Soccer Compare And Contrast

Sports are a young person’s entertainment and dream. They give a person hope, excitement, and something to dream of. Two sports that have heavily influenced my life are football and soccer. Although, there are many similarities, there are also many differences between the two sports. Each sport as a season that it shines during. Soccer and football are both played during the fall. Tough sports require protection, hard work, persistence, and a competitive drive.
Every sport requires something to compete over and a way of scoring. Football has an oval shaped ball that gets thrown. Soccer has a circular ball that is not allowed to be handled by hands. Footballs get thrown, handed off, and snapped. During football each touch down counts as six points with the possibility of extra points after. A team can kick an extra point or run a two point conversion. Unlike football, soccer games require the ball to only be touched with the players’ feet unless they are the goalkeeper. Points are scored one point at a time in soccer. Both sports allow the team that scored to kick off after every scoring drive.
Some teams play six-man, eight-man, nine-man, or eleven-man. Soccer plays with eleven people on the field at a time. Football has a change of players all at one time. In most circumstances teams have defense and offense that switch on and off the field. Soccer players have offensive and defensive players on the field at the same time. Many of soccer positions require you to know how to double up as defense and offense. For example, midfielders have to be able to pass the ball or score, but they also have to be able to stop an attacking player. This makes conditioning a must because the play never