Soccer Terminology

Upper 90- Term used for a ball that is kicked in the uppermost part of the net in the left or right corner.

Offside trap- Technique used by the defense where right before the ball is kicked for an offense player on a run, the defensive line quickly moves up to put an attacker in an offside position.
Corner Kick- A set piece for an attacking team in the offensive zone where a defender made contact with the ball forcing it out of bounds on the end line.

Indirect Kick- A set piece after a foul where the ball must touch another person for the shot to be considered a goal.

Direct Kick- A set piece after a foul that is close to the defending team’s net where the shot does not need to touch anyone in order to count as a goal.

Yellow Card- A disciplinary card where if a player is given this then the foul they committed is considered a hard foul. Two yellow cards=red card.

Red Card- A card given to a player for committing a very hard foul and means they are immediately ejected. If a player gets two yellow cards, then they are ejected.

Golden Goal- Term for an “overtime” format in soccer where the first team who scores in two 15 minute extra halves wins the match.

Silver Goal- Term for an “overtime” format in soccer where there are two 15 minute extra time halves played and if a team scores the match is not over until the extra half that the team scored in is over.