Name:______________

Date:______________
Class:______________
Guided Notes: Introducing Soccer
As you follow along with the ‘Introducing the sport’ class lecture fill out each
question, diagram, matching, and fill-in-the-blank as it correlates with the
presentation slides.

How do you think the game of soccer turned into the sport it is today?

Does culture impact sport? How does your culture influence sport?

1.Although there are other prehistoric forms that are similar to

football, the ancient __________ are generally credited with
the world’s first “kicking ball” sport, the ___________.

2.Tsu chu was first invented during the ______________.

3.Tsu Chu was part of the physical education program used to

train __________ at the time.
A. Cambridge Rules
 B. Uruguay
C. International Federation of Association Football
D. Scotland
E. England

1. _____ held the very first international soccer match.

2. The formation of _____ established soccer as a professional sport in 1904.
3. _____ was the first country to adopt the modern form of soccer.
4. The _____ were the first official set of standardized rules adopted by all
school systems.
5. The first FIFA World Cup was held in _____ and was responsible for soccer
spreading worldwide.

NOW YOU TRY: CREATE A TIMELINE

Create a timeline of what you feel are the most significant dates, what occurred
on each date, and a brief sentence explaining why it was important.
True/False questions- circle the answer you think is correct.

1. Yellow cards are awarded as a caution or warning to a player.

True or False

2. A corner kick resumes play after the ball crosses the end line by the
attacking team.
True or False

3. A kickoff begins and resumes the game after a goal is scored.

True or False

4. ALL players are required to wear a jersey, shorts, shin guards, cleats and
padded gloves.
True or False

5. A goal kick occurs when an attacking player is fouled in the defending

team’s box.
True or False

NOW YOU TRY: FILL IN THE BLANK DIAGRAM

NOW YOU TRY: CREATE A SKILL FLOW CHART
After watching the videos on each of the basic soccer skills, choose one skill and
create a flow chart breaking down the individual steps to performing the skill.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Now that we’ve gone over the history of the sport and how it has developed and
transformed, in what ways is the sport used the same or differently?
• Think about how the player’s motivations for playing have changed over
the years. Enjoyment? Survival? Career?
• For the last 10-15 minutes of class, write 1-2 paragraphs below reflecting
on the material we covered in this lecture.
• Turn in at the end of class.

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