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Used primarily by Goalkeepers:
<number> man wall - said by the keeper and indicates the number of players the keeper wants in the wall, e.g. "5 man wall" - the keeper then calls LEFT or RIGHT to line up the outside player in the wall with the near post
away – when said by the keeper, means he is going to hold his line and is not going to make a play for the ball, therefore the defenders must clear the ball away from the goal; away is the opposite of keep
help - the keeper is in trouble and needs help
home - said by the keeper and means "Play the ball back to me!" - the keeper must play the ball with his feet unless the ball was headed back to him
keep, keep or keeper, keeper - "Get out of the way! It's mine!"- keeper wants the ball - keeper must be 100% certain that he will get to the ball first before any attacker - opposite of help or away
Heard from the sidelines:
Recover – recover back behind the ball and get into defensive shape
Stay Wide - yelled to wings and outside midfielders to remind them to hold their positions and not run to the ball
The ball has no lungs - Brazilian saying meaning to pass the ball to cover ground rather than dribble or run after it - save your energy by passing
Unlucky - a phrase used by soccer coaches to tell a player that he/she was doing what they were supposed to be doing and just because the result wasn't good that they should not change what they were doing because they were doing it properly. For example, if a goalkeeper plays a corner kick properly and the opponents still score the coach might yell "unlucky" to let him know that it was not his fault
"You're either part of the steamroller or part of the pavement." Soccer is not a passive sport. Players sometimes have to make ten or twenty runs before the ball is played to them. So even if you are not involved in the play you must be involved in the action.
The preceding soccer glossary source: http://www.decatursports.com/drills/compilations.htm
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