Understanding and Brief History of the Sport of Football

From historical relics, we know several https://prefootball.org/ names for football. In ancient China during the Han Dynasty, football was known as tanchu.

In Italy during Roman times it was known as haspartun, in France, which later spread to Normandy and Britain (England), it was known as choule.

In ancient Greece the term epishyros was known and in Japan the term kemari was known. On 26 October 1863 a body called the English Football Association was founded.

Then on December 8, 1863, the rules for the modern football game were born, which were compiled by this body, which underwent changes during its development.

Then, on the initiative of Julies Rimet, in 1930 the first world football championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay. The world football championship is held every four years.

On April 19 1930, the All Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) was formed in Yogyakarta with the support of all bonds/unions.

The PSSI management was first chaired by Ir. Soeratin Sosrosoegondo. Starting in 1966, a football championship at youth cadet level was held under the name Soeratin Cup.

The following are the names of football organizations:

a. FIFA (Federation of International Football Associations)

b. UEFA (Union of European Football Associations)

c. AFC (Asian Football Confederation)

d. OFC (Oceania Football Confederation)

e. CAF (Confederation of African Football)

f. CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football)

g. CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Futbol)

h. PSSI (All Indonesian Football Association)

According to FIFA, the definition of football is a game using a soccer ball with 11 players in one team. Football is played on a green grass field 90-120 meters long and 90 meters wide.

According to FIFA, the definition of football is a game using a soccer ball with 11 players in one team. Football is played on a green grass field 90-120 meters long and 90 meters wide.

The definition of football according to the KBBI is a popular sport that is played in teams. In a soccer match, two teams will play against each other and last for 2×45 minutes. Each team will be filled with eleven players, and both teams must fight to put the ball into their opponent’s goal, and try to keep their team’s goal from being conceded.

The game of soccer almost entirely uses the skills of the feet and head, except for the goalkeeper who is free to use any part of the body.

Currently, the game of football has begun to be included in the Physical Education and Sports (Penjaskes) curriculum in formal schools.

Therefore, according to a scientific article entitled Developing Fair Play Attitudes in Learning Football (2005) there are four classifications or levels in the game of football for elementary schools, namely:

Level 1, which consists of children aged 6-7 years with core capacities and basic abilities
Level 2, which consists of children aged 8-9 years with a mini soccer game arena
Level 3, which consists of children aged 10-11 years with a 7 vs 7 ball game
Level 4, which consists of children aged 12-14 years with an 8 vs 8 ball game