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SOCCER TERMS

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• CENTER: A pass from a player located near the sideline towards the middle of the
field; used to get the ball closer the front the goal; also called a cross.
• CHARGE: To run into an opponent; legal if done from the front or side of the ball
carrier; illegal against a player without the ball or from behind.
• CHIP PASS: A pass lofted into the air from a player to a teammate; used primaly
to evade a defender by kicking the ball over his head.

• CHIP SHOT: A kick lofted into the air to try to sail the ball over the goalkeeper’s
head and still make it under the crossbar into the goal.
• CLEAR: To kick the ball away from one’s goal.
• CORNER KICK: A type of restart where the ball is kicked from the corner arc in an
attempt to score; awarded to an attacking team when the ball
crosses the goal line last touched by the defending team.

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