Football - Information for High School Parents and Fans

FOOTBALL

Inormation or Parents and Fans

Table of Contents

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FootballBasics................................................................3Oense..............................................................................4Deense.............................................................................6SpecialTeams.................................................................8Plays...................................................................................9Penalties.........................................................................11FootballGlossary.........................................................12WhatEveryCoachWantsYoutoKnow...............14DevelopingStudent-Athletes

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................................16CollegeRequirementsorAthletes

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......................18FootballReereeSignals

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FOOTBALL BASICS

The ollowing inormation will provide those who don’t know alot about ootball with a basic understanding o the game.

The Game:

Atthebeginningoeveryootballgame,there’sacointosstodetermine,1)whichteamisgoingtogettheballrstand2)whichendzoneeachteamisgoingtodeend.Theteamthathastheballgets4chances(downs)tomovetheball10yards.Itheysucceed,they’regiven4moredownstomovetheballanother10yards.Theteam’sobjectiveistomovetheballdowntheeldsothattheycanscore.Ateammaintainspossessionotheballuntiltheyailtomovetheball10yardsin4downs,oruntiltheyscore.Atthispoint,theotherteamtakespossession,theyget4downstomovetheball10yards,andtheytrytoscore.Thegamecontinuesinthisashionorour12minutequarters.Attheendothe4thquarter,theteamwiththemostpointswins.

The Team:

Anynumberoplayerscanbeonaootballteam,butonly11playersromateamcanbeontheeldatatime.Teamshavethreesquads:oense,deense,andspecialteams.Theteamwiththeballisonoense;they’retryingtoscore.Theteamwithouttheballisondeense;they’retryingtopreventtheotherteamromscoring.Specialteamsareusedinspecicsituations.

The Scoring:

Thereare4waysthatateamcanscorepoints.

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Touchdown (6 points) -

Ateamgetsatouchdownwhentheyrunorpasstheballacrosstheiropponent’sgoalline.

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Extra points (1 or 2 points) -

Ateratouchdown,ateamcankicktheballthroughthegoalpostsromthe3yardlineor1point,ortheycanrunorpassitintotheendzoneromthe3yardlineor2points.

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Field Goal (3 points) -

Ateamgetsaeldgoalwhentheykicktheballthroughtheiropponent’sgoalposts.Thisisusuallydoneon4thdown.

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Saety (2 points and possession o the ball) -

Ateamgetsasaetywhentheirdeensetacklestheplayerwiththeballinhisownendzone.