Erin Andrews 
Quick Answer The best soccer drills for beginners build four skills in order: ball mastery, passing, shooting, and small sided games. Start young players with simple footwork and dribbling, then layer in passing and finishing as they grow. The same fifteen drills work from age 5 to age 15 by changing the speed, the spacing, … Read more
Quick Answer A hat trick in soccer is when one player scores three goals in a single match. The term comes from cricket, not soccer, dating back to 1858, when a bowler who took three wickets with three straight balls was rewarded with a hat. The player who scores a hat trick traditionally gets to … Read more
Quick Answer A safety in football is a scoring play worth 2 points, awarded to the defense when the offense is tackled or commits a violation in its own end zone. After a safety, the team that gave it up also has to kick the ball back to the other side, so the defense gets … Read more
Quick Answer Soccer substitution rules depend on the level. Top professional leagues like the Premier League, MLS, and NWSL allow 5 substitutions, made in 3 windows, and a player who comes off cannot return. College, high school, and youth soccer allow unlimited substitutions, and in most of them players can come back on. So the … Read more
Quick Answer A soccer match is 90 minutes, split into two 45 minute halves with a 15 minute halftime. The clock never stops, so the referee adds stoppage time at the end of each half, which pushes most matches to about 95 to 100 minutes. Knockout games can add 30 minutes of extra time and … Read more
Quick Answer A player is offside if they are closer to the goal than both the ball and the second to last defender at the exact moment a teammate passes to them, and they are in the opponents’ half. Standing there is not enough. They have to get involved in the play. Being level with … Read more
Quick Answer A volleyball match has no clock, so length depends on the format. A best of three match usually runs 60 to 90 minutes. A best of five runs 90 to 150 minutes, often near two hours at the college level. A single set takes about 20 to 25 minutes, and beach matches are … Read more
Quick Answer Volleyball uses six players on the court, split into six roles: setter, outside hitter, opposite hitter, middle blocker, libero, and defensive specialist. The setter runs the offense, the hitters attack, the middle blocker leads the block, and the libero anchors back row defense in a different colored jersey. Players rotate clockwise, but each … Read more
Quick Answer A hail mary is a long desperation pass thrown to a crowd of receivers in the end zone, almost always on the final play of a half or a game. It is named after a prayer because it leans on luck as much as skill. It works close to 1 in 10 times, … Read more
Quick Answer An octopus in football is when the same player scores a touchdown and then the two point conversion on the same drive, putting eight points on the board by himself. The name comes from those eight points matching an octopus and its eight arms. It is unofficial, rare, and loved by fans and … Read more
