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Football,
Futbol, or cuju are all names for the sport that we commonly know as
soccer. The game of soccer has progressed in many different ways.
Aspects
of the game that changed:
According to FIFA, the "very earliest form of the game for which there is scientific evidence was an exercise of precisely this skillful technique dating back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC in China (the game of cuju)."
The Ball:
The soccer ball has been
almost everything. It has gone
from actual human heads, stitched up cloth, animal and human skulls to
pig or cow bladders.
I won't show an example of the human head form of the soccer ball, but here is an example of a ball from 1910.It sort of resembles a round football (American Football).
Unlike early soccer balls which were sewn up with laces, modern soccer balls are made out of synthetic leather sewn up. Here is an example of a modern ball.
(http://www.soccerballworld.com/History.htm)
Equipment:
Early equipment was all leather or
cow skin and very heavy duty.
Soccer cleats, also called soccer boots, were first created by local boot makers who formed them to a player’s foot. They looked exactly like boots, extending past the ankle to give extra support and protection. They laced all the way up and incorporated studs for better ground traction. Today we have several different brands
including Nike, Puma and
Adidas. They are made out of leather and synthetic leather.
Shin guards made an appearance in the sport of soccer in the late 1800s. They were made from large pads to protect the front of the leg. Shin guards have gone from being rather large and having ankle braces to small pads that barely protect your shins.
(http://www.athleticscholarships.net/sports-equipment-soccer-1.htm)
Rules:
The rules have also varied over the years and in most cases, drastically changed.
In different variations there were 27 players on each team. The game was very violent so after each 50-minute game, 2/3 of the players were hospitalized.
Today we play with 11 players on each
side for 45 minute halves and referees monitor the game very closely.
Also, there are throw-ins, kick-offs, corner kicks, goal kicks, drop
kicks and different positions.
(http://knowledgecontext.org/Curriculum/Projects/project_soccer.htm)
According to FIFA, the "very earliest form of the game for which there is scientific evidence was an exercise of precisely this skillful technique dating back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC in China (the game of cuju)."
The Ball:
The soccer ball has been
almost everything. It has gone
from actual human heads, stitched up cloth, animal and human skulls to
pig or cow bladders.I won't show an example of the human head form of the soccer ball, but here is an example of a ball from 1910.It sort of resembles a round football (American Football).
Unlike early soccer balls which were sewn up with laces, modern soccer balls are made out of synthetic leather sewn up. Here is an example of a modern ball.
(http://www.soccerballworld.com/History.htm)
Equipment:
Early equipment was all leather or
cow skin and very heavy duty. Soccer cleats, also called soccer boots, were first created by local boot makers who formed them to a player’s foot. They looked exactly like boots, extending past the ankle to give extra support and protection. They laced all the way up and incorporated studs for better ground traction. Today we have several different brands
including Nike, Puma and
Adidas. They are made out of leather and synthetic leather.Shin guards made an appearance in the sport of soccer in the late 1800s. They were made from large pads to protect the front of the leg. Shin guards have gone from being rather large and having ankle braces to small pads that barely protect your shins.
(http://www.athleticscholarships.net/sports-equipment-soccer-1.htm)
Rules:
The rules have also varied over the years and in most cases, drastically changed.
In different variations there were 27 players on each team. The game was very violent so after each 50-minute game, 2/3 of the players were hospitalized.
Today we play with 11 players on each
side for 45 minute halves and referees monitor the game very closely.
Also, there are throw-ins, kick-offs, corner kicks, goal kicks, drop
kicks and different positions.(http://knowledgecontext.org/Curriculum/Projects/project_soccer.htm)
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