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'''Crab soccer''' ([[List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom#S|American English]] and [[Australian English]]), or '''crab football''' ([[British English]]), is an informal [[sport]] for two [[sports team|teams]]. Players try to kick an inflated [[ball]] into a [[goal (sport)|goal]] to score points. The game can be played with a regular [[soccer ball]], but often is played with a [[cage ball]].<ref>http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:UFRROucjMcsJ:www.personal.psu.edu/cdc175/Cageball%2520Activities%2520Handbook%255B1%255D.doc+%22crab+soccer%22+%22cage+ball%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us</ref> At the end of the [[game]], the team with more points wins. Unlike [[Association football|soccer]], players support themselves on their hands ''and'' feet, face up, in motions that make them look like [[crab]]s,<ref>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/direct/games/index.php?ID=64</ref><ref>http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/games/crabsoccer.html</ref> a method known as [[crabwalking]]. Crab soccer lends itself to play either outdoors or in a [[gym]]nasium,<ref>http://www.funattic.com/game_ball.htm</ref> and is more commonly thought of as being a sport played by [[child]]ren than [[adult]]s, as most online sources seem to suggest. |
'''Crab soccer''' ([[List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom#S|American English]] and [[Australian English]]), or '''crab football''' ([[British English]]), is an informal [[sport]] for two [[sports team|teams]]. Players try to kick an inflated [[ball]] into a [[goal (sport)|goal]] to score points. The game can be played with a regular [[soccer ball]], but often is played with a [[cage ball]].<ref>http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:UFRROucjMcsJ:www.personal.psu.edu/cdc175/Cageball%2520Activities%2520Handbook%255B1%255D.doc+%22crab+soccer%22+%22cage+ball%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us</ref> At the end of the [[game]], the team with more points wins. Unlike [[Association football|soccer]], players support themselves on their hands ''and'' feet, face up, in motions that make them look like [[crab]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/direct/games/index.php?ID=64 |title=Home page - ScoutBase UK |publisher=Scoutbase.org.uk |date=2013-01-31 |accessdate=2014-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/games/crabsoccer.html |title=ZOOM . activities . games . Crab Soccer |publisher=PBS Kids |date= |accessdate=2014-04-17}}</ref> a method known as [[crabwalking]]. Crab soccer lends itself to play either outdoors or in a [[gym]]nasium,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funattic.com/game_ball.htm |title=Ball Games - Page 1 |publisher=Funattic.com |date= |accessdate=2014-04-17}}</ref> and is more commonly thought of as being a sport played by [[child]]ren than [[adult]]s, as most online sources seem to suggest. |
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Like many other sports, there are various sets of rules. This sport involves [[kick]]ing, so [[safety]] is at the root of many rules. Like soccer, players other than the [[goalkeeper]] must not touch the ball with their [[hands]]. No players may stand except for the goalies. |
Like many other sports, there are various sets of rules. This sport involves [[kick]]ing, so [[safety]] is at the root of many rules. Like soccer, players other than the [[goalkeeper]] must not touch the ball with their [[hands]]. No players may stand except for the goalies. |
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Revision as of 12:00, 17 April 2014
Crab soccer (American English and Australian English), or crab football (British English), is an informal sport for two teams. Players try to kick an inflated ball into a goal to score points. The game can be played with a regular soccer ball, but often is played with a cage ball.[1] At the end of the game, the team with more points wins. Unlike soccer, players support themselves on their hands and feet, face up, in motions that make them look like crabs,[2][3] a method known as crabwalking. Crab soccer lends itself to play either outdoors or in a gymnasium,[4] and is more commonly thought of as being a sport played by children than adults, as most online sources seem to suggest.
Like many other sports, there are various sets of rules. This sport involves kicking, so safety is at the root of many rules. Like soccer, players other than the goalkeeper must not touch the ball with their hands. No players may stand except for the goalies.
In some versions of the game, the player's posterior is supported by a small wheeled platform which they scoot around with their hands and legs.
References
- ^ http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:UFRROucjMcsJ:www.personal.psu.edu/cdc175/Cageball%2520Activities%2520Handbook%255B1%255D.doc+%22crab+soccer%22+%22cage+ball%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
- ^ "Home page - ScoutBase UK". Scoutbase.org.uk. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- ^ "ZOOM . activities . games . Crab Soccer". PBS Kids. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- ^ "Ball Games - Page 1". Funattic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-17.