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Football: What is the Line of Scrimmage?

staff — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:25:53 +0000

The line of scrimmage (or the scrimmage line) is an imaginary transverse line that crosses the football field across its narrower dimension, or the line that is parallel to the goal lines. It is where the ball is placed down on the ground before the snap, where the play will begin whether after the most recent play or after the given penalty.

The Varieties of Football Scores

staff — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:24:46 +0000

There are varieties of ways that the defense, the offense and the special teams can do to score points in football. In this game, there are actually five ways wherein the defense can score points namely a touchdown, an extra point conversion, two extra point conversion, a field goal and a safety. The defense team and the special team may also score points. Ensuring all these points require careful strategies and exact execution of the strategies as well as good coordination between the three units of a football team.

The National Football League

staff — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:24:39 +0000

NFL stands from the National Football League, the professional league that traces its roots in soccer. It was founded in 1920 and was originally called American Professional Football Conference. A month after its foundation, it was changed to American Professional Football Association, which later became the National Football League that we know today.

The Officials in the American Football

staff — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:24:37 +0000

To keep the sanity among the fans and especially the players, and to keep the game within the official rules, football officials are needed. These are the people football fanatics love to hate. But without them, football games may all be mayhem and chaos as there wouldn’t be any person to keep the rules of the games working.

The American College Football Basics

staff — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:24:36 +0000

While most of the rules in college football are similar to NFL, some minor differences are as follows:

* A pass is ruled complete if one of the feet of the receiving player remains inbounds at the time of the catch. This is different from the NFL rules where both feet must be inbounds to declare the catch as complete.

Football: How An Hour Becomes Three

staff — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:24:35 +0000

The object of the game is pretty straightforward advance the ball towards the opponents’ end zone. But how that’s done demands for some serious training, skill and time. The entire game is supposed to last for just an hour because by regulation, the four quarters of the game should each have 15 minutes. If you take the half-time break, the penalties, the time-outs and all the dramas of the game into calculation, the entire game would run for almost 3 hours, most of the time.

Football Basics: Change of Ball Possession

staff — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:36:14 +0000

The team who possess the ball has the higher chance of scoring a touchdown, a field goal and all other types of football score. This does not negate the fact that the team which is playing the defense can make scores, even a touchdown.

Football Rules: Fouls Committed by the Offense

staff — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 23:19:04 +0000

Football, by nature, is a high-contact sport which led to the development of a complex system of rules and regulations. These rules are set to protect players from unnecessary injuries while maintaining a game that everyone can enjoy. This article will discuss some fouls usually committed by the offense team.

Football Rules: Fouls Committed by the Defense

staff — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:22:59 +0000

Football can sometimes become dangerous for the ball carriers. To protect the offense team from getting hurt along the game, certain rules are set to monitor any unwarranted behavior from the defense team. Some of them are given below:

Football from the Beginning of the Game to the End

staff — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:18:01 +0000

Once the football players take their positions, the only objective they have in mind is to score points by invading the opponent’s zone, no matter what it takes. But of course, one has to discount injuring other players in the process.