Best Practice - Understanding US Footbal

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American Football


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Goal: Win the Game

Time for Game - 4 Quarters, Half Time

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2 Teams, 11 people per Team Offense - has the ball

Defense - stops Offense, tries to steal ball

The Field - 100 Yards, 50 Yard Line + -

Goal is to Advance the Ball, to Score

Points


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The Field

Ten, 10-Yard Segments

Two end zones

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Side line Goal line

Yard line


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Scoring Points

Touchdown - 6 points

Extra Point: try for 1 or 2 more points after

scoring a touch down

Field Goal - 3 points any time by kicking

the ball through the uprights

Safety - 2 points for tackling the offensive

player in his own end zone


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Scoring - What Happened?

Red Team vs. White Team

1st Quarter: Red 0 White 0

7 7

2nd Quarter: 14 7

17 7 3rd Quarter: 17 10

4th Quarter 17 16

17 19 WIN!


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The Game

Starts - Kickoff (coin toss) Offense can move the ball ahead by

Running the ball advance or loss

Passing the ball complete or incompleteKicking the ball hands over control

4 downs to move the ball 10 yards

Line of Scrimmage

Making a First Down, Not Making It

First and 10, Do It Again


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Typical Sequence of Plays

Red team kicks off to White, fielded on 5

yard line, run to 15, tackled

1st and 10 White (needs to get to 25 yard

line)

1st down: run, gain of 4, ball at 19, 2nd and 6

2nd down: pass incomplete

3rd down: pass complete for 12 yards, 1st

down on the 31

1st down: run for 13 another 1st down on 44


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Typical Sequence of Plays

1st down on 44: run for no gain

2nd down: incomplete pass

3rd down: incomplete pass

4th down: punt to 15, runback to 20, Red ball

1st down: pass for 15 yards, on 35

1st down: run for 28 yards, on 37 1st down: run, loss of 3, 2nd and 13

2nd down: pass - touchdown!

Extra Point: successful kick, 7-0


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Unusual Events

Fumble - the offensive ball carrier drops the

ball; either team can recover it. If defense

recovers, then they become the offense.

Interception - the defense catches a pass

intended for an offensive player

Sack - the quarterback is tackled behind theline of scrimmage for a loss of yards


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The Positions

Offense

Center/Hiker, Linemen

Quarterback, Running BacksReceivers,

Punter, Kicker

DefenseLinemen,

Linebackers,

Safeties


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Playing the Game

Offensive Team huddles, Quarterback calls a

play

Run play - to the right or left, says which running

back he will give the ball to

Pass play - which receiver will receive a pass

Blockers job is to prevent the other team from

coming close to the quarterback or ball carrier

Touch vs. Tackle - we will play Touch

3 second rush rule - you must count, wait


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Penalties

Offsides - you must be on your side of the

imaginary line between the teams

Holding - offensive players cannot grab and

hold the defensive players

Interference - defensive players cannot

interfere with the offense receivers beforethe ball is thrown


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Lets Play !

Choose two teams

Pick a quarterback (or rotate)

Coaches will help you pick plays

Referee will make sure you

play fair


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American Football

Advanced


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Defense

Man To Man

Each person chooses to defend someone on the other

team.

Goal is to prevent your man from receiving the ball.

If they have the ball, you have to stop them from movingdown the field by tackling (touching) them

If they dont have the ball, you can not stop them from

moving.

Zone Each person covers an area of the field.

Example: 2 Line + 3 Backfield


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Offense

Passing - Option A

Down & Out Run 10 yards, turn toward sideline

Down & In Run 10 yards, turn toward center of field.

Hook Run 15 yards, turn around quickly and catch ball.

Hook & Go Run 15 yards, turn around, turn around, run!!!

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Offense

Passing - Option B

Post Run straight 10 yards, then diagonally toward the Goal

Flag Run straight 10 yards, then diagonally toward sideline

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Offense

Passing - Option C

Diagonal - Run 45 Degrees, look for pass

Deep - Run all the way out, look for the pass

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