Ancient Football Rules vs. Modern Football Rules

In ancient China, Keju was the earliest form of football.

In ancient China, kicking the ball was called "Keju". As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago, there was a game of Keju, and in ancient Chinese documents, the earliest name of Keju was called"Bow down", known as the ancient Chinese football. With the growing popularity of football, the sport began to spread to the court and universities, and some dignitaries and university students also fell in love with the sport.

They also felt that it was undignified and undignified to crowd into a residential area and mix with a large group of people in a mess, so Yu Jingzheng suggested that the playing field should be set up in a square without buildings, and clearly stated that the venue should be 120 yards x 80 yards rectangular, and also formulated several simple regulations, such as determining the method of receiving and dribbling, the scoring standard, and the means of punishment.

The origin of Kemari

The "bow" used in Keju can be traced back to the stone ball. The Dingcun cultural site about 100,000 years ago was first unearthed, and the Xujiayao cultural site 40,000 years ago appeared in large numbers. The stone ball was the earliest hunting tool, and in the later period of primitive society, there were stone balls kicked with feet and hollow pottery balls.

The legend of Juju was written by the Yellow Emperor: "Juju, it is rumored that the Yellow Emperor made it (Liu Xiang's "Farewell)" "Ming "Taiping Qing Words" also recorded: "Taju began in Xuanhou, the drama of martial arts training in the army, with leather as the yuan, and hair in fact."

It is said that Keju began with the Yellow Emperor and began to be used for military training. Ju is made of leather in a round shape and filled with hair. The Warring States Silk Book has a record that after the Yellow Emperor killed Chiyou, "filling his stomach with a bow, making people cling, and rewarding those who are more".

1. The era of development is different.

Football generally refers to modern football; The origins of modern football are in England.

Kemari is an ancient form of football. As early as the Warring States Period, the entertaining game of Keju was popular among Chinese folklore.

2. Balls are different.

The ball used in football matches shall be round, its shell shall be made of leather or other permitted materials, and materials that may injure the player shall not be used in its construction;

Kemari is a ball wrapped with leather, inner rice bran.

3. The number of people is different.

The standard 11-a-side football game consists of 10 players and 1 goalkeeper from each team, a total of 22 players, who confront, defend and attack on a rectangular grass field;

There is no specific number of people required for Kemari.

Don't hurt people maliciously, don't retaliate against others, don't insult the goalkeeper, don't tease can cause harm to other players, and abide by the relevant rules during the game. The modern rule is that two teams play a difficult game, the playing time is 90 minutes, and there are two games in those two halves, the goalkeeper can only stand on the left and right of the goal, the goalkeeper cannot enter the field, and kicking the ball under his own baseline is a foul.

In the process of kicking, you can not catch the ball with your hands, you can not hold the ball with your hands, during the game, any part of the body can touch the ball, a total of two teams participated, the game is divided into two halves. The current rule is that there must be a goalkeeper, and when the ball is kicked to the edge of the dregs is a sideline, the game is 45 minutes per half, and each team has 11 men, and there can be substitutes.

In football matches, except for the goalkeeper, handball cannot occur, if there is handball or malicious injury, the consequences are very serious, and the game may be suspended. A team can play 11 players at the same time, and can only dribble with their feet or head, and there can be no fouls or fouls.