All About Soccer

By: Felix Bookhart-Tsai

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o you ever wonder how t he f if t h graders are so amazing at soccer? Do you need
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t o get bet t er at soccer?

Did you know that Pele's

signature move was the
bicycle kick.

The game is about t o end and Fel ix is running f uriousl y wit h t he soccer bal l .
Det ermined t o score, Fel ix makes a sharp t urn and dribbl es around a def ender. Wit h
t he side of Fel ix?s right f oot , he moves t he bal l t o his right and kicks under t he bal l
and it f l ies up int o t he air and gl ides int o t he back of t he net ! Everyone on Fel ix?s
t eam went wil d. The bel l st art ed t o ring. That was a great game but I?m pret t y sure
you want t o hear what happened in t he whol e game?

Shoot ing Wit h Carl

Passing wit h Mat eo
Mat eo is an amazing soccer pl ayer t hat is
awesome at passing. Mat eo was on Carl ?s t eam.
He was t he one who passed t he bal l t o Carl wit h
t he side of his f oot and Carl chipped t he bal l int o
t he goal . It was a amazing assist . Det ermined t o
win, Mat eo want ed t o get as many assist s as he
coul d. Mat eo t hundered up t owards t he middl e of
t he f iel d. Fel ix was running up t he l ef t wing as
al ways and t here was a def ender in bet ween
Mat eo and Fel ix. He did not wast e any t ime and
he made a jabbing mot ion under t he soccer bal l
just l ike Carl but it f l ew over t he def ender t o
Fel ix and Fel ix vol l eyed t he bal l wit h his l aces of
his l ef t f oot and t he bal l rocket ed int o t he t op
right corner of t he goal . That was anot her epic
assist f rom Mat eo.

As everyone ran ont o t he soccer f iel d, Carl was

pract ising shoot ing. Carl is amazing at shoot ing. Carl
t akes t hree st eps back, t wo st eps sideways and t hen jogs
diagonal l y t o t he bal l and kicks underneat h t he bal l and
wat ches as it f l ies up int o t he air. When t he game
st art ed, Carl was dribbl ing up t owards t he goal and
smashes t he bal l wit h t he side of his right f oot . The bal l
l aunched it sel f int o t he air. Right bef ore t he goal ie
caught t he bal l , it curved int o t he goal !
Everybody on Carl ?s t eam cheered and
Carl ran back t o his t eam. Right af t er t he
ot her t eam st art ed t o dribbl e t o Carl ?s
side. He t ook t he bal l away f rom t hem
and dribbl ed up t he f iel d again. amazing
chip shot . Right when Carl ent ered t he
goal ie box, he kicked t he bal l wit h t he
right side of his l ef t f oot and t he bal l

Dribbl ing Wit h Carl

Tackl ing Wit h Hide

Carl isn't onl y just awesome at shoot ing, He is

act ual l y al so bril l iant at dribbl ing t he bal l .
When t he ot her t eam st art ed, Joson easil y
st ol e t he bal l f rom t he def ender and passed
t he bal l t o Carl . He t apped t he bal l wit h t he inside of his right f oot and t hen
t apped t he bal l wit h t he inside of hide l ef t f oot . Carl was right behind t he
hal f way l ine bef ore t he f irst def ender at t acked him. The def ender came
charging t owards Carl . He quickl y t apped t he bal l wit h t he l ef t side of his l ef t
f oot and conf used, t he def ender l ooked around but Carl st art ed t o run up t he
l ef t wing. Al l of a sudden, anot her def ender sprint ed right in f ront of Carl ! He
t hought quickl y and t hen wit h his l ef t f oot , he dragged t he bal l back and and
t urned t o his right and wit h his right f oot , he dragged t he bal l back t owards
t he def ender. Carl l ooked t o his l ef t and saw t he def ender next t o him wit h a
conf used f ace. Carl had done a perf ect Maradona. Carl dribbl ed int o t he goal ie
box and chipped t he bal l over t he goal ie. It was anot her great chip f rom Carl .

Hide is an amazing def ender. He pl ayed wel l wit h

Joson in def ence. A st riker was running wit h t he
bal l and Hide inst ant l y ran up t owards t he st riker
and st uck his f oot out . He dragged t he bal l back and
cont rol l ed t he bal l and st art ed t o dribbl e t he bal l t owards t he
hal f way l ine, t hen Hide passed t he bal l t o Mat eo. Suddenl y, a
def ender f rom t he ot her t eam st art ed t o run t owards Mat eo! The
def ender kicked t he bal l f orward away f rom Mat eo. He passed
t he bal l t o one of t he midf iel ders. Hide was t empt ed t o get t he
bal l away f rom t he ot her t eam. Hide sprint ed t owards t he
midf iel der and bef ore he even had t ime t o pass t he bal l , Hide
had dragged t he bal l back t owards himsel f and t hen he passed
t he bal l t o Mat eo. Mat eo passed t he bal l up t o Fel ix and Fel ix

Concl usion
Def ending Wit h Joson
Joson was ext remel y el at ed because his t eam was f inal l y
winning. Joson was anot her amazing def ender on Fel ix?s
t eam and he l oves t o pl ay soccer. Joson?s t eam had just
scored anot her goal so t he ot her t eam got t o st art wit h t he
bal l . A st riker on t he ot her t eam st art ed running t owards t he
goal but Joson wasn?t going t o l et him score. Joson sprint ed t owards t he st riker but he just
dribbl ed around Joson. Al l of a sudden, t he st riker st art ed t o sprint t owards t he goal . ?Oh no!?
Joson mut t ered t o himsel f . Joson sprint ed af t er t he def ender unt il he was running right next
t o him and t hen, he st uck his f oot out and kicked t he bal l away f rom t he def ender and t he bal l
went out of bounds. It was a corner kick but Joson was happy because he had just t ackl ed a
st riker! The person t hat was t aking t he corner kick ran t owards t he bal l and passed t he bal l
l ight l y wit h t he l ef t side of his right f oot t o a st riker. Joson ran t owards t he st riker and st ood
in f ront of t he st riker so t he st riker coul dn?t get pass Joson. Suddenl y, t he st riker t ried t o pass
t he bal l t o his f riend but Joson st uck his f oot out and t he bal l bounced of f of his f oot !

Fel ix was running up t he l ef t wing as usual and

saw t hat Joson now had t he bal l . Joson dribbl ed
t owards Mat eo and passed t he bal l t o him. Mat eo
saw Fel ix and passed t he bal l t o Fel ix. Fel ix is
det ermined t o score. Fel ix makes a sharp t urn and
dribbl es around a def ender. Wit h Fel ix?s right
f oot , he moves t he bal l t o his right and kicks
under t he bal l and it f l ies up int o t he air and
gl ides int o t he back of t he net ! Everyone on Fel ix?s
t eam went wil d. Right af t er t hat , t he bel l st art ed
t o ring. ?Wow, if my t eam didn?t pass, dribbl e and
t ackl e, we woul dn't of won!? Fel ix t hought as he
wal ked inside t o eat l unch.