- PaceThe speed of a player.
- Packed DefenseA defensive strategy with many players close together, making penetration difficult.
- PanenkaA penalty shot where the ball is chipped gently into the center of the goal.
- Park the BusA strategy where a team plays very defensively, setting most players behind the ball.
- ParryA goalkeeper's act of slapping the ball away.
- Passing Transferring the ball to a teammate using the feet.
- Pattern of Play The default style of play and sequences of passes that are mapped out, instructed to the players, and practiced on the training field until it is second nature.
- Peg BackTo reduce a deficit by scoring.
- Penalty AreaThe box in front of each goal where goalkeepers can handle the ball and fouls can result in penalty kicks.
- Penalty KickA direct free-kick taken from the penalty spot, awarded to a team after a serious foul or handball occurs in the opponent's penalty area.
- Penalty ShootoutA method to decide a drawn match where teams alternate taking penalty kicks.
- PitchThe playing surface or field where soccer matches are played.
- Pitch InspectionAn official check on the field's playability, often due to weather conditions.
- Plant-foot The foot on the non-kicking leg. The foot that remains on the ground before a player takes a shot or passes the ball.
- Play ActingExaggerating an action or injury to deceive the referee.
- PlaymakerA player who controls the game's flow and creates scoring opportunities.
- Play-onA decision by the referee to allow play to continue after an incident that might have been a foul.
- PossessionHaving control of the ball.
- PressingActively trying to win the ball back from the opposition.
- Professional FoulA tactical foul to prevent a scoring opportunity.
- Progressive Pass A forward ball that is played to a teammate.
- PullbackDrawing the ball back with the sole of the foot.
- PunditAn expert who provides analysis on TV or radio.
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