Детям о футболе: Презентация об истории футбола для детей.

Чем полезен футбол для детей? Каким детям он подходит, а каким нет?

Шахматы для детей: спорт или настольная игра?

Маленький непоседа первый раз удачно пнул мяч ногой, а радостный папа уже пророчит ему будущее великого футболиста? Или вы еще в положении, а заботливый муж уже выбирает крошечные футбольные бутсы? Почти каждый папа мечтает, чтобы его сынишка стал вторым Лео Месси, или хотя бы Игорем Акинфеевым. Чем же так привлекает этот спорт родителей? Почему они так часто выбирают его для своих малышей, и какие качества развивает футбол у маленьких спортсменов?

Чем привлекает футбол…родителей?

Когда малышу исполнится года три — четыре, родители невольно задумаются о том, каким видом спорта занять любимого кроху. И если речь идет о мальчишках, то выбор нередко падает именно на футбол. Футбол – игра «модная», если так можно выразиться, и этой моде нередко поддаются мамы и папы.

Детский футбол сегодня – игра не просто популярная, но и довольно престижная, именитые футболисты могут спокойно претендовать на звание богатейших людей мира. Это еще одна причина, почему родителей так привлекает этот вид спорта.

Давайте признаемся себе честно, только один из тысячи станет настоящим героем футбола. Реальные шансы на карьеру футболиста имеют ребята только в крупных городах, в провинции зачастую даже нет нормальных условий для тренировок. Это не значит, что стоит отказываться от футбола, просто не надо строить иллюзий. Это хороший вид спорта для вашего малыша, и не более.

Каким детям подходит футбол?

Активным! Настоящим непоседам и маленьким ураганчикам, за которыми мама с папой не могут угнаться на прогулке. Если ваш ребенок ни минуты не сидит на месте и довольно вынослив, то футбол – то, что ему надо. Если вы решили отдать сынишку в футбольную секцию, то ему придётся пройти некий отбор. Тренер обратит внимание на такие качества ребенка:

• Это вид спорта, где важна скорость и спортивная резкость. Если малыш медлителен, как плюшевый мишка, то ему стоит подобрать другое занятие.
• Ловкость – то качество, которое развить невозможно, оно дается с рождения. Мал да удал – говорят про таких малышей, они успевают быть в двух местах одновременно.
• Важна конституция ребенка. Даже дети могут иметь атлетическое телосложение, и именно они созданы для футбола. Это не самая лучшая игра для сброса веса, пухленьким ребятам будет тяжело угнаться за сверстниками.
• Точность движений, а также их скоординированность – это также важно для маленького футболиста.

Каким характером должен обладать малыш? Ответить просто: считаться с мнением окружающих, это командная игра. Экстраверту — эмоциональному, открытому и импульсивному крохе будет легче найти свое место на поле и в команде.

Какие качества развивает футбол у маленьких спортсменов?

Футбол близок вам и вы уже решили, что малыш будет заниматься им с ранних лет. Но не спешите! Тренеры и педагоги уверены, что раньше пяти лет ребенку на тренировках делать нечего. И тому есть несколько причин:

• Кроха просто не поймет правил игры
• Не сможет освоить даже элементарные навыки
• Есть риск травм, а в таком раннем возрасте они ни к чему.

Если сыну три года, и он уже отлично владеет мячом, пусть совершенствуется в игре с папой, гоняет мяч с друзьями.

Футбол, как вид спорта для ребенка, имеет преимущества:

• Ребенок станет физически развитым, причем очень быстро, укрепятся не только кости, но и мышечная ткань.
• Тренировки включают разнообразные упражнения, работают все группы мышц, оказывается комплексная физическая нагрузка.
• Команда даст ребенку возможность почувствовать себя личностью, пусть и маленькой. Малыш самостоятельно будет выстраивать отношения с соперниками и товарищами по команде, он адаптируется в обществе.
• Этот вид спорта положительно скажется и на психологическом развитии ребенка, он научится думать, рассчитывать каждый свой шаг, оценивать действия других игроков, планировать. Малыш научится бороться, будет понимать, что такое цель. Футбол — отличный способ выработать силу воли.
• Ребенок станет успешным только когда будет трудолюбивым, навыки владения мячом отрабатываются много-много раз, без трудолюбия у малыша ничего не получится.
• Еще одно преимущество данного вида спорта – он не сезонный, как, например, горные лыжи. Юный спортсмен сможет заниматься целый год, а летом будет ездить в спортивные лагеря. Удивительно, но именно во время летних сборов именитые тренера нередко замечают юных «звездочек» футбола.

Почему не стоит отдавать малыша на футбол?

• Футбол, в отличие, например, от плавания, более травмоопасный вид спорта, особенно для самых маленьких спортсменов, которые только учатся владеть своим телом.
• Тренировки зачастую очень изматывают, и не только физически, но и морально. Если крохе тяжело, то стоит выбрать более спокойный вид спорта.
• Определённые успехи в футболе приведут к частым соревнованиям и сборам, а это не лучшим образом скажется на успеваемости.

Куда отдать малыша на футбол?

Итак, если крохе уже исполнилось пять лет, то можно искать первое место для занятий футболом. Это может быть ближайшая к дому секция в государственном ДЮСШ, футбольный школьный клуб или коммерческая спортивная школа. Выбрать среди всех предложений не так-то просто, в хороших государственных секциях немаленький конкурс, до десяти детишек на одно место. И даже если ваш ребенок получил заветное бесплатное место, траты родителей на малыша все равно увеличатся, часть расходов школы придется взять на себя. А потому многие мамы и папы сразу выбирают частные платные школы, требования к поступающим там не такие жесткие.

И напоследок несколько советов, о которых стоит помнить родителям, чей сын занимается футболом:

• Тренер должен быть не просто «добрым», а профессионалом своего дела, грамотным спортсменом и педагогом.
• В спортивной школе должны быть созданы все условия для безопасных занятий.
• За маленькими спортсменами должны следить медики, при травмах они смогут оказать незамедлительную помощь.

Если вашего сына можно назвать сообразительным и общительным непоседой, смело отдавайте его на футбол. Первые видимые результаты будут к 7–8 годам, а все что ранее — это лишь тренировка перед «большим» спортом.

Трус не играет в хоккей: подойдет ли ребенку этот вид спорта?

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In the earlier days, the peasants would play almost all their sports on foot while those of a higher social status played their sport on horseback. As a result, the games that were played on foot were referred to as football. 90010 90011 90008 90009 In some of the earliest versions of football, the players had to pick up the ball in their hands and run towards the goal area to strike a goal.90010 90011 90008 90009 Some of the earliest forms of the game of football that were played in England were played between neighboring villages and towns. The players often used an animal bladder instead of a proper ball. The animal bladder was first inflated, and players had to move the ‘ball’ to one particular area that used to be decided in advance. For instance, the players would be required to move the ball to the village green of the opponent team or the church of the opponent team. There were barely any rules in place, and any number of players could join in the game, as a result of which it often became very difficult to follow any rules or proper way of playing.Such games soon came to be known as ‘mob football.’ 90010 90011 90008 90009 The public schools of Britain helped to turn the game of football from ‘mob football’ to regular football. 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It was for the second Bangkok League Seven-a-Side competition in which more than 35,000 players took part.90010 90011 90002 90025 [Read: How To Motivate Your Child In Sports] 90026 90003 90008 90009 The highest number of goals ever scored by one player in a single football match was 16 in the year одна тисяча дев’ятсот сорок два in December. 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Наступні90010 90011 90008 90009 Twenty years after Mario Zagallo created history in the world of professional football, Franz Beckenbauer from Germany became the second professional football player in the history of the sport who won the title both as a player and as a coach. First, he helped Germany reach victory as a player in the year 1974, and 16 years later, he won the title as a coach in the year 1990. These were some of the fun and interesting football information for kids to know. 90010 90011 90006 3.More Fun Football Facts For Kids: 90007 90008 90009 During the Football World Cup matches, more than one billion fans watch the game on television. 90010 90011 90008 90009 Neil Armstrong, the first ever human being to walk on the moon, wanted to carry a football all the way to the moon with him. 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An entire football team was wiped off as all 11 members of the same team died whereas the members of the other team were not touched by the lightning strike. The match was being played between the villages of nearby Basangana and BenaTshadi. 90010 90011 90008 90009 In the year 2011, it cost more than 30 million US dollars to advertise a 30 second commercial during the Super Bowl.90010 90011 90002 So here were some of the most interesting and fun facts about football for kids that he will surely love to know about. 90003 90002 Moms, if you or your kid knows of any more interesting facts about football, do share it here so that more moms and kids can also know of the same. 90003 90002 Key: 1. B 2. C 3. D 90003 90298 Recommended Articles: 90299 Was this information helpful? .90000 Football Facts for Kids 90001 Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi 90002 90003 Football 90004 is a sport. The most popular type of football is Association football, which is also named «soccer». Although Football is old it is the most popular sport in the world. Football can also mean American football (gridiron), rugby union, rugby league, Australian Rules Football, Gaelic football or Canadian football. 90005 90002 The name 90007 football 90008 comes from the two words «foot» and «ball».It is named football because the players of the game walk and run (on foot) while playing, as opposed to polo and other games played on horseback. The ball is often kicked with the foot, but depending on the game, it can also be hit using other parts of the body (in association football) and handling the ball is a part of many other football variants. 90005 90002 The game started in Medieval England, but not the modern versions. Some elements of football have been seen in a wide variety of countries dating back to the second and third century in China.The modern games of both rugby football and association football are in the 19th century England. 90005 90002 In football, the ball is almost always shaped like a sphere or an ellipsoide. 90005 90002 Types of football include: 90005 90016 Images for kids 90017 90018 90019 90020 90019 90022 90002 A painting depicting Emperor Taizu of Song playing 90007 cuju 90008 (i.e. Chinese football) with his prime minister Zhao Pu (趙普) and other ministers, by the Yuan dynasty artist Qian Xuan (1235-1305) 90005 90020 90019 90029 90002 An illustration of so-called «mob football» 90005 90020 90019 90034 90020 90019 90037 90002 An illustration of the 90007 Calcio Fiorentino 90008 field and starting positions, from a 1688 book by Pietro di Lorenzo Bini.90005 90020 90019 90044 90002 Tom Wills, widely regarded as the father of Australian football 90005 90020 90019 90049 90002 Wood engraving of an Australian rules football match at the Richmond Paddock, Melbourne, 1866 90005 90020 90019 90054 90020 90019 90020 90019 90059 90002 Rutgers College Football Team, 1882 90005 90020 90019 90064 90002 The All-Ireland Football Final in Croke Park, 2004. 90005 90020 90019 90020 90019 90020 90019 90002 An indoor soccer game at an open-air venue in Mexico.The referee has just awarded the red team a free kick. 90005 90020 90019 90002 Street football, Venice (1960) 90005 90020 90019 90020 90019 90083 90002 Harrow football players after a game at Harrow School (circa 2005). 90005 90020 90019 90088 90002 A Song Dynasty painting by Su Hanchen (c. 1130-1160), depicting Chinese children playing 90007 cuju 90008. 90005 90020 90019 90020 90019 90097 90002 A revived version of 90007 kemari 90008 being played at the Tanzan Shrine, Japan.90005 90020 90019 90104 90002 A group of aborigines playing football in Guiana. 90005 90020 90108.90000 Why Do Soccer Players Walk Out With Kids? 90001 90002 We see them before seemingly every match on television. They walk out, hold hands with the players and look absolutely adorable. They are kids, but those in the know call them mascots. But what purpose do they serve? Do the players know the kids before they become mascots? Is there anything in it for the kids besides holding hands with a professional athlete? Quite simply, why do soccer players walk out with kids in the first place? 90003 90002 Well to begin with, those children — mascots — have not always walked down the tunnel or whatever pre-game passage way leads the players onto the pitch.You only have to look at footage from the 1990 World Cup Final or the 1994 FA Cup Final so see that kids have not always held hands with the big boys before they go to work. The earliest I could find children present during teams ‘pre-game walk-outs was during the 1999 FA Cup Final when two boys walked with Manchester United and Newcastle, one for each team. It was not until I found footage from the 2000 European Championships a year later that I saw a full squadron of children present, one for each player.90003 90002 This emergence of child mascots during team’s processions onto the field before a match around the turn of the millennium aligns with an announcement from FIFA, but only slightly. The announcement — made in 2001 just before the final draw for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and a year after the 2000 Euros — states that FIFA will be partnering with UNICEF in the name of a «Say Yes for Children» Campaign. The campaign was meant to «improve and protect children’s lives» around the world and show «football making a difference for children.»The most visible way the campaign was promoted was by having children» lead the players on to the field wearing FIFA / UNICEF «Say Yes» t-shirts «before every World Cup 2002 match. 90003 90002 90002 90003 90003 90002 Today, child mascots appear at the hip of players, holding hands, before every top men’s European league match, Champions League match, and senior level international match. These teams and events are not necessarily bound by FIFA’s partnership with UNICEF, so it seems that there are further reasons why the practice has become so wide spread, beyond simply raising awareness for a UNICEF Campaign.90003 90002 So, again, why do soccer players walk out with kids? 90003 90002 Well, there are a lot of reasons, and depending on who you talk to they can very from, «It’s to protect the players. Fans are less likely to throw things at the players if there are children right next to them, «to,» the clubs make money off of it. » While it is probably impossible to find out if child escorts actually are glorified deterrents, it is true that clubs can make money off of mascots by charging families to have their kids be one.90003 90002 Most importantly, the overarching utility of child mascots lies in public relations. It just looks good to have your team walk out with the innocence and purity of children right next to them (although, the kids are not always so innocent). Teams often select children from local schools or clubs, or champions of local youth tournaments and leagues. They will take a page out of the Make a Wish Foundation’s book and select a sick, handicapped, or underprivileged kid and let them meet the players do various other things in addition to the normal walk out.They might not even select kids, players ‘mothers have been known to walk out with teams on Mother’s Day. Having escorts allows the teams to set an example, showcase values, and portray themselves as the role models society prefers them to be. 90003 90020 90002 Sao Paulo walked out with dogs once to raise adress of the plight of stray dogs. Photo: @footynions 90003 90002 McDonald’s sent 1,408 children to the World Cup in Brazil for the purpose of being mascots and to perform various other soccer and World Cup related activities.McDonalds did that because it wanted the world to be exposed to and like its brand, and if that meant making some dreams come true along the way, then so be it. 90003 90002 So, why do soccer players walk out with kids? Well, because they are adorable, make the players look like role models, make the team seem like it has good values, occasionally help charities, bring in a little bit of money, and in general make everyone feel good about the game of soccer. 90003 90002 Not a bad return, if I do say so myself … and I do.These are all things I say myself. 90003 .90000 football | History, Rules, & Significant Players 90001 90002 90003 Football 90004, also called 90003 association football 90004 or 90003 soccer 90004, game in which two teams of 11 players, using any part of their bodies except their hands and arms, try to maneuver the ball into the opposing team’s goal. Only the goalkeeper is permitted to handle the ball and may do so only within the penalty area surrounding the goal. The team that scores more goals wins. 90009 90003 Ballack, Michael 90004 Chelsea’s Michael Ballack (right) attempting a bicycle kick during a Premier League football match against Hull City, August 15 2009.90012 Ian Kington-AFP / Getty Images 90013 90002 Britannica Quiz 90009 90002 «Football» Means «Soccer» in This Quiz 90009 90002 In 1970, which football team won its third World Cup championship and thus claimed permanent ownership of the Jules Rimet Trophy? 90009 90002 Football is the world’s most popular ball game in numbers of participants and spectators.Simple in its principal rules and essential equipment, the sport can be played almost anywhere, from official football playing fields (pitches) to gymnasiums, streets, school playgrounds, parks, or beaches. Football’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), estimated that at the turn of the 21st century there were approximately 250 million football players and over 1.3 billion people «interested» in football; in 2010 a combined television audience of more than 26 billion watched football’s premier tournament, the quadrennial month-long World Cup finals.90009 90003 Torres, Carlos Alberto 90004 Captain Carlos Alberto Torres holding the Jules Rimet trophy aloft after Brazil’s triumph at the 1 970 World Cup. 90012 AP 90013 90002 For a history of the origins of football sport, 90027 see 90028 football. 90009 90030 History 90031 90030 The early years 90031 90002 Modern football originated in Britain in the 19th century. Since before medieval times, «folk football» games had been played in towns and villages according to local customs and with a minimum of rules.Industrialization and urbanization, which reduced the amount of leisure time and space available to the working class, combined with a history of legal prohibitions against particularly violent and destructive forms of folk football to undermine the game’s status from the early 19th century onward. However, football was taken up as a winter game between residence houses at public (independent) schools such as Winchester, Charterhouse, and Eton. Each school had its own rules; some allowed limited handling of the ball and others did not.The variance in rules made it difficult for public schoolboys entering university to continue playing except with former schoolmates. As early as 1843 an attempt to standardize and codify the rules of play was made at the University of Cambridge, whose students joined most public schools in тисячу вісімсот сорок вісім in adopting these «Cambridge rules,» which were further spread by Cambridge graduates who formed football clubs. In тисячі вісімсот шістьдесят три a series of meetings involving clubs from metropolitan London and surrounding counties produced the printed rules of football, which prohibited the carrying of the ball.Thus, the «handling» game of rugby remained outside the newly formed Football Association (FA). Indeed, by 1870 all handling of the ball except by the goalkeeper was prohibited by the FA. 90009 Get exclusive access to content from our тисяча сімсот шістьдесят вісім First Edition with your subscription. Subscribe today 90002 The new rules were not universally accepted in Britain, however; many clubs retained their own rules, especially in and around Sheffield. Although this northern English city was the home of the first provincial club to join the FA, in 1867 it also gave birth to the Sheffield Football Association, the forerunner of later county associations.Sheffield and London clubs played two matches against each other in 1866, and a year later a match pitting a club from Middlesex against one from Kent and Surrey was played under the revised rules. In тисячу вісімсот сімдесят один 15 FA clubs accepted an invitation to enter a cup competition and to contribute to the purchase of a trophy. By тисяча вісімсот сімдесят сім the associations of Great Britain had agreed upon a uniform code, 43 clubs were in competition, and the London clubs ‘initial dominance had diminished. 90009 .