WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT AT OLIMPIC GAMES (2016)

The women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 19 August 2016. It was the 6th edition of the women's Olympic football tournament. Together with the men's competition, the 2016 Summer Olympics football tournament was held in six cities in Brazil, including Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro, which hosted the final at the Maracanã Stadium. There were no player age restrictions for teams participating in the women's competition.

In March 2016, it was agreed that the competition would be part of IFAB's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time. Title holders and 2012 Summer Olympics gold Olympic medalists the United States, were eliminated in a loss against Sweden in a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals. This marked the first time that the United States has not progressed to the semi-finals in a major international tournament.

Germany won their first gold medal by defeating Sweden 2–1 in the final. Canada won bronze after beating host Brazil with the same scoreline in the bronze medal game.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	Germany	6	4	1	1	14	6	+8	13	Gold Medal
	Sweden	6	1	3	2	4	8	−4	6	Silver Medal
	Canada	6	5	0	1	10	5	+5	15	Bronze Medal
4	Brazil (H)	6	2	3	1	9	3	+6	9	Fourth place
5	United States	4	2	2	0	6	3	+3	8	Eliminated in quarter-finals
6	France	4	2	0	2	7	2	+5	6
7	Australia	4	1	2	1	8	5	+3	5
8	China PR	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2	4
9	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3	Eliminated in group stage
10	South Africa	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1
11	Colombia	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1
12	Zimbabwe	3	0	0	3	3	15	−12	0

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EQUIPMENT OF FEMALE FOOTBALL

FOR A PLAYER:

This is the main equipment for playing football.

FOR A REFEREE:

To be a referee you need more thing that the player.

FOR A COACH:

The coach can wear whatever he/che wants because he/she isn't going to move but he/ she have to had some material to practise with their players before the play. Here we have a photo of some meterials:

RULES OF FOOTBALL

BASICS RULES:

Here are some basic rules for the sport of Football, also known as soccer in many parts of the world, which is undoubtedly the world's most popular sport.

• A football match is played by two teams, with each allowed no more than 11 players on the field at any one time, one of whom is a goalkeeper.

• A match is played in two 45 minute halves.

• The game begins with the toss of a coin, and the winning captain decides which goal to defend or to take the first kick off.

• All players must use their feet head or chest to play the ball. Only the goalkeeper is allowed to use their hands, and only within their designated goal area.

• The aim of the game is to score a goal, which is achieved by kicking or heading the ball into the opposition team's goal.

• If the ball touches or crosses the side line, it is thrown back in by the team that was not the last to touch the ball.

• The game is controlled by a central referee, and two linesmen. They award free kicks and penalties when rules are broken. For continual breaking of rules or for a bad foul, the player may be sent off.

SOME AUXILIARY RULES:

•  GAME SURFACE. It may be land, natural or artificial grass.

• DIMENSIONS. The playing field shall be a rectangle of one length maximum of 68 meters and a minimum of 45 meters, and of a width not greater than 45 meters and not less than 30 meters.

• LAND MARKING. The pitch will be marked with lines.These lines will belong to the zones that they demarcate. The two lines of longer marking are called band lines. The two shorter ones are they call goal lines. The field of play shall be divided into two halves by a midline. The midfield will be marked with a dot in half of the imaginary midline. The goal lines will have the same width as goal posts, maximum 12 cm. The rest of the lines will have a width not exceeding 5 cm. At each corner of the field a flag will be placed, whose flagpole, which it will be pointed, it will have a height of 1.50 meters, at least.

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UNDERSTAND STRATEGIES OF SOCCER (STEPS)

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   Pay attention to the diagonal runs behind the defense. A center forward making an angled run just behind another defender, say a 10 yard (9.1 m) sprint, at just the right moment, could be getting ready to receive the ball. Is the opposition playing zone-defense and passing the offensive player to another defender? Is the player making the pass under pressure?
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   Look for how a third man running opens up the game. A midfielder and forward might exchange a few passes on the side and then a defender (a third player) will break towards the goal from behind to receive the ball – almost out of nowhere.
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   Watch how quick give-and-goes, both static and moving, open up the defense. A player can play a wall-pass (a give and go) just to get more time on the ball if he’s being closed down (static), or can play the ball and then sprint into the space to receive the ball. Keeping the ball moving relieves pressure and opens up space. Quick passes (the ball moves much faster than anyone else) breaks down a defense.
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   Discover how switching the field of play gives players more time and space. Two or three passes on one side of the field and suddenly there’s no space, the defense has closed the offensive team down, and that’s when they look for a long switch to the defender or midfielder on the other side. In soccer terms it's called, ‘short short long’ or 'switching play' – a few short passes and then a long pass. At times, this switch, when done cleverly, can surprise the other team, who is preoccupied on one side, and results in a chance for a goal or a cross.
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   Learn how counter attacks can lead to goal scoring opportunities. A team may just hunker down and pack their players into their goal box and leave one player up high, waiting to break down the field when they win possession.
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   Come to embrace the long ball in soccer. Don’t knock the long ball. Watch how a team might pick out their forward with a long ball. The forward will control the ball and enable the rest of his team to move up the field. Or, one long pass can lead to a perfect lay off or flick to an on rushing player for a goal.
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   Observe how 'overlaps' create opportunities for crosses. A wide defender might make a run around the outside midfielder, who has cut inside, and join the attack. An effective cross creates a goal scoring chance.
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   Watch how a 'take over' (when players interchange positions) opens up space or a time and a window of space for a shot or pass. One player might dribble right at another player and exchange the ball, the other player screening the defender for a moment.
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   Savor the blind pass. Look for a subtle back heel to an unseen player, looking in one direction but playing the ball the other, dribbling to the right but serving a long diagonal pass to the left side (you know that player is there). Watch for that one more pass that almost doesn't seem necessary but results in a tap in goal.
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    Enjoy the most exciting play in soccer, when someone takes on another player on the dribble. Watch how they change pace once they’ve made a move. It could be a cut, a feint, or a step-over. Sometimes it's a fake shot, a subtle shoulder dip and then a burst of speed.

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FEMALE FREESTYLE FOOTBALL

Freestyle football, also known as freestyle soccer in North America, is the art of self-expression with a football, while performing various tricks with any part of the body. Similar in style to keepie uppie, kemari and the ball discipline of rhythmic gymnastics, it has become a widespread sport across the world and is practiced by many people. The official governing body for this sport is known as Freestyle Football Federation.



Freestyle football involves competitors doing a short performance of their skills, either three 30-second performances or a single minute-long performance depending on the stage of competition and the competition's structure. Judges evaluate competitors on six criteria: difficulty, originality, all round skills, trick execution, mistakes, and variety. Players are not allowed to touch the ball with the hands or arms (e.g. acts which would be penalised as the handball offence in association football), such touches are considered mistakes by the judges.

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