Call "Leo" at soccer

Building a soccer team

• A soccer team consists of ten field players and a goalkeeper. For each game, a coach can nominate additional players to the squad, the substitutes. A maximum of three players can be changed per game, although players who have already been substituted are no longer allowed to enter the field of play.
• During the game the eleven playing players have to communicate, so the defensive line has to be constant agree to form an offside line, or the midfielders, who will attack and who defended. A game lasts 90 minutes and good agreements save all energy.
• In order not to use up too much energy and breath while talking, these tactical commands are often packaged in terms such as "Leo". Every player knows what this means and carries out the instructions.

Explicit meaning of "Leo"

• in the Football There are often situations in which it is difficult for a teammate to assess where his teammate is, whether he will get the ball in time or whether he needs help.
• For example, when the opposing team hits a high corner kick into the penalty area, it is often not apparent to the defenders whether your goalkeeper can intercept the ball. In this case, the goalkeeper calls z. B. "Leo", which means something like: "Stand still, I have the ball".


"Why can't you say" let "in football?" - Correct behavior on the football field

For example, if you shout "Let through" or "Mine" on the soccer field, it can ...

• Football players are not allowed to shout "Leave it" or "Give it here" on the field. These commands cannot be assigned to any team and are considered unsportsmanlike, which leads to a free kick for the opposing team.
• "Leo" is a familiar term for many teams, but most of the time each team comes up with their own names as code words for their commands. It is particularly amusing with youth teams who first have to practice this method and in a hurry shout "Let 's Leo" and thereby inadvertently commit unsportsmanlike conduct.