Football Rules, Protocol & Etiquette Football Glossary Football Glossary Term Advantage Center Mark Clearance Control Corner Kick Direct Free Kick Dribbling Field or Pitch Free Kick Give-and-Go Goal Area Definition A special rule that allows play to continue after a foul if it would be disadvantageous to the team that was fouled. The circle in the middle of the field. It should be 10 yards in diameter. When a player kicks the ball out front of their own goal area. What a player tries to achieve when the ball comes to them. When the defending team kicks the ball over their own end line, the opposing team restarts the game. A free kick resulting from a foul that can be shot into the goal without having to be touched by another player. A player who is running with the ball. Football playing field. How a game is restarted when a player is fouled. A play in which a player who is faced by an opponent passes the ball to a teammate, runs around the opponent and receives the return pass. The rectangular area, 20 yards wide by 6 yards deep, in front of each goal from which all goal kicks are taken; inside this area, it is illegal for opposing players to charge a goalkeeper not holding the ball. A free kick awarded the goalie if the offense was the last to contact the ball before passing over the goal line. The line on the playing field over which the ball must pass to score a goal. What teams score. Game is divided into two, timed halves. A free kick resulting from a foul that cannot be shot directly into the goal. If the ball enters the goal without touching another player, the goal is void. Additional time added to the end of each half to compensate for the stoppage of play due to injuries, wasted time or the scoring of a goal. How a game is started. An infraction of the rules in which an offensive player does not have at least two defensemen (including the goalie) between them and the goal line when the ball is played forward by a member of the offensive team. The area marked out in front of the goal within which the goalkeeper can use his/her hands. The area marked out in front of the goal within which the goalkeeper can use their hands. The area begins and ends 18 yards to each side of the goal (from the inside of the goal post) and extends 18 yards into the field. Goal Kick Goal line Goals Halves Indirect Free Kick Injury Time Kickoff Offside Penalty Area Penalty Area 132 Special Olympics Football Coaching Guide Created: February 2004