Crab soccer
Encyclopedia
Crab soccer or crab football (British English
), is an informal sport
for two teams. Players try to kick an inflated ball
into a goal
to score points. The game can be played with a regular soccer ball, but often is played with a cage ball
.http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:UFRROucjMcsJ:www.personal.psu.edu/cdc175/Cageball%2520Activities%2520Handbook%255B1%255D.doc+%22crab+soccer%22+%22cage+ball%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us At the end of the game
, the team with more points wins. Unlike soccer
, players support themselves on their hands and feet, face up, in motions that make them look like crab
s, a method known as crabwalking. Crab soccer lends itself to play either outdoors or in a gym
nasium, and is more commonly thought of as being a sport played by child
ren than adult
s, as most online sources seem to suggest.
Like many other sports, there are various sets of rules. This sport involves kick
ing, so safety
is at the root of many rules. Like soccer, players other than the goalkeeper
must not touch the ball with their hands. No players may stand except for the goalies.
In some versions of the game, the player's posterior is supported by a small wheeled platform which they scoot around with their hands and legs.
British English
British English, or English , is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere...
), is an informal sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
for two teams. Players try to kick an inflated ball
Ball
A ball is a round, usually spherical but sometimes ovoid, object with various uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used for simpler activities, such as catch, marbles and juggling...
into a goal
Goal (sport)
Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports. It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface where scoring occurs....
to score points. The game can be played with a regular soccer ball, but often is played with a cage ball
Cage ball
A cage ball is a large, inflated ball, used in many American elementary schools physical education programs. Cage balls typically have a diameter of 48" or 60", though 72" diameter models are available, commercially...
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Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
, the team with more points wins. Unlike soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, players support themselves on their hands and feet, face up, in motions that make them look like crab
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s, a method known as crabwalking. Crab soccer lends itself to play either outdoors or in a gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium, and is more commonly thought of as being a sport played by child
Child
Biologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some vernacular definitions of a child include the fetus, as being an unborn child. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority...
ren than adult
Adult
An adult is a human being or living organism that is of relatively mature age, typically associated with sexual maturity and the attainment of reproductive age....
s, as most online sources seem to suggest.
Like many other sports, there are various sets of rules. This sport involves kick
Kick
In combat sports and hand-to-hand combat, a kick is a physical strike using the foot, leg, or knee . This type of attack is used frequently, especially in stand-up fighting...
ing, so safety
Safety
Safety is the state of being "safe" , the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be...
is at the root of many rules. Like soccer, players other than the goalkeeper
Goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, a goalkeeper is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by intercepting shots at goal...
must not touch the ball with their hands. No players may stand except for the goalies.
In some versions of the game, the player's posterior is supported by a small wheeled platform which they scoot around with their hands and legs.