Soccer Strategy
STRATEGY Attack The best attacking strategy is direct play. ... Defense The best defensive strategy is to win the ball as near to the opponents goal as possible. ... They should be able to keep the ball and their immediate opponent in view at all times HISTORY Soccer -- played in various forms since ancient times, is by far the most popular game in the world. Civilizations throughout history including the Chinese, Creeks, Romans, Persians, Egyptians and American Indians all played some form of soccer. Although soccer has been played for thousands of years, it was not until 1863 in England, in attempts to standardize the game, that modern rules were established. The following is brief highlight of origins of the sport of soccer. This brief synopsis is taken from Volume 7 of the National Soccer Hall of Fames newsletter 90 Minutes. ... Alaska and Canada The Eskimos played aqsaqtuk or soccer on ice. ... Ancient China - 2500 BC The earliest mention researchers have found of a soccer like game states that balls made of animal skin were kicked through a gap in a net stretched between poles 30 feet high.