(It's seems to be an unspoken rule that everything is said two or three times, as in, "Back, back, back!", and "Away, away!"
Don't ask me why; it just is.)
| SPOKEN TERM | MEANING |
| 11 or 99 |
Don’t
be (or, you are already) offside. |
| away |
(KEEPER
SAYS) Smack it away. |
| back | I’m here supporting you from behind. |
| balance | You've got a third defender. |
| back post |
Cover
the back post. |
| bangoo |
Pass
the ball backwards, towards the 6-yard box. |
| bite | Challenge the player. |
| center | Pass the ball to the center of the channel. |
| clear | Kick the ball away; get it out of the danger zone. |
| cover | You've got a second defender. |
| cross | Put the ball in the air across the channel (goal mouth). |
| delay | slow/delay the progress of the opponent |
| diagonal | make a diagonal run |
| drop | (Same as "Pull back.") |
| drop the mark | do not mark; move to space |
| first to |
Be
first to the ball. |
| force left | (KEEPER SAYS) Make the player go to the left. |
| give and go | Pass to me, and I'll pass it back to you as you run off the ball. |
| got your 6 |
I’m here supporting you from behind. |
| here if you need me |
I’m supporting you. |
| high pressure | Same as “No turn.” |
| hold | Hold the ball until teammates can catch up. |
| hold-hold-yes |
Hold
the ball till I tell you, “yes”. |
| I go |
I got it. |
| I’m back |
I’m here supporting you from behind. |
| inside | Pass the ball from the outside to the inside of the channel; or, I'm here supporting you from inside. |
| keeper |
(KEEPER
SAYS) I want the ball. Let me have it. |
| keeper ball |
I’m passing the
ball back to you. |
| knot |
Make a know; come
together as a team; double/triple team. |
| leave |
Leave
the ball for me. |
| line | I’m on the line waiting for your pass; or, run up the line. |
| man coming |
An opponent is approaching quickly. |
| man on |
An opponent is approaching quickly. |
| mark |
Mark
the player. |
| my bad |
My mistake |
| no gives |
Don’t
give the ball to the other team. |
| no turn |
Don’t turn |
| on the 18 | on corner kicks, stand on the 18 and rush the box |
| open | I’m open. |
| out | (KEEPER SAYS) clear the box and push up |
| outside |
Pass the
ball from the inside to the outside of the channel;
or,
I’m
here supporting you from the outside. |
| overlap | Do an overlap (a run from behind and up field in relation to teammate with the ball) |
| pressure | It is not safe to turn; or, apply defensive pressure. |
| pull back | all players quickly move down field–toward our keeper |
| push up | all players quickly move up field–away from our keeper |
| rush the box | same as "on the 18" |
| shield | shield the ball |
| square |
Lateral pass across the channel. |
| take |
Take the ball. |
| target; to target | pass the ball to the target person |
| time | You have time; no opponent is near. |
| triangle | There are 2 players supporting you. |
| turn | It's okay to turn with the ball. |
| two-front | Work together in the attack |
| scatter | move into space as soon as pass or throw-in is touched |
| slow | same as "delay" |
| support | You have a support player |
| switch |
Let’s switch positions. |
| switch it |
Kick the ball to the opposite side of the
field. |
| through | Pass the ball through. |
| turn | It is safe to turn. |
| up | pass up the field; move up the field |
| wall | I'm here to support a wall pass. |
| what you see |
There are no defenders behind you, other than
that you can |
| wide | Go wide; get wide. |
| yah-yah |
Pass me the ball. |
| you’ve got back |
I’m here supporting you from behind. |