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Attacking & Defending

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Attacking is to try and score a goal.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A defender is good at tackling.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What are attackers good at?

a)

Tackling

b)

Shooting

c)

Passing

4.

What is the main job of an attacker?

a)

To stop the other team from scoring a goal.

b)

To shoot and score goals.

c)

To pass to team mates.

5.

Midfielders can't play more attacking football.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Where should the attackers stay?

a)

Close to the other team's goal

b)

Near the defenders

c)

At home

7.

Defenders should...

a)

Run forward and try to score a goal.

b)

Stay back to protect the goal.

8.

Attackers should...

a)

Run forward to try and score a goal.

b)

Stay back to protect the goal.

9.

A soccer game has 4 phases of play, what are they?

a)

Attacking

b)

Transition to Defend

c)

Defend

d)

Transition to Attack

e)

All of the above

10.

How many players are playing during a football match?

a)

11

b)

10

11.

How long is the first half for each football match?

a)

45 minutes

b)

60 minutes

12.

How long is the break after every first half of a football match?

a)

20 minutes

b)

15 minutes

13.

Why are some matches given an extra 2 periods of 15 minutes?

a)

When the ball crossed in the touch line.

b)

If both teams scored the same number of goals.

14.

What training are they having?

a)

Dribbling

b)

Passing

c)

Shooting

d)

Free kick

15.

What is he called?

a)

Player

b)

Coach

c)

Referee

d)

President

16.

Where is Lionel Messi from?

a)

Brazil

b)

France

c)

Argentina

d)

China

17.

Where is Cristiano Ronaldo from?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugual

c)

England

d)

Germany

18.

Who is the only player that is allowed to use their hands in the field of play?

a)

Forward

b)

Defender

c)

Goalkeeper

d)

Midfielder

19.

____ is individually moving the ball from one place to another under control, maintaining possession, using the feet.

a)

Dribbling

b)

Passing

c)

Shooting

d)

Defending

20.

After how many yellow cards a player is sent off?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

Can a goalkeeper take a free kick?

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

What is football called in America?

a)

Handball

b)

American football

c)

Rugby

d)

Soccer

23.

What is a goal?

a)

of throwing the ball in from the sideline above the athletes head

b)

When the entire ball passes over the goal line; in between in the goal posts and under the cross bar.

c)

free kick taken from the corner of the field

d)

free kick taken from thecorner of the Goal Box

24.
‘Marking’ is when ...  
a)
a player stays close to a player on the other team.
b)
defends his teammate.
c)
the referee marks the distance for a wall from a free-kick.
d)
there are chalk lines on the field.
25.
Where are the goal lines
a)
They are in the centre of the pitch.
b)
They are between the goal posts.
c)
They are at both ends of the field.
d)
They are at both sides of the pitch.