First Name: __________________________________________     Last Name: _______________________________________ Teacher:  ___________________________________________   DIRECTIONS:  Learn about soccer by clicking on the links below and find the answers to the questions. 1.  Early versions of soccer-like games were played all over the world. a) One Inuit (Eskimo) legend tells of a game that was played on ice with goals ______________ apart. b) Where was the goal for early players in Mexico and Central America?  ____________________ c) In an early Chinese game, the ball was kicked between poles _______________ high. d) In the Pacific Islands, players used pig bladders, oranges, and _________________ as balls. Find the answers at:  http://www.soccerhall.org/history/world_soccer_origins.htm 2.  What is another name for soccer?  ______________________________________________________________________ .  Why did the kings in England dislike soccer? ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ . Find the answers at: http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/soccer2005/soccerstories/index.asp?article=history 3.  Mia Hamm is the greatest female soccer player in history.  How old was she when she first played for the US Women’s National team? ______________________________ . Find the answer at: http://www.miafoundation.org/aboutmia.asp 4.  Pele is considered by some to be the greatest male player in the history of soccer.  He has 92 hat tricks.  What is a hat trick?  ______________________________________________________ .  What happened in 1967 so people in Africa could watch Pele play a soccer match? _________________________________________________________________________________  . Find the answer at:  http://www.answers.com/topic/pel 5.  What is a bicycle kick (also called a scissor kick)?  ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ . Find the answer at:  http://futebol.incubadora.fapesp.br/portal/bicicleta/indexen.html 6.  The pattern on the surface of a modern soccer ball is unique.  What shapes do you see? _________________________________ . Find the answer at:  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/colors/blackwhite.shtml 7.  Name three situations where a player can be in an off-side position and not be called for off-side?  _______________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the penalty for being off-side? _________________________________________________ . Find the answers at:  http://www.belmontsoccer.com/COACHES/laws_of_soccer_made_easy.htm