Football

Football

Overview of American Football

Poll

Do you have any background or knowledge of the game of football?

• Yes a little

• Yes a lot

• Not very much

• I don't know what football is

Multiple Choice

The "Father" of American Football.

• Pop Warner
• Amos Alonzo Stagg
• Walter Camp
• Knute Rockne

History of Football Cont.

• Developed from the English sports Rugby and Soccer.

• Earliest form of football was very violent, resulting in many deaths.

• The NFL was formed in 1921. It became the most popular professional league in the United States by the 1950's.

Multiple Select

What two sports did American football derive from? Check BOTH.

• Hockey

• Soccer

• Basketball

• Rugby

Multiple Choice

What is the most popular football league

• NFL

• FIFA

• AAF

• XFL

How to Play

• Under basic football rules, the goal of the game is to get the ball to the end zone.

• The ball can be moved down the field by passing or running it.

• The defensive football positions work hard to stop the ball from moving, either through intercepting it or stopping a runner or passer.

• Play stops when possession of the ball is lost.

• 11 players on the field at a time for each team

Field Dimensions

• 120 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide.

• The last 10 yards of length on either end of the field are considered "end zones" in which a player scores.

• The playing field is 100 yards

• The field is marked with a yard line every 5 yards, and every 10 yards is marked by a field number.

• The hash marks are 1 yard apart, used to mark each down when the ball is between the yard lines.

Multiple Choice

How big is a standard football field?

• 100 yards x 53 1/3 yards
• 120 yards x 40 yards
• 100 yards x 60 yards
• 60 yards x 60 yards

Multiple Choice

There's a lot of room on a football field. Do you know where players score?

• Scoring zone

• End zone

• Goal box

• Score box

Open Ended

Which position do you think is most important? Why do you think that?

Football Scoring

• A touchdown is worth 6 points and is scored when a player catches a pass or runs into the opponent’s end zone

• An extra point can be attempted after a TD by kicking the ball through the uprights (worth 1 point)

• A two point conversion can be attempted after a TD by running or passing in endzone (worth 2 points)

• A field goal is worth 3 points and is scored when kicking through uprights.

• A safety is worth 2 points and happens when an offensive player is tackled with the ball in his own end zone. 

Multiple Choice

How many yards is first down?

• 5

• 8

• 10

• 15

Football Vocabulary Cont.

• Blocking: What the offensive team does to prevent a defensive player from tackling the player with the football.

• Sack: A quarterback tackled behind the line of scrimmage.

• Offside: A penalty that occurs when any part of a football player’s body is beyond his line of scrimmage as the football snaps.

Multiple Choice

part of a football team that blocks the defense so the ball carrier can score

• end zone
• offensive line
• vying zone

Multiple Choice

How many points are a field goal worth?

• 2
• 3
• 6
• 7

Throwing Video

Things to consider:

1. where your hands are located on the football
2. where the ball is placed
3. importance of squaring the body when throwing

Open Ended

Based on the video, why is it important to square up and step toward your target?

Open Ended

Based on the video, where should my hands be positioned if the ball is above my waist? Below my waist?

Poll

I have a general understanding of the game of football.

• Yes

• No, I need to review

• What's Football?