Football Positions
The player who calls the plays and throws the ball to the wide receivers or hands the ball off to the running back.
The Quarterback.
The amount of points scored for a touchdown.
6 points
then they kick the extra point 6+1 = 7pts
A flag is thrown every time there is a penalty.
What is the color of the penalty flag?
Yellow Flag
Because of the design of the field, American Style Football is often known as what
Gridiron Sport
The amount of quarters in a football game.
4 Quarters
(15 minutes Each Quarter)
The players who rush the Quarterback to get a “Sack” or give pressure to prevent them from throwing the football.
The Defensive Line (Rushers)
The amount of points for making a Field Goal.
The amount of yards that penalties range from.
5 - 15 yard penalties
American style Football is a combination of what 2 sports
Soccer and Rugby
What does NFL stand for?
National Football League
The players that run the routes to catch a pass from the QB.
Wide Receivers
The imaginary line where the football is placed and separates the offense from the defense (Neutral Zone)
Line of Scrimmage
15 yard penalties are given for what?
The most serious offenses
"Personal Fouls"
The amount of players that make up a American Football team
11 players
When a pass is caught by a defensive player.
Also called a “Pick”
Interception
The player who hikes the football to the Quarterback and helps block.
The "Center"
How many yards is a professional football field.
(not including the end-zones)
100 yards
120 yards (including the end-zones)
This penalty is when the a defensive player crosses the “line of scrimmage” before the ball is snapped/hiked.
Offside penalty (5 yards penalty)
He is known as “the father of American Football”
Walter Camp
Name a medium Wide Receiver route
Comeback
Curl
In/Dig
Out
The players that follow the Wide Receivers to prevent them from catching the football.
Cornerbacks
The amount “downs” (tries) you get to gain 10 yards for a 1st down.
4 downs
The amount of yards penalized for grabbing someone’s “Facemask”.
15 yard penalty "Personal Fouls"
American Football became popular in the United States in the 1820’s. Name 1 of 3 colleges that started playing an early version of football
Yale
Harvard
Cornell
The name of the “Super Bowl” Trophy
“Named after a Football Coach”
The Vince Lombardi Trophy