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| what is football a modified form of? |
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| English game of rugby invented in 1823 |
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| versions of football have been played in the Us from the... |
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| when was the intercollegiate Football Association formed |
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| when were the rules revised to a format that closly resembles todays rules |
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| T or F football has more rules then any other sport |
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| when was the first professional game played |
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| the american football field is usually___yards long plus two___yard long___ ____ |
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| the american football field is usually 100 yards long plus two 10 yard long end zones |
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| a series of lines marked at every yard down either side of the center of the field |
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| what is the american football field known as and why? |
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| Gridiron because of the lines that cross the field every 5 yards |
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| how do officials use hash lines |
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| for placing the ball down prior to the start of each play |
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| the ___ ____ are set on the ___ line |
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| the goal posts are set on the end line |
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| the spot where the end zone meets the playing field is called the... |
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| the yardage from the goal line is marked ____ yard intevals |
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| basically what is the object of the game? |
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| outscore your oponant by getting the football in the other teams end zone for as many touchdowns as possible |
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| each game is started with a ____ ___ |
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where is the kick off kicked from?
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high school:40 yard line
NFL:35 yard line |
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| after the kick off is kicked what does the opposing team do? |
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| try and catch the ball and advance it as far back to the other teams end zone as possible |
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| what is it called when the kicking team regains posession of the ball after its traveled 10 yards or was touched by the opposite team after the kickoff? |
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| what is the spot where the player returns from the kickoff called? |
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| line of scrimmage is just fancy name for the spot where... |
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| for the place that ball is spotted before a play is run |
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| the offense and defense may not pass the ____ __ ________ until the ball has been snapped |
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| a series of offensive plays |
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| how many doens does the offensive team have to move the ball 10 yards |
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| after moving the ball ten yards what does the offensive team get? |
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| first try and ten yards to go |
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| third try and 4 yards to go |
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| to try and get the necesarry yardage needed to attain first down or touchdown |
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| what does to kick a field goal mean |
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| attempt to score 6 points by kicking ball through the uprights |
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| to kick the ballto the other team to keep it as far away from your goal line as possible |
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| what is the biggest goal for the offense? |
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| wht are the two ways to score a touchdown? |
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| to carry the ball across the end line or receive a pass in the end zone |
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| a touchdown is worth how many points? |
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| wht is a extra point conversion? |
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| trying to add one or two points after a touchdown |
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| worth three points, the kicker has to kick the ball between the two uprights |
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| stopping the opponant with the ball in their own end zone |
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| offensive formations are only made of twop positions: __________ and ____ |
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| linemen must be within one yard behind of what |
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| backs must be over one yard behind what? |
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| in an eight player team how many linemen and backs are there? |
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| in 11 player football how many linemen and backs are there? |
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| on either side of the center |
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| one on every side of the guards |
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| the last linemen on each end of the line of scrimmage |
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| are tackles in 8 player football? |
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| no only in eleven player football |
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| lines up behind the center |
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| lines up behind the quarter back |
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| what players do 11 player teams that 8 player teams dont have? |
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| what are the rules for the allignment of the defensive team? |
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| what are the rules for the allignment of the defensive team? |
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| how many routes did we learn? |
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| 10 routes 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 |
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| what is route 0 and what does the reciever do? |
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| hitch ///runs 5 yards out and the nturns around for the pass |
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| what is route 2 and what does the reciever do? |
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| slant /// runs 5 yards forward and then diagonally out to the left |
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| what is route 1 and what does the reciever do? |
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| quick out/// the reciever goes 5 yards forward and then goes out to the right |
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| what number route is the quick out? |
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| what number route is the slant? |
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| what is route 3 and what does the reciever do? |
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| deep out/// runs 10 yards forward and then out to the right |
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| what number route is the deep out? |
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| what is route 4 and what does the reciever do? |
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| curl/// run 10 yards forward and then curls back around on the left for the pass |
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| what number route is curl |
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| what is route 5 and what does the reciever do? |
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| flag/// runs 10 yards forward and then diagonally out to the right |
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| what number route is the flag? |
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| what is route 6 and what does the reciever do? |
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| Drag/in/// forward about 12-14 yards and then out to the left |
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| what is the number route is the Drag/in? |
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| what is route 7 and what does the reciever do? |
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| Post Corner/// runs forward about 12 yards cuts diagonally left about 3 yards and then out diagonally to the right |
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| what number route is Post corner |
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| what is route 8 and what does the reciever do? |
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| post/// forward about 12 yards and then diagonally out to the left |
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| what number route is Post |
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| what route is 9 and what does the reciever do? |
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| Fade/Streak/// runs a little to the right and then forward as far as possible until pass is thrown |
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| what number route is the Fade/Streak? |
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| the inside routes have even or odd route numbers? |
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| the outside routes have even or odd route numbers |
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