle locked and strike through the center of the ball with pace.  Get your body behind the ball with a uniform strong sense of balance.  \n\nIn order to become a great passer, you’re also going to need to become familiar with the different kinds of passes, and the various ways in which they are used…\n \n\nPut Your Best Foot Forward\n\nThe way in which you move the ball depends on several things, such as:\n\n·         Where it’s going\n\n·         What you want it to do when it gets there\n\n·         Who’s in the way, and\n\n·         What part of the foot you use\n\nThe first three factors depend on your own strategy, but the last one depends solely on technique:\n\nInside of the foot:  This is the most useful part of the foot to use when passing the ball. It’s the part of your foot with the most surface area, thus giving you the most control and accuracy. \n\nInside edge of the foot:  This is the same as the above but with the upper portion of your foot to bend the ball. Wrap your foot around the ball so it curves into your teammate’s feet or into an area, as with a cross or shot.\n\nOutside of the foot:  This kind of pass is used when you want to bend the ball into a teammate or into an area.  Often, your body is in a position where you can't make a simple pass.  If this is the case, try to strike through the ball.  Follow through with the upper portion of the outside of your foot.  \n\nLong passes:  This is for driving the ball into a teammate..  If you are picking a player out, you don't need to follow through the ball. Instead, strike the ball sharply and stop your follow through just after hitting it.\n\nBy fine-tuning your skills as a passer, you can significantly increase your team’s chances of success. Your victory won’t be complete, however, unless you and your teammates learn to cooperate to control the ball…\n\n \n\nPassing Standards\n\nThere’s an endless variety of patterns and drills that can help your team expand and hone its passing vocabulary. These, however, are the most important passing blueprints that you should be familiar with:\n \n\nGive and Go or Wall Pass\n\nMake a pass at an angle to a teammate and he or she plays the ball back to you after you have made a run behind the defender. \n\nThe key
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Football basics.  See the below link.  Enjoy!\nhttp://www.playfootball.com/footballfacts/basics.html
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Rules of the tournament: (for the first round)\nThe ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:\na) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;\nb) goal difference in all group matches;\nc) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.\nIf two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria,their rankings will be determined as follows:\nd) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;\ne) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;\nf) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;\ng) drawing of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup
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Offsides happens when an offensive player is between the goalie and the last defensive player and in front of the ball WHEN THE BALL IS PLAYED by his teammate.  He does not have to play the ball, but has to be part of the play.  It can be rather complicated but I hope that helps you understand.\n\nThat is not the exact rule, but it can be found here:\nhttp://www.soccerhelp.com/Soccer_Tips_Dictionary_Terms_O.shtml#offside_rule\n\nand here:\nhttp://www.fifa.com/en/regulations/regulation/0,1584,3,00.html\n\nOh and the first answer is not even close to being right.
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Volleyball Basic Rules\n\nTHE SERVE\n\n( A ) Server must serve from behind the restraining line ( end line ) until after contact.\n\n( B ) Ball may be served underhand or overhand.\n\n( C ) Ball must be clearly visible to opponents before serve.\n\n( D ) Served ball may graze the net and drop to the other side for point.\n\n( E ) First game serve is determined by a volley, each subsequent game shall be served by the previous game loser.\n\n( F ) Serve must be returned by a bump only. no setting or attacking a serve.\nSCORING\n\n   1. Rally scoring will be used.\n   2. There will be a point scored on every score of the ball.\n   3. Offense will score on a defense miss or out of bounds hit.\n   4. Defense will score on an offensive miss, out of bounds hit, or serve into the net.\n   5. Game will be played to 25 pts.\n   6. Must win by 2 points.\n\nROTATION\n\n( A ) Team will rotate each time they win the serve.\n\n( B ) Players shall rotate in a clockwise manner.\n\n( C ) There shall be 4-6 players on each side.\nPLAYING THE GAME ( VOLLEY )\n\n( A ) Maximum of three hits per side.\n\n( B ) Player may not hit the ball twice in succession ( A block is not considered a hit ).\n\n( C ) Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on serve.\n\n( D ) A ball touching a boundary line is good.\n\n( E ) A legal hit is contact with the ball by a player body above and including the waist which does not allow the ball to visibly come to a rest.\n\n( F ) If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, it is considered one play and the players involved may not participate in the next play.\n\n( G ) A player must not block or attack a serve.\n\n( H ) Switching positions will be allowed only between front line players. ( After the serve only ).\nBASIC VIOLATIONS\n\n( A ) Stepping on or over the line on a serve.\n\n( B ) Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully.\n\n( C ) Hitting the ball illegally ( Carrying, Palming, Throwing, etc. ).\n\n( D ) Touches of the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play. If the ball is driven into the net with such force that it causes the net to contact an opposing player, no foul will be called, and the ball shall continue to be in play.\n\n( E ) Reaching over the net, except under these conditions:\n\n1 - When executing a follow-through.\n\n2 - When blocking a ball which is in the opponents court but is being returned ( the blocker must not contact the ball until after the opponent who is attempting to return the ball makes contact). Except to block the third play.\n\n( F ) Reaches under the net ( if it interferes with the ball or opposing player ).\n\n( G ) Failure to serve in the correct order.\n\n( H ) Blocks or spikes from a position which is clearly not behind the 10-foot line while in a back row position:-)
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There's a lot of useful information at this website:\n\nhttp://sportsvl.com/soccer/general/training.html\n\nBelieve in yourself. \nWork at it. \nNever give up. \n \nGood luck!
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What makes the offside rule especially complicated is that a player can be in an "offside position" without being offside. Two things are necessary to be "offside":\n\n1st - The player must be in an "offside position" at the moment the ball is "played" by a teammate. To be in an "offside position", a player must be on the opponent's half of the field & closer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball & the second-last defender. A player is not in an offside position if he is on his own half of the field (i.e. the half his goalkeeper is on), or even with the second-to-last defender or the last 2 defenders. (The goalkeeper is usually the last defender, or one of the last two, but he might not be; the rules just refer to the last 2 defenders & don't mention the goalkeeper). This is often difficult to call. (For example, if a player is even with the Second Last Defender & thereby in an "onside position" but runs past the Second Last Defender a split second after his teammate makes a through pass. In this example, the player is not offside because he was in an onside position at the moment the ball was played.)\n\n2nd - The player must be involved in "active play" by either:\n\n    * gaining an advantage by being in an offside position, or\n\n    * interfering with play, or\n\n    * interfering with an opponent
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Check out this website it should tell you all you need to know.\nhttp://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesAndRegulations/FIFALawsOfTheGame/Postings/2002/05/12119.htm
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Every goal in soccer is just ONE goal (one point) and for football, in Football there are touchdowns (6 points), field goals (3 points) and safeties (2 points). The matches in soccer last longer than in a football game (2 periods of 45 minutes each vs. 4 periods of 15 minutes each). \nAs you can see, there are similarities in both like the use of words like penalty, goal, both have 11 players... but there are very different between them. More information go to wikipedia...\nA funny thing is that the word "football" is applied to Rugby football (Rugby union and Rugby league), American football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football and Canadian football.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football
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ya soccer b/c it rules
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form a wall for free-kicks.  Its not allowed for penalty kicks.  Number of people will depend on position.  generally use to block flight of ball to one side of goal while goalkeeper covers other