Research Paper About Soccer

The clock starts counting down from forty minutes. The soccer game between the Southern Boone Eagles and Boonville Pirates has finally started. The Pirates start with the ball, and they dribble down the field past the Eagle’s offense. The Pirate’s attacker arrives at the feet of the Southern Boone’s defenders; the first defender gets beat; the second forces the ball away from the goal, and at last the third defender wins the ball and kicks it to their offense. Players and fans alike find it easy to tell which defenders are the diver, the pressurer, and the ball-winner. All types of defenders want to protect their goal, but the different strategies depend on what type of teammate they are.
The diver defender is usually the one with the least experience. They have trouble reading the game and being able to tell what may happen next. The diver will “dive in” and get beat when they are challenged. “Diving in” happens when the defender becomes off balance in effect of the attacker changing directions when he goes in for the tackle. They use the least effective strategy of …show more content…
They are hard workers, and try to do what they think is best for the team. Most of the time you see them jockey with the offender and force them to pass the ball elsewhere. Defenders jockey when they are afraid of letting the attacker run by. Instead, they slightly bend their knees and put one foot ahead of the other in order to push the attacker away from the goal. Their strategy of defending is effective enough. They know better than to just dive-in and get beat, but they choose not to tackle and win the ball. The pressurer is a quiet, unconfident person on and off the field. They are rarely talked to, and tend to stay out of the spotlight on purpose. The pressurer chooses a safe option of non-embarrassment, and instead performs the minimum requirement of defending the