How Do You Keep Score In Soccer?
If you have the responsibility to keep score for a soccer team or league or if you have a child or friend on a team and want to learn, you will find that keeping score in soccer is a simple task. Keep a list of the players on the field at any given time. If a goal is scored, you or an assistant scorekeeper may need to know who was on the field during the goal. Mark off player substitutions. Coaches can substitute players at various times throughout the game during pauses in play, like free kicks or throw-ins. Mark down who substituted for who and what time the substitution occurred. You can recognize players by their jersey numbers. Keep count of which players have received penalties for violations. If a player on either team receives a yellow card, mark this down. There may be a time when a referee will need to double-check his facts with a sideline score keeper. Keep a tally of how many goals each team scores. This may sound like the easiest thing in the world and it is. Soccer is a
