THROWING
POSITIONS
GAME RULES
VOCABULARY
NUMBERS
100

THE NAME OF THE POSITION RESPONSIBLE FOR SAYING "HIKE" OR "GO" AND ALSO FOR THROWING THE BALL TO TEAMMATES

QUARTERBACK

100

RECEIVES THE SNAP AND PASSES THE BALL OR HANDS IT OFF (THEY AREN'T ALLOWED TO RUN THE BALL AFTER THE SNAP)

QUARTERBACK

100

IN REGULATION FOOTBALL, THIS HAPPENS AT THE START OF EVERY GAME AND AFTER EVERY SCORE

KICKOFF

100

THE SPOT/LINE ON THE FIELD WHERE EACH PLAY BEGINS

LINE OF SCRIMMAGE

100

HOW MANY POINTS IS A TOUCHDOWN WORTH?

6 POINTS

200

ON WHAT PART OF THE FOOTBALL SHOULD YOUR FINGERS LIE WHEN THROWING THE BALL?

LACES

200

PLAYER THAT SNAPS THE BALL

CENTER

200

THE NUMBER OF FLAGS THAT MUST BE PULLED BY A DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN ORDER TO END THE PLAY

ONE

200

USING YOUR HAND OR ARM TO BLOCK AN OPPONENT FROM PULLING THE FLAG

FLAG GUARDING

200

IN REGULATION FLAG FOOTBALL, HOW MANY YARDS DO YOU HAVE TO MOVE THE BALL TO RECEIVE A FIRST DOWN?

10 YARDS

300

WHAT IS THE FRONT OF THE FOOTBALL CALLED? 

NOSE

300

RUNNING BACK

LINES UP BEHIND THE QB AND TAKES A HAND OFF. THEY EITHER RUN WITH THE BALL OR THROW IT

300

ON OFFENSE, A TEAM HAS 4 DOWNS TO EITHER ______________ OR _____________

GET A FIRST DOWN

SCORE A TOUCHDOWN

300

TAKING LONGER THAN 30 SECONDS FROM THE HUDDLE TO THE SNAP

DELAY OF GAME

300

HOW MANY PLAYERS PER TEAM ARE ALLOWED ON THE FIELD AT ONE TIME?

8 PLAYERS

400

THE THROWER WILL "STEP" WITH THIS FOOT

NON-DOMINANT

400

NAME THE 3 MAIN DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

SAFETY, LINEBACKER, RUSHER

400

IN PE FLAG FOOTBALL, HOW MANY "MISSISSIPPIS" DOES THE RUSHER HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE RUSHING THE QB?

5 MISSISSIPPIS

400
A PENALTY THAT IS CALLED WHEN PLAYERS ARE NOT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AT THE START OF A PLAY

OFFSIDES

400

ON WHAT DOWN DOES A TEAM FEEL THE NEED TO "GO FOR IT"?

4TH DOWN

500

ONCE THE BALL IS RELEASED, THE THROWER'S ARM WILL BE POINTED IN THIS DIRECTION, AND THE THROWER'S WRIST WILL SNAP SO HIS/HER FINGERS ARE POINTED IN THIS DIRECTION

TOWARDS THE TARGET / TOWARDS THE GROUND

500

NAME THE 4 MAIN OFFENSIVE POSITIONS 

QUARTERBACK, CENTER, WIDE RECEIVER, RUNNING BACK

500

THE TWO MOST COMMON WAYS TURNOVERS HAPPEN

TURNOVER ON DOWNS

INTERCEPTION


500

WHEN AN OPPONENT INTERFERES WITH AN ELIGIBLE RECEIVER'S OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH A PASS BY USING PHYSICAL CONTACT 

PASS INTERFERENCE 

500

AFTER A TEAM SCORES A TOUCHDOWN, THE OFFENSIVE TEAM CAN SCORE A 1-POINT CONVERSION IMMEDIATELY AFTER BY MOVING THE BALL OVER THE OPPONENTS GOAL LINE FROM _____ YARDS AWAY.

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