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Unsportsmanlike behavior:    Conduct such as kicking a player when she's down, arguing with a referee or spitting on a opponent, or throwing off his shirt after leaving the game. U.S. Soccer:    The commonly used name for the United States Soccer Federation, which administers soccer in the United States. It's based in Chicago, Illinois. U.S. Youth Soccer Association:    The governing and sanctioning body of youth soccer. It's a division of U.S. Soccer. USSF:    United States Soccer Federation - organization formed in 1913 to govern soccer in America; America's link to FIFA, providing soccer rules and guidelines to players, referees and spectators nationwide. Volley:    Kicking the ball in or out of mid-air. Wall:    A group of defenders standing near shoulder to shoulder in attempt to defend a free kick near the goal. Wall pass:    A pass by a ball carrier who sends the ball to a teammate, then runs behind his own defender and quickly receives a pass back; used to get a player past his defender without having to dribble by him; same as the "give and go" in basketball. Wings or wingers:    The outside forwards who play to the sides of the strikers and whose primary task is to provide them with accurate crossing passes so they can shoot at the goal; often the fastest players and best dribblers on a team. W-League:    The top league for amateur women in the United States. It's a part of the United Soccer League. Women's World Cup:    The world championship for women, started in 1991 and played every four years. The U.S. won the 1991 and 1999 titles, and Norway captured the 1995 crown. Germany won in 2003. World Cup:    The international soccer competition held by FIFA every 4 years between the top professional teams in the world, pitting nation against nation; the most watched event in the world, attracting a television audience of over 3 billion viewers. Yellow Card:    A card held up by the referee that warns a player that any further misconduct will result in their ejection from the game. Zone:     a type of defense that assigns each defender to a particular area in front of or around their team's goal in which they are responsible for marking any attacker that enters; often used in youth league games but rarely in professional competition. See also Zonal Defense and Zone Marking. Zonal Defense:    defensive tactic where the defensive players are assigned specific zones of the field and are expected to defend against the the players of the attacking team when they are in that zone. This may often mean that the defender has more than one attacker to defend against, as occurs when the attacking team floods the zone. See also Zone and Zone Marking. Zone Marking:     a method of defense in which defenders guard an area of the field (and opponents in that area) rather than marking a particular player. See also Zone and Zone Defense. DTI Second to None DTI Sports, Inc. - 409 Puyallup Ave. Tacoma, WA 98421 1-800-743-4117 - Fax 1-253-627-7274 Sales         Webmaster