Soccer Vocab Round 1

Which word means to get into an open area to support teammates in trouble?

• Switch

• Touch

• Support

• Volley

What vocab word means to switch the ball to the open or weaker side of the field. To switch the point of attack from a congested area to the other side.

A pass through the midfield between defenders into open space behind defenders so an attacker can run onto the ball is called a _______________.

• Through/Through Ball

• Switch

• Touch

• Unlucky

When a teammate is requesting a one-touch pass they should yell ________.

• Turn

• Touch

• Wall

• Volley

What is it called (or what should you hear yelled) when it is safe to turn with the ball up-field without an immediate challenge from an opponent.

What is the phrase used to tell soccer players that they were doing what they were supposed to be doing and just because the result wasn't good that they should not change what they were doing?

• Support

• Switch

• Touch

• Unlucky

What term describes this action: to kick the ball while it is in the air. To strike the ball without letting it bounce.

• Volley

• Wall

• Touch

• Turn

Circle the players who are making the wall. A wall is a defensive tatic where a line of 2-6 players join shoulder to shoulder in an attempt to portect their goal during a free kick. The wall is designed to reduce the open area the kicker has to shoot at.

Which term describes the give-and-go pass that is referring to the trajectory of kicking the ball against the wall while running.

• nice pass

• wall

• wall pass

• open pass

Which tems means a method in which a supporting teammate runs from behind to position ahead of the player with the ball. It is a tatic often used to move defenders and midfielder into attacking positions.

• overlap

• play on

• simple

• push up