Heidi Scott has owned Schuyler Brown Land Title, a real estate deeds and transfer documents services provider in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, since 2008. Between 1999 and 2014 she also served as a tax attorney with the Illinois Department of Revenue. In addition to her work in real estate law, Heidi Scott spends time giving back to the community, including her work as a youth soccer coach at K&L Arena in Quincy.
In various levels of competition, it is not uncommon for a soccer game to end in a draw. Major professional leagues, such as the Premier League, track draws alongside wins and losses, favoring a point system to determine team rankings. That said, championship games and knockout tournaments, such as the World Cup, must determine winners and losers, which is often accomplished through a penalty shootout.
The rules of a penalty shootout, which takes place only after all stoppage time and extra periods have failed to yield a winner, can vary, but they tend to follow a similar format. In short, teams alternate penalty kicks on goal, which are taken 12 yards from the front of the goal, for five rounds or until victory has been guaranteed for one team. If teams remain tied after a best of five shootout, the shootout continues until one team pulls ahead. Teams line up on the same end of the field for a shootout, with goalkeepers taking turns defending the same net.
There are a number of additional rules dictating how a shootout plays out. For example, five shooters are selected prior to the start of penalty kicks. After all five have made their shots, teams must field every available player that was on the pitch at the end of the game, including the goalkeeper, before they can repeat kickers.
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