When you touch the ball with your head and it goes away it is called heading. you can head a ball into the net.
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It is called heading the ball or called a header.
Heading
If you mean simply redirecting the ball with your head that is called a header.
At any point where kicking is not suitable or possible for situation eg. Ball in air, defending a high lofted ball, shooting from a high cross, performing a diving header if ball too far ahead of player to stretch a leg to.
For attackers - Shooting the ball Crossing the ball Heading the ball Ability to predict the game and move into good positions For defenders - Marking the opposition Heading the ball Disposessing an opponent of the ball - tackling Clearing the ball up to the attackers from a defensive situation For everyone - Passing the ball Knowledge of the rules of the game
if someone did it on purpose yes . If it was an accident no
Soccer is won by one team (there is two teams) scoring the most points. How you score points occurs by kicking or heading or hitting the ball with any part of your body besides your hands and getting the ball into the other teams net.
It isn't called soccer ball because the soccer ball is the ball you use in soccer. See? I have actually heard people call it soccer and soccer ball.
In soccer the main goal is to get the ball down the feild and score by getting the ball in the net past the goalie. You win by having more goals than the opposite team.
Soccer balls are lighter. The texture and hardness of a basketball would slow down the game--your kicks would not be as successful. As far as heading the ball, that would be painful.