Soccer School G12 All Stars

Which formation looks how your team played during last season?

• I'm not sure

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Different coaches use different terms for the same thing. Which goal post is the yellow arrow pointing to?

Note that TVSA is represented by the red squares.

• near post/front door

• far post/back door

• near post/back door

• far post/front door

Which words below mean players who focus on offensive play? They stay near opposing defense and try to score.

• center backs

• forwards/wingers

• midfielders/halfbacks

• keepers/goalies

Click on the picture of the field to answer. Which letters tell which boxes you will usually find a right forward in?

• Boxes D, E, F, J, K, L

• Boxes E, F, K, L, Q, R, W, X

• Boxes K, L, Q, R

• Boxes P, Q, R, V, W, X

Players who typically help advance the ball up the field but also help support the defense are typically called what?

• center backs/sweepers

• striker/forwards/wingers

• midfielders/halfbacks

• keepers/goalies

Which boxes will a center mid (midfielder) typically play in? (Typically means usually but NOT always.)

• Boxes G, H, I, J, K, L

• Boxes C, D, I, J, O, P, U, V

• Boxes M, N, O, P, Q, R

• Boxes H, I, J, K, N, O, P, Q

What term means the same thing as center back?

• the forward who plays in the middle

• the midfielder who plays in the middle

• the defender who plays in the middle

• the goalie/keeper

Which boxes would you typically expect a right defender to play in?

• Boxes S, T, U

• Boxes M, N, O, S, T, U

• Boxes G, H, M, N, S, T

• Boxes A, B, G, H, M, N, S, T

When the ball is up by our opponent's goal (where we score), which line should defenders be closest to? (Discuss why.)

• Line F

• Line C

• Line A

• Line D

Sometimes it is okay to leave the areas of the field you are typically expected to be in.

• True

• False