Football Rules

How many players per team can be on the field at one time?

• 8

• 11

• 16

• 20

In the olden days (1800s), footballs were inflated with the bladders of animals, which lead to the nickname, "pigskin".

• True

• False

List all of the typical actions of a quarterback....

• Throw a forward pass

• Hand the ball off to a running back

• Block for a teammate

• Go out to catch a pass

• Call the plays in the huddle

What position is responsible for snapping the ball back to the quarterback?

• Guard

• Tackle

• Tight End

• Center

In football, the offensive team...

• tries to stop the other team from scoring.

• lines up over the ball and runs plays to try and advance the ball closer to the goal line.

• receives the a punt or kick-off

• attempts to intercept a pass

In football, the defensive team..... (check all that apply)

• attempts to recover fumbles made by the offense

• intercepts passes

• covers players down field

• puts pressure on the quarterback

• attempts to tackle the person with the ball

Kick-offs are done ..... (check all that apply)

• after every score (except safeties)

• At the beginning of every half

• After each turnover

• after a quarterback sack

The end zone .... (check all that apply)

• is ten yards deep

• is the zone that you need to get past to score a touchdown

• is the zone you need to get into to score a touchdown

• starts at the goal line

A football field is 100 yards in total length?

• True

• False

A touchdown is scored by ... (select all that apply)

• crossing the ball over the plane of the goal line

• running past the end zone

• catching the ball in the end zone

• celebrating after you score