Soccer Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. a card given to a player in soccer when they get ejected
- 5. birth place of soccer
- 6. a piece of plastic used to guard the shins
- 12. part of the brain that makes decisions, develops abilities, etc
- 13. a game played b/w two 11-a-side teams in which both try to kick a ball into the other's goal
- 14. a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise
- 15. an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team compete
- 18. the process of helping someone to lead a normal life again after they have been ill or injured
- 19. Greatest soccer player of all time
- 20. an internal state that propels individuals to engage in goal-directed behavior
- 21. what soccer players kick the ball at to score
- 23. a card given for as a warning before a red card
- 24. the study of how the brain works
Down
- 1. a technique that is used in soccer to control the ball using the head to pass, shoot, or clear
- 2. shirt athletes wear while playing a sport
- 4. another word for sports
- 7. a person who officiates soccer games
- 8. the study of the mind of an athlete
- 9. an object that can be any shape used in most sports
- 10. a person who makes all the decisions for a sports team
- 11. the characteristic attitude of mind or way of thinking of a person or group
- 14. first to study the brain
- 16. scored the most goals in soccer history
- 17. an instance of being injured
- 22. when a player in soccer is passed the ball while behind the defensive line
- 25. soccer shoes