The purpose of this study was to investigate what sort of figurative and sensory language was used in the teaching of movement technique and how it was used. The subjects were 22 football teachers in physical education classes and athletic clubs. This study investigates how a teacher’s colorful use of instructional language influences students’ physical configuration and acquisition of skills in soccer teaching or club activities. In a teacher’s instruction of athletic skills, figurative and colorful language has proven more effective than explanatory language in physical expression and understanding as well as skill acquisition. In teaching soccer, language that expresses form and image precisely has proven to help a beginner learn accurate motions. For those at intermediate or advanced levels, language related to athletic ability that is responsive to different situations and language use related to subtle physical exercise have turned out to be highly effective. It has also proven important to help students build self-assurance, develop problem-solving ability by athletic motivation through language heard and understood by students, and ensure mutual interaction between teachers and students.