Figure 1.--This photo was taken during a beach soccer match somewhere in Britain. |
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Besides the standard sport of football/soccer, we note some specialized forms of soccer popular with boys. Indoor soccer allows boys to play soccer even during the winter. Soccer has been persued as a summer warm weather game. This of course because it was an open field game which could not be played in the Winter with snow and hard ground. The spread of soccer to tropical countries meant that it could be played year round. Seasonal weather conditions in countries at northern lattitudes, however, continue to limited soccer play in Europe and North America. One solution is indoor soccer. We know very little about indoor soccer at this time. As far as we know, uniforms are identical with outdoors soccer uniforms. Six-a-side soccer allows smaller groups to play. We notice some boys playing six-a-side soccer. We are not sure just what the purpose of six-a-side soccer. A British reader reports this for of soccer is played in Britain. We do not yet know if it is played in other countries. As far as we can tell, the uniforms are the same as in regular soccer. We also notice beach football. It does not seem as common as beach vollyball. but we do notice boys playing it.
Soccer has been persued as a summer warm weather game. This of course because it was an open field game which could not be played in the Winter with snow and hard ground. The spread of soccer to tropical countries meant that it could be played year round. Seasonal weather conditions in countries at northern lattitudes, however, continue to limited soccer play in Europe and North America. One solution is indoor soccer. We know very little about indoor soccer at this time. As far as we know, uniforms are identical with outdoors soccer uniforms.
We notice some boys playing with smaller trams. This is essentially soccer played with teams a half the size of standard teams. Five-a-side soccer seems the most common, but we also notice six-a-side soccer. The rules for both are essentially the same. We are not sure just what the purpose of six-a-side soccer. Ir allows smaller groups to play and perhaps more playing time for the participants. The basic differences from standard soccer are: a smaller pitch, smaller goals, and a shorter matches. In many ways this is ideal for children, but adults also play. Matches locations arev much more flexible meaning that they can be staged in many different sreas. Matches are played both indoors and outdoors. AstroTurf or other artificial grass pitches are built and can be enclosed within a barrier or cages. This prevents the ball from leaving the playing area and helps keeping the game flowing. Perhaps our reader will know more. A British reader reports that six-a-side soccer is popular in Britain. This also seems popular in other European couintries. As far as we can tell, the uniforms are the same as in regular soccer.
Street soccer is a type of five-a-side football played in city streets. We notice it being played in Serbia, but think it is played in
many other European countries. It is ideal for city enviriments where soccer pitches are not readily available. A Serbian reader writes, "There are street soccer tournaments organized all over Serbia. The finals are held in Belgrade each year during May. Both girls and boys play. The teams come in from all over Serbia. All the teams have a football kit. The area of play has a large net around it so the ball can't go out of the playing area. The teams seem to have a lot of fun playing the game."
We also notice beach football which is another type of half side (meaning five or six a-side teans. It does not seem as common as beach vollyball. but we do notice boys playing it. Children loved to play in the sand which provides a wondrful soccer playing surface. Players can make adversome moves knowing that they are not going to land on a hard surface. And it provides a great additional activity for groups at a neach.
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