Gym: Speedball Quiz

Advancing the ball

Moving the ball forward in play in the following manner: Dribbling with feet (soccer), Dribbling with hands (volleyball), Passing with hands (basketball), Kick (soccer).

Aerial ball

Ball that is played with the hands when it is in the air. May also be passed.

Conversion

When an aerial ball becomes a ground ball or vice versa.

Goalkeeper privileges

Keeper can do the following when in the penalty area: Pick up a ground ball, Bounce the ball once, Punt or drop kick the ball, Put ball in play after an opponent has scored.

Ground ball

Ball that is played with the feet when it is in contact with the ground. May be rolling, bouncing or stationary.

Kick-off

Begins the game from center field.

Throw-in

Puts an out of bounds ball back into play. Can be executed with one or two hands. Can be overhand or underhand throw. It must be touched by a player on the field before the person who took the throw-in can play it.

Drop kick

3 points. An attacker with an aerial ball converts it to the ground by dropping it. On a bounce it is kicked over the goal post.

Field goal

2 points. Kick in between the goal post from anywhere on the field.

Penalty kick

1 point. A drop kick that is awarded to the offense when a defensive player commits a violation in the penalty area. It is taken at the penalty kick mark and only the Goalie is allowed to defend it.

Touchdown

2 points. An aerial pass from an attacker who is outside the penalty area and caught by a teammate who is behind the goal line but not between the goalposts.

Delay of game

Too many players on the field.

Holding

Grabbing a player to obstruct their forward progress or to prevent them from playing a ball.

Roughing

Excessive contact with another player.

Traveling

Running while holding the ball.

Tripping

Tripping a player to jar the ball loose or to slow another player down.

Free Kick

A FREE KICK is awarded when a violation occurs on any part of the field (not in the penalty area) to the opposing team.

Players per team

There are eleven (11) players per team in a regulation speedball game. Ten (10) position players: ATTACKERS, MIDFIELDERS, AND DEFENDERS. The 11th player is THE GOAL KEEPER.