Crab soccer (American English and Australian English), or crab football (British English), is an informal sport, derived from

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

played by two teams, commonly in physical education classes. As with regular soccer, the objective is to kick an inflated ball into a

goal A goal is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envision, plan and commit to achieve. People endeavour to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines. A goal is roughly similar to a purpose or ai ...

to score the most points. Unlike soccer, players support themselves on their hands and move with their feet, in motions that make them look like crabs, a method known as crab walking. Crab soccer may be played outdoors or in a gymnasium, and is more commonly thought of as being a sport played by children. The game can be played with a regular

soccer ball A football (also known as football ball, soccer ball, or association football ball specifically in the United Kingdom) is the ball used in the sport of association football. The name of the ball varies according to whether the sport is called " ...

, but is often played with a cage ball. There are various sets of rules. This sport involves kicking, so safety is at the root of many rules. Like soccer, players other than the

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

must not touch the ball with their hands. No players may stand except for the goalkeeper.

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Education siteCrab Soccer at Everything2
Ball games Association football variants {{footy-stub