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FOOTBALL
Equipment

The Ball
The ball must be spherical, made of leather or other suitable material, with a circumference of not more than 70 cm (28 inch) and not less than 68 cm (27 inch), not more than 450g in weight and not less than 410 g, of a pressure equal to 600-1100 gkm2 at sea level. 
The basic compulsory equipment of a player shall consist of a jersey or shirt, shorts, stockings, shin-guards and footwear.

Number of players
Each team can have a maximum of 11 players of whom one is the goalkeeper. Play cannot begin if there are less than seven players.


PLAY

Kicking
  1. Push pass
  2. Low drive
  3. High drive

Trapping

Dribbling

Faking

Tackling
  1. Shoulder tackling
  2. Block (ball) tackling

Heading

Throw-in

Goal Keeping


Reading
How to Play Football: Lokesh Thani
Teaching & Coaching Football: O.M. Prakash
Encyclopedia of Football: Dr. S.K. Lau
Football Fact & Quiz Book

Sports-Facts