P.E (The origins of Football)

This is the P.E powerpoint I made to tell the story of the origins of football.

1. The Origins Of
Football!
By: Taimaa Al-Mohanadi 8ABy: Taimaa Al-Mohanadi 8A

2. The Beginning
•Many people question the initiation of the Football revolution and the
launch of it’s legend. Virtually, every culture has their own orientation
of the football history. The starting point of football can be stumbled on
every corner of the earth’s map. Many nations such as the Chinese, the
Japanese, the Ancient Greeks, the Persians and many more played a ball
game long before prior to our era. It is predicted that the Chinese played
the “Football” games approximately further than 3000 years ago. Football
was also used in the Ancient Rome and Greek to sharpen the warrior’s
strength in preparation for battle such as increasing the potency of their
leg muscles including the Dorsal Flexors,Fumer, Fibula, the Posterior
Thigh Muscles which are the ‘Gluteus Maximus’ and many more mucles that
function the leg and it’s speed. In the south and central of America, a
game known by the name “Tlatchi” once existed.

3. Early Football in
China and Japan
Many ancient documents such as the “Chinese military
manual Zhan Guo Ce compiled between the 3rd century
and 1st century BC.” provide evidence of a game
played in ancient china that resembled the format and
the rules of football played now a days. It was named
“Cuju” which is the literal translation of “Kickball”
in chinese. The game was basically kicking a leather
ball into a bag made of silk which was fixed on
bamboo cane and set approximately 9 meters above the
ground. Between the years 206 BC–220 AD, official
rules were established for “Cuju” and variations of
the game spread to neighboring countries such as
Japan and Korea. Later on, some changes were made and
the goal post became only one, which was situated in
the middle of the field. The japanese version of
“Cuju” was known as “Kemari” and the format of the
game was slightly different to the chinese kickball
and was developed during the Asuka Period. The game
involved kicking a ball to the other players that
stood in the shape of the circle, trying to prevent
the meeting of the ball with the ground. The game
eventually lost it’s popularity before the mid-19th
century but later revived in 1903 and is now played
in japanese festivals.
Revived version of “Kemari”Revived version of “Kemari”

4. Medieval and early modern Europe
•During the middle ages, people noticed the
spectacular, sudden rise of the popularity
of Shrovetide . The Royal Shrovetide
Football Match is a competition played
annually on Shrove Tuesday and Ash
Wednesday in the town of Ashbourne in
Derbyshire, England. The game begin at 2
p.m and usually ends at 10 p.m. If a gaol
is scored before 5 p.m, the game restarts
and a new ball is realized, otherwise, the
game continues till the end of the day. In
spite of the name, the ball is rarely
kicked even though it is legal to kick,
throw, or carry. Rumors of games played in
Brittany, Normandy, and Picardy, known as
La Soule or Choule, could have been the
cause of these football games that arrived
in England. These football games were
usually referred to as “Mob Football” and
would be played by neighboring towns and
villages, each having a limited number of
players. The objective of the game was to
get the ball (a.k.a inflated pig's bladder)
to the opponent's church.
Illustration of Mob FootbalIllustration of Mob Footbal

5. The First Football Association
•It was in England where the game ‘football’ really
started taking shape. In 1836, two football associations
(association football and rugby football) split off on
their different course, which is why, the foremost
football association was instituted in England. On
October 1963, it is said that 11 london clubs from
school sent their representatives to the arranged
meeting place, which was ‘Freemason's Tavern’. The
representatives job was to establish fundamental rules
that all parties accepted to judge the matches between
them. This meeting indicated the start of the football
association. All of the rules were discussed throughly
and the matters concerning shin-kicking and carrying the
ball were arranged till a stage had been reached where
those were no longer acceptable. On 8 December 1963,
football and rugby finally split. Their separation
became totally permanent when a condition was added in
the football rules prohibiting any handling of the ball.
After 8 years, the Football Association already
obtained 50 member clubs. The first football competition
in the world was began in the same year, which was the
FA Cup that came first in the League Championship. This
international football community grew progressively, and
overcame the obstacles and setbacks it met. Over 60
nations play football as their national sport.

6. Why Football became a popular game..
•These are many reasons to why football became such a popular game. Football
matches are pressurizing, everyone wants to know the outcome of the game
including the citizens which support a playing team. It is also a very
energizing game.
Football requires skills and knowledge. To play football the skills you need
are very complicated and hard to learn such as controlling the ball between
your feet. It many seem simple, but controlling your legs and feet are harder
than controlling your arms and hands. You need to make sure that you keep the
ball close to you and make sure you don’t kick it far across the field so
that the other team playing against you don’t have a chance of obtaining the
ball. You also need some thinking skills and aiming skills because you need
to spot your team members on the field and be able to quickly comprehend the
situation you’re in and where is it best to shoot. You need aiming skills
because you don’t want to give the ball to the opposite team otherwise you
have a chance of losing. This is why football became such a popular game
because it needs skills and knowledge.
•Football also gathers people around the world in one stadium and they can get
to know each other more such as their language, culture etc.. even though its
frustrating when your team loses, you enjoy the time spent when cheering for
your team and getting to know other people from other countries.

7. Different Styles around the
world: British Teams
•Each country has their own style and techniques when playing football,
which is the main reason why football players find it hard and tough to
win when competing with other countries. First of all, lets start with
Brittan. To enter the British team, you need to have some physical
aspects, one of them being speed. Speed is very crucial to the British
team. In fact, they are known for their speed. This doesn’t mean that they
are only quick at running, but they are also quick when comprehending the
situation they are in and speedily shoot or receive the ball after they
plan. When it comes to the start of the game, the British are always fast
with their attacks, from the moment they receive the ball, they give no
chance to the other team to reply. Usually, their passes to one another
are direct and go over the enemy’s defense and into the goal. Although
this is a good aspect, and is very useful when it comes to competing, it
also causes problems and leads to ferocious fighting over 50-50 balls.
50-50 balls is basically a situation when two players from opposite teams
approach a ball (weather it is on the ground or air) and both have an
equal chance of getting it. A “first touch” is a term used when a player
makes first contact with the ball and attempts to bring it under his
control.

8. Different Styles around the
world: Italian Teams
As for Italian players, one of their main aspects is skill. Skill is
necessary for the Italian players, and you will notice that many well-
known players are in the Italian team such as; Alessandro Del Piero,
Cannavaro, Filippo Inzaghi, Paolo Maldini and many more.. You will also
notice that they are all very cautious, careful and cunning. They all want
to keep control and possession of the ball but still use their brains in
order to plan out the game; in other words, they are very clever and
cunning. If you usually watch football games with the Italian team, the
number of unpredicted angle-turns they take might infuriate you as you try
to keep your eye on the ball. As for the Italian defenders, they like to
take their own time and slow the pace down. They focus on the ball and try
their best to defend their goal post.

9. Different Styles around the
world: Latin Teams
Moving on to the Latin style, most of them are very confident with the
ball and are very talented dribblers. The Latin teams are very well known
for their possession of the ball. They are distinguished from other games
because of their possession-orientated characters. Because of their self-
confidence and talent, attempts on the goal arise as individualistic
players move the ball impulsively. Latin teams from Spain, Portugal,
Brazil and Argentina are great examples. Brazil takes a great amount of
care with their improvisational and free-flowing play.

10. Different Styles around the
world: Northern Teams
As for Northern teams, they are very fast and quick in addition to being
aggressive and organized. The game is played in a forceful manner although
most of the actions are predictable. It is known that all northern teams
have a specified shape for their defense. Each player has their own
individual role in the game and they rarely improvise anything. Germany
and Sweden are examples of Northern teams. They straightforwardly attack
the opposite team by hammering straight through the enemy’s defense.

11. Different Styles around the
world: Continental and Central
American teams
•Continental teams: This style is basically a combination both Latin and
Northern style. The team is very creative yet there is a sense of
composure and team communication. Since their positioning is very loose
and not accurate, the ball usually moves around the court in order to
accommodate.
Central American players are very crafty, and are excessive dribblers. The
ball is mostly passed around the court with short passes between the team
members. Most of the players have good one-on-one skills. They rarely make
quick runs, unless near the ball. Overall, the tempo is slow during
buildup except for the occasional and unexpected long forward ball.

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