LAWS of FOOTBALL
The environment of every game imposes physical constraints on how the game is played. These factors are called the laws of the game because they affect every player equally and cannot be avoided.
Football is affected by four laws: the Law of Universal Gravity and Newton’s three Laws of Motion:
1) Objects remain at rest or move in a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force.
2) Force equals mass multiplied by acceleration.
3) For every action (force), there is an equal and opposite reaction.
These laws cause the following effects in a game of football:
● The speed and distance of a kicked ball are proportional to the kicking mass (kicker’s leg, foot, and shoe). The faster that mass hits the ball, the faster and farther it will go (Newton’s second and third laws).
● Air friction will cause the kicked ball to slow, and it will be pulled down to the ground. (Newton’s first law and gravity).
No soccer player has a choice about the application of these laws. They are a universal aspect of play because they are built into the mechanics of the game of football on planet Earth. No matter the age, skill, team, or nationality of a player, these four laws affect the player’s every kick and that of every other player in the game.
If playing football (or watching it) is fun for you, you are playing the Game of Life well at those times because fun is the objective of Life’s Game.
The Game of Life also has four structural laws like football’s laws. They apply without exception to every player in Life’s Game. No player can avoid them.
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