In Earth Soccer or Airball, your going to take turns. Now, it's not like Pokemon where you kind of just stand there and get hit. It's a physeudo system. One player does something, and then another player counters. The GMs decide what happened every other turn. You must use your bending skills, be it Air or Earth depending on the game, to move the ball around. The Goalie CANNOT bend, and must use his hands or feet. There is an exception in a 1vs1 game, in which case the Goalie CAN bend, being the only member of the team.