About Football - soccer

• About.com describes How to Get Started Playing Soccer, giving a grasp of the basics of the game
• And-again.com has an extensive glossary of terms used in soccer
• Coach Cameron has an Online Soccer Dictionary
• eHow presents a detailed article attempting to explain the basics of soccer to Americans - but useful to anyone wanting t get to know the game
• First Base Sports provide their comprehensive soccer glossary
• Wikipedia Explains individual roles in depth
• Wikipedia attempts to explain common tactics and skills involved in playing football
• AllRefer.com has a basic introduction to Football

History of Football - soccer

• Expert Football has some information about the history of soccer; Association Football origins, separation of rugby, World Cup, etc
• Wikipedia has good detail and a timeline for World Soccer History

Rules of Football - soccer

• The English Football Association has a pdf download of the full, latest Rules and Regulations of Association Football, as well as previous versions in an archive
• Ask The Ref (US based) designed to provide continuously updated information about the sport of soccer to the coaching community, the officiating community, the players (at a local level) and the player's parents and fans, through a panel of recognized experts drawn from these communities.
• eTeamz message boards has a thread that discusses urban myths regarding the rules of soccer
• GC Centennial Clinic has a thorough evaluation of the Laws, with each one summarised and commented followed by FAQs for that law
• Livermore Refs reprints the article "Soccer Rules are brilliant", a very detailed look at the rules, their origins, and the development over time. Ever heard of Green Cards - allowing medical officials onto the field?
• Offside Ref gives a simple explanation of the offside rule and the offside trap with the use of diagrams
• Soccer for Parents has an easy to understand plain language version of the rules
• Wikipedia has a page dedicated to the specifications of a Football Pitch

Football - soccer Equipment

• Mom'sTeam.com has Youth Soccer - Equipment Advice
• Soccer Ball World has an article tracing the development of the soccer ball over time, plus information on the physics of flight
• Youth Soccer Equipment Guide Assistance and advice on how to select the proper soccer equipment.

The Science of Football

• Physics World has an article discussing Aerodynamics, curving the ball and why it happens
• University of Texas Sports Science and Nutrition has pdf college papers analysing the performance needs of soccer players and discussing appropriate training requirements to match these

Goalkeeping

• JB Goalkeeping An excellent site with lost of very useful advice for every goalkeeper
• Keeper Skool Dedicated to goalkeeper specific performance. It contains a lot of scientific content aimed at enhancing the performance of goalkeepers

Football - soccer Coaching

• Active.com has a channel for Soccer, mostly focusing on coaching information
• and-again.com has prepared extensive information for you to browse in full; coaching forum and glossary too
• Coaching drills From Canada Soccer in English and French
• eHow has a long series of articles regarding coaching soccer
• Professional Footballers Association provides coaching tips, to improve individual and the team's technique, game appreciation and general understanding of the principles of football
• Soccer Coach List US based mailing list for the discussion of coaching soccer; has an full archive of topics discussed available on the site, plus links of interest to coaches
• Soccer Coaching International has a forum for soccer coaches, as well as a forum for coaching discussions
• Soccer Drills, Soccer Coaching & Football Training SoccerTutor.com offers a FREE Lifetime membership product called Total Team Manager Free Edition, once registered with just first name and email address, it gives the member a newsletter, unlimited access to 70 animated soccer drills, 11 videos, all 70 drills can be printed, a session planner and some team management tools. A pro edition is available for an annual fee geared towards multi members, providing much more detailed information.
• Soccer Practice Books has a wide selection of coaching tips covering all aspects for all ages
• SoccerIQ A free online magazine for all soccer coaches, players and teachers. Does not work in Firefox, use IE.

Drills for Soccer

Please note - many of the links included in our Coaching section include useful drills. Please check that section as well.

• Mastersport Multimedia provide descriptions of many soccer skills, from basic shooting and passing skills up to advanced techniques, such as bending the ball around a wall and overhead kicks; with pictures
• Soccer Training Guide provides you with tips and advice on how to become a better soccer player, covering many techniques. Includes videos of training drills
• Justsoccerdrills Fun, tried and tested soccer games and practises suitable for all ages.
• TeachPE.com Soccer Drill Videos for coaches. A printable version is available to take to the session.

Fitness for Football - soccer

• Active.com highlights - and debunks - seven myths associated with nutrition and soccer
• Peak Performance provide articles to improve you and your team's technique, speed, strength and stamina.
• Soccer Fitness provides a lot of information about fitness for soccer players, covering general fitness, warm-ups, training programs, speed, recovery and nutrition
• Soccer Training Information provides some articles designed to help with soccer fitness
• Sport-fitness-advisor has information designed to help soccer players with the fitness levels required to play the game at it's best
• Strength Coach has some articles that are free, of general interest to all athletes. Mostly focused on speed, fitness, and injury prevention
• Run Faster and Kick Farther in just days using these powerful exercises to increase your kicking distance and running speed. Magnify your performance with speed, acceleration and quickness.

Football - soccer Science and Technical info

• Athletic Quickness provide information designed to explain the differences between training for speed and training for strength. Some content requires subscription and/or payment

Football - soccer Organisational bodies

Football's governing body is FIFA founded in Paris on 21 May 1904 - they maintain the rules of football. It has over 200 Associations around the world, managed by 6 Confederations - Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania and Europe.

Football Players Websites

Websites for individual players are always listed by their nationality. If you are looking for a information about a specific soccer player, it is also worthwhile checking the Players heading for specific countries on SportsVL.com

• Best Players Directory A worldwide directory of websites for soccer players, both official and unofficial

Football - soccer Events

• FIFA host the official site for the Women's World Cup 2011 in Germany

Football - soccer News

• FIFA media Soccer News
• 360 Soccer presents news from around the world
• ESPN Soccernet provides global coverage of the game
• Football Rumours site specialising in world transfer rumours
• Penguin Radio has suggestions on where to listen to live soccer online
• Soccer News soccer updates from Goal.com.
• The Sports Network has a channel specifically for Soccer around the world, with news, results, previews etc
• Tribal Football News feeds for football from all around the world
• Women's Soccer World Online is devoted to coverage of the Women's game worldwide
• World Soccer

Football - soccer Portals

• Soccer Lens Soccer Blog and news around the world
• Albion Road An encyclopedia of the world's football/soccer clubs - histories, emblems, colors, nicknames, trophies, stadium maps and more. Everything that makes each club unique
• Big Soccer World coverage, blog and Forum that includes fantasy soccer
• Football songs and chants Homepage the most comprehensive resource for chants that we have found
• Ole!Ole! The football fan's network. Live scores, US soccer and International football news plus football fan community blogs in multiple languages.
• Soccer Clips is a community centred around the display and upload of soccer videos
• Soccer Fans Network has news, forums, headlines etc.
• SportCloud is a Football Community with many different types of user-generated content
• Football-linX A human-edited Link Directory - offers links to 6000+ football/soccer-related websites world-wide
• FC Songs Football songs, hymns and chants from football clubs all over the world.

Football - soccer Forums

• Soccer Pulse is a worldwide soccer forum
• Football forums Claims to be the biggest and most complete football message board in the world. 'A Great place to talk about football, soccer and meet other sports fans of your favorite team.