Football with a Goal
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Section titled “Translated text”A game suitable for male secondary schools. On a field measuring at least 30 metres in length and width, a goal is set up in the centre, consisting of two poles driven into the ground 7 metres apart, connected at the top at a height of 2 1/* metres by a wooden crossbar (or a strap). Each team occupies a part of the field bounded by a line passing through both poles. On either side of the goal, teams are positioned, each consisting of 4—6 boys. In the first row of each team, 3—5 players stand at a distance of one and a half metres from the goal, spaced 6—10 metres apart (the “attack”); an equal distance behind them stands a player designated to pass the ball to the first row when it has gone too far back (the “reserve”). The game begins with a team chosen by lot, where one of its players places the ball directly in front of the goal at a distance of 11 metres and (with a running start) kicks it into the goal. If he scores, he goes to defend the goal (the “goalkeeper”), and his team earns a mark; if not, the opposing team attempts to score, and so on, until someone succeeds. Once a goalkeeper is in place, scoring becomes more difficult; however, there is no restriction on the distance from which the goal may be taken. The team on whose side the ball lands gains possession; the “attack” players pass it to one another with lateral movements, confusing the goalkeeper. Then, one of them, spotting an opportune moment, kicks (“shoots”) at the goal. The order of the game is overseen by a “referee,” who belongs to neither team. He ensures that only the goalkeeper may use his hands to stop, catch, or deflect the ball (and even he is allowed to take only 2 steps with the ball in hand) and that the goalkeeper does not deflect the ball if it passes by the goal onto the opponents’ field. For breaking these rules, the referee awards the ball to the opposing team. Finally, he does not award a mark or a change of goalkeeper if, in his opinion, the goalkeeper deliberately defended poorly against a shot from his own team. The team that has earned the most marks after a given time (e.g., one hour) wins.
Source scan: Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library, marked “Public Domain”. See PDF — page 138.
Metadata
Section titled “Metadata”- Type: game
- Traits: Not stated in the source
- Source: Eugeniusz Piasecki, Zabawy i gry ruchowe dzieci i młodzieży (1922)
- Printed pages: 133–134 / PDF 138–139
- Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
- Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 133
- Read the source text: zgr-090