Football Review

Throwing and Catching: Throwing hand cradles the football, adjusting hand position so
that you have control, fingers spread out. Throw the ball so that it spirals through the air.
If the ball tumbles end-over-end, it is called a duck. Always step forward with your
opposite foot as you raise the throwing arm above your shoulder. Release with the hand
open (like you’re waving), releasing the ball above the shoulder.

Footballs: Official size/Modified sizes

Field Dimensions: 100 X 50 yards

Lines: Boundaries are marked with lines. Hash marks are the smallest lines. The longer
lines are measured by 5’s (5, 10, 15, 20, etc. yard marks). Only the 10, 20, 30, etc. yard
lines have numbers on them.

Endzone: The part of the field where scoring takes place.

Uprights/Goal Posts: The structures positioned at the ends of the field. These are used
for extra points and field goals, which are kicked. There is also a line marked to help
position the field goal attempts.

Length of the Game: Football games generally run 2-3 hours, due to required 12 minute
quarters, timeouts, halftime, possible injuries, incomplete passes, and change of
possession.

Points: A touchdown is worth 6 points. Extra points are acquired with kicks. After the
touchdown, 1 point is awarded for a ball kicked through the uprights. If the ball is passed
or run across the endline after a touchdown, it is worth 2 points.

Field Goal: During the game, a team may attempt a field goal where the ball is kicked
from a distance (20, 30, 35, or more yards away) through the uprights. Field goals are
worth 3 points.

Number of Players: 11

Coin Toss: The game is started with a coin toss, visiting team chooses to kick or receive
the kick. The contest then begins with a kickoff.

Line of Scrimmage: Where the ball is placed on the field, the offensive line sets up. The
center snaps the ball to the quarterback and the quarterback then passes the ball.

Can Am Football: A modified version of football that includes passing and catching of a
football as well as the forward motion on plays. The number of steps taken is limited or
the number of required passes is included to complete a touchdown. The ball must be
thrown across the endline in order to score. If the opponent knocks down the ball, it is the
same as an interception and the play continues.

History of Football:
– Started during the Civil War.
– 1869 Rutgers played Princeton in the 1st intercollegiate game.
– Gerritt Smith Miller – a high school football player from upstate New York
organized the Oneida Football Club in Boston, Mass.