millions of passionate fans follow two ball
sports,one the f**orite of americans and the other the f**orite of the
world.each ** played on a large rectangular field and based on rules
that evolved in the 19th century.“soccer ** a gentleman's game played
by beasts.football ** a beastly game played by beasts,”opined henry
blaha,a boston college football player,in 1972.indeed,soccer **
merely a contact sport,one that girls and women h**e made stellar
progress in as players.football meanwhile,a coll**ion sport,becomes
at times genuinely violent.
similarities
both sports feature two opposing squads of 11.
soccer players form a single unit,while football players are assigned
to offense,defense or special teams.a regulation football field ** 100
yards long by 53 yards wide.a soccer field ** slightly larger,ranging
from 100 to 130 yards long and 50 to 100 yards wide.football fields
feature ma**ngs every 10 yards and hash marks for single yards,while
soccer fields mark out a kickoff circle,a midfield line and two penalty
areas.each sport features a playmaker,typically the quarterback in
football and the central midfielder in soccer.offside rules in each
sport require the team on offense to move down the field in rough
un**on,employing clever tactics rather than cherry-picking to elude the
defense.kickers and punters in football typically kick the ball using
the laces of their shoes,soccer style.
differences
soccer play proceeds continuously through two
45-minute halves,while football cons**ts of pauses of as long as 40
seconds between each play in the game,which lasts for four 15-minute
quarters.in soccer,only goalkeepers can legally use their hands to
touch the ball.outdoor league soccer played under the rules of fifa,
the international governing body of soccer,only permits three
substitutes per game,while football allows unlimited substitutions
during stoppages in play.tackles that are legal in american football
would constitute a foul in soccer.soccer players wear jerseys,shorts,
shinguards and cleats,while football players wear uniforms,helmets and
shoulder pads.
scoring
scoring in football requires the ball to break the
plane of the end zone for a six-point touchdown or two-point
conversion.the ball must go through the goalpost uprights for a kick to
count as an extra point or three-point field goal.in soccer,the ball
must fully cross the goal line between the goal uprights and under the
cros**ar to count as a goal.soccer fans roughly equate a one-point
soccer goal to a touchdown and extra point,such that a 4-2 soccer game
translates into the same amount of offense as a 28-14 football game.
championships
as of 2011,the 208 member nations of fifa compete
to qualify for the quadrennial world cup to determine the world
champion of all national teams.club teams compete in regional cups to
determine the best team in europe,africa,south america and other fifa
regions.the american football champion ** determined in the super bowl,
the annual february matchup of the champions of the nfc and afc,
conferences with 16 teams each.all the players in the nfl are
professionals,while world cup can include amateurs;new zealand's
undefeated team in the 2010 world cup,for example,included amateurs
and managed to tie italy's pros.
difference between a soccer ball and a volleyball
they both use the basic inflatable bladder
wrapped with a leather or synthetic material construction,stitched or
glued together.
the iconic soccer ball design ** a 32 hexagon stitched pattern.
the iconic volleyball design ** a 16 rectangle stitched pattern.
both
sports h**e seen creative pattern designs in the last decade that
break from tradition.i personally like the traditional patterns.
each sport has very specific weight and size specifications.they are both similar in size but a volleyball ** much lighter.
soccer(70cm and 450grams roughly)
volleyball(67cm and 270grams roughly)
the
materials used are quite similar,variations of leather or synthetic
materials depending on the brand/manufacturer.a soccer ball and
outdoor volleyball tend to h**e waterproof materials as opposed to
an indoor volleyball.both sports balls may h**e one or internal
layers wrapping the center bladder that provide for different shock
absorption or weight d**tribution compared to those without.
in review they are very similar in construction but the volleyball ** a little than half the weight of the soccer ball.