*Inventor/ Place of origin*
To score by crossing the goal line (run/pass)
Ball handling Throwing Catching Routes (run/pass)
Quarterback Receivers Defensive Backs
*Team- 2 teams of 8 players Winner- Team who scores the most points *Time- quarters Start Game- with a place kick from 20 yard line (and after touchdown) *Offense- has 4 downs to advance (run or pass) the ball into the next zone.
Defense- guards man to man Team may punt at any time Penalty- pushing, tripping - Offensive- loss of down - Defensive- ball spottedwhere penalty occurred Turnover- offense cannot advance into the next zone after 4 downs and interception
Off sides- crossing the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped -Offensive- minus 5 yards -Defensive- plus 5 yards Boundaries- stand anywhere between the sidelines and endlines
Touchdown - 6 points and point after attempt(3 yard line)=2 points
Automatic 6 points for the other team
Call after score, compliment play
Kick-off, offense, defense, special teams Line of scrimmage, down and distance, Run, pass, punt, place kick, reception, interception, safety, point after touchdown, sidelines, endzone, snap, incompletion, fumble, huddle, off sides, block, tackle, open, guard, hand off, fake, release, touchdown, cut, plant, alignment, stance, start, execution
Screening 2-hand touch Grabbing a flag
Facilities/Space (Court/Field Dimensions) Field is 100x53.3 yards (91.44x48.73 meters)
Indoors/outdoors Both
Football Flags
Olympic Sport/ Lifetime Sport No- Olympic No- lifetime
Special Notes Formed from soccer and rugby 1 st game – Harvard vs. Yale