American Reacts to Football Rules: A Beginner's Guide

Hello! I'm an American on a quest to learn more about history, geography and the universe in general. In this video I finally get around to learning the rules of soccer/football, which hopefully sets me up to understand a little more when I watch an actual game. If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe!

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[edeines]

The offside law is there to prevent a team from "cherry-picking" and hanging around the goal. It encourages dribbling and passing to break down a defense.

[charlestaylor]

The different colour allows the referee to distinguish the goalkeeper so he can spot illegal handling.

[zoroasper]

As for the goalie's colors:

a footbal pitch is very large, the ref has to be able to spot the goalkeeper at a distance so they try to make their colors as different as possible. That said many goalie's colors are often still linked in some ways to their teams, teams have a lot of colors to choose from and if we're talking about national teams then many many countries have a range of colors that represent their countries.

Like the italian team is famously light blue even if there's no blue at all in their flags and state colors

[martinpaztaboada]

the “offside” rule inhibits a striker to just stand inside the gol area waiting for passes the entire game. It is considered this would make the game unattractive . Offside rule forces the Strikers to retrete their position behind defence line if they don’t posses the ball. This forces the attack to strategically move the ball forward, making the game more attractive.

[cachouva]

Man! What these recent videos about football/soccer have made me realize is how terrible these videos explaining the game and its structures are.

[johnnash]

About how football fits into our culture, Bill Shankly summed it up well when he said-
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.”

[meganoob]

5:40 it literally is an official FIFA rule that the gk has to stand out from his teammates and the other team. This rule is in place to make the life of the ref easier

[undpqbnu]

I have lived in the States, played several sports in High School and watched some games during my time there and as I understand how Americans conceive sports, my advice to you would be to see football as a more flexible sport when it comes to strategy. American sports are built on fix plays where every player has a role, has to move in certain ways, almost like being on the right spot at the right time in order to receive the ball and move it on and the whole play depends on every player doing its part precisely. Like a clockwork. Kind of like in a military manner. Lots of rehearsed plays with code names and stuff like that. At least that's how it felt like for me. In football, although every team has a strategy there is still a lot of room for improvisation, and the mutual understanding between players is key. Nonetheless, the field is so big it is pointless to be so constrained. In general nobody calls for a "blue 42" and things like that. Let's say that the match goes with the flow. That's why it seems chaotic and pointless for the average American. I guess the more you watch it the more sense it'll make. I hope it helps.

[bloodmagiclord]

Extra time and penalties are only in knockout tournaments

[fraso]

It happens often, that a defence player attacks and scores. Sometimes even the goal keepers do so. They don't have to stick to an area by rule, it's just tactics.

[Atarigen]

One more thing about goalkeepers. They can't use there hands if his team kicks the ball back to him

[MrPaulMorris]

Unlike some sports, the 'positions' are fairly fluid (apart from the goalkeeper). It is not unknown for defenders to score and similarly forwards will move back to support the defence so 'zones' are not the rigid structure that the diagram might have suggested.

Corner kicks are especially valuable because the attacking team has control of the ball right in front of the goal. A good kick will put the ball right on the heads of the attackers so it just needs a small nod to put it in the goal. The goalkeeper is hard pressed because the attackers are right on top of him so reaction times are short.

30 minutes extra time and penalty shoot outs are only used in knock out tournaments like the World Cup where you need to have a winner for every game. In league competitions you just have the 90 minutes plus any stoppage time that the referee has added for injuries. If it's a draw then it's a draw and the teams get 1 point each.

The offside rule--which is notoriously difficult to spot accurately as a spectator because you are generally watching the player with the ball--is intended to stop attackers basically just hanging around the goal on the off chance a ball might come their way. Remember that a good kick could push the ball pretty much the length of the pitch so the defence would also be tied up watching this resident of their goal area. This would run counter to the intention of the game which is to be free flowing.

As I mentioned, keeping track of players being off-side is difficult as the attention is typically on the player with the ball. This is where the two assistant referees (formerly called linesmen) come in. One of their duties is to particularly monitor off-side players. They will often keep close to the line of the most rearward defenders putting them in a much better position to judge. Their other main role is to indicate when the ball goes out of play and which team is awarded the throw in. They carry flags to indicate infringements or who has possession when the ball goes out of play. The referee may also go over to consult with the assistant refs when, for example, his view of an incident was obstructed. Ultimately, however, the referee is the sole judge and assistants technically only offer advice.

In the video there was a fourth referee (usually just called the fourth official). These are usually only employed in higher level matches where they supervise substitutions etc. At the highest levels there may are be video assistant referees who will, if requested by the referee, review the video footage to determine, for example, whether the ball crossed the goal line when the referee was not able to see clearly. Many people dislike the video referees because it means stopping play while the referee waits for advice which breaks the flow of action.

[antoniopt]

17:08 The added 30 mins and Penalty shootout only happens if it's an elimination game and it's a tie. Regular league games will end at 90 mins regardless of the result.

[MonsoonMally]

'Keepers wear different colours so they can easily be identified as the legitimate goalkeeper by the referee. They are the only ones allowed to use their hands (and then, only in their boxed area).

[newbie]

One reason why goal keeper wear a completely different colour is because of how big the pitch is. Teams are constantly trying to find their own teammates in shorter or longer distances so not getting confused with other players is really important. And since the opponent's goalkeeper has so many advantages like the ability to use hands and better protection against fouls, identifying the opposite side goalkeeper from far away becomes an important aspect so that when doing long passes, they can avoid the goalkeeper.

[glynevans]

The small "D" or arc just outside the penalty area.. is measured 10 yards from the penalty spot where no players can enter while the kick is being taken..

[MrWillsonx]

The offside rule makes alot of sense actually, the game would be horrible without it

[adn]

to summarise all of your current and future questions on jersey colours:

there are 4 kits for each team
-home kit
-away kit
-third kit
-goalkeeper kit

when ur playing at home you always wear your home kit. when you are away from home, you still wear your home kit as long as your opponents (who are at home) home kit are not similar to your home kit. if both kits are similar and there might be a risk of confusing who is on which team, the team that is away wears the away kit instead (remember - the home team always wears the home kit). now if your away kit is still similar to their home kit, you wear the third kit.

examples: in chelsea's journey to champions league victory there were 3 kits used by outfield players. the royal blue (home), the lighter blue (away) and the blue + pink (third). and the goalkeeper wears green

"but what if all 3 kits are similar to the home teams' kit???"

then whoever designed the 3 kits should get sacked imo cus that aint supposed to happen

hope this isnt too confusing

[MaoKatz]

The off side rule, that seems to be a little unfair, is really a good rule because as the field is so, so large, an attacking player can easily slip into the opponent area without no one notice and receive a long pass, getting an unfair advantage because in a one on one situation with the goalkeeper is, most of the time, goal.
Here the skills to overpass defenders is rewarded.