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S  Save The act of a goalkeeper in blocking or stopping a shot that would have gone into the goal without his intervention.    Scissors Kick See Bicycle kick.    Score To put the ball into the net for a goal; also, the tally of goals for each team playing in a game.    Scorers Players who score goals.    Scoring Opportunity A situation where a team stands a good chance of scoring a goal.    Screening See Shielding.    Set Play A planned strategy that a team uses when a game is restarted with a free kick, penalty kick, corner kick, goal kick, throw-in or kickoff.    Shielding A technique used by a ball carrier to protect the ball from a defender closely marking him; the ball carrier keeps his body between the ball and the defender.    Shinguards Pads that strap onto a player's lower leg to protect the shins should he or she be kicked there.    Shooting When a player kicks the ball at the opponent's net in an attempt to score a goal.    Shootout The tie-breaking procedure after regulation time used in MLS games. In the shootout, each teams has five opportunities to score a goal in a one-on-one situation with the opposing goalkeeper. Each one-on-one situation begins with the goalkeeper in goal and the offensive player 35 yards away from the goal line. The player has five seconds to dribble the ball and score.    Shorthanded A team playing with less than its full complement of 11 players.    Shot A ball kicked or headed by a player at the opponent's net in an attempt to score a goal.    Shoulder Charge Minimal shoulder-to-shoulder contact by a defender against a ball carrier; the only contact allowed by the rules unless a defender touches the ball first.    Shutout Preventing the opposition from scoring any goals in a game; for example, a score of 2-0 or 4-0; goalies are often credited with shutouts because they did not allow any goals to get past them.    Side Tackle An attempt by a defender to redirect the ball slightly with his foot away from a ball carrier running in the same direction.    Sideline or Touchline A line that runs along the length of the field on each side.    Single Elimination A type of tournament where a single loss eliminates a team from the tournament.    Slide Tackle An attempt to take posession of the ball from the opponent by sliding on the ground.    Sliding Tackle An attempt by a defender to take the ball away from a ball carrier by sliding on the ground feet-first into the ball.    Small-Sided Game A match played with fewer than 11 players per side.    Square Pass A pass made by a player to a teammate running alongside him.    Starter A player who is on the field to play at the start of a game; a team usually makes its best players starters.    Steal When a player takes the ball away from an opposing player.    Stopper The defender that marks the best scorer on the attacking team, often the opposition's striker; exists only in a man-to-man defense.    Striker A team's most powerful and best-scoring forward who plays towards the center of the field; also, the name of the mascot for the 1994 World Cup.    Substitution Replacement of one player on the field with another player not on the field; FIFA rules allow only 2 substitutions per game.    Sudden Death A type of overtime where the first goal scored by a team ends the game and gives that team the victory; most overtime in soccer is not sudden death.    Sweeper The defender that plays closest to his own goal behind the rest of the defenders; a team's last line of defense in front of the goalkeeper.