Please tell me the basics of football.?

Question

I just started to play football, can someone explain the positions, and plays to me, and all the stuff i need to know. Please, thanks.

Answer 1

The playing field is 100 yards long.
• It has stripes running across the field at five-yard intervals.
• There are shorter lines, called hash marks, marking each one-yard interval. (not shown)
• On each end of the playing field is an end zone (red section with diagonal lines) which extends ten yards.
• The total field is 120 yards long and 160 feet wide.
• Located on the very back line of each end zone is a goal post.
• The spot where the end zone meets the playing field is called the goal line.
• The yardage from the goal line is marked at ten-yard intervals, up to the 50-yard line, which is in the center of the field.

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After reaching the 50-yard line, the yardage markers start to descend (40, 30, 20, 10) every ten yards until they reach the opposite goal line.
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Each game features two teams playing against each other.
• Each team is allowed 11 men on the field at a time. Any more than 11 could result in a penalty.
• Unlimited substitution is permitted, but players may only enter the field when the ball is dead.
• Each team is comprised of an offense, defense, and special teams.
• If team A has possession of the ball, they use their offensive team to attempt to advance the ball toward the opponents endzone.
• If team B has the ball, team A will use their defensive team to attempt to stop team B from advancing the ball.
• If a kicking play is expected, both teams will use their special teams.

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There are 11 players on Offense and 11 players on Defense.

The Offensive line is the group of players on the line of scrimmage who block to help move the ball forward. The Offensive line does not carry the football.

The Offensive line consists of the Center, who conveniently is the "center" of the line and hikes the ball to the Quarterback.

On each side of the center are the Guards. On the right side of the right guard is the right Tackle, and on the left side of the left guard is the left Tackle. On the end outside of a Tackle is the Tight End. In some formations, there could be two tight ends, though typically there is only one. The tight end can block or go out for a pass.

In addition, on the line of scrimmage is typically a wide receiver. There must be 7 players on the line of scrimmage (the line where the football is from sideline to sideline) and 4 players in the backfield (behind the line of scrimmage).

The Wide Receiver runs out to catch a pass or block downfield on running plays.

In a typical offense, there is also a Slot back, also called a slot receiver (shown on the image below as Z) who typically runs a pass pattern or blocks on runs. In addition, the slot back can also be used as a running back on reverses and other plays.

The Quarterback is often the most well known player on a team. He is responsible for running the offense, calling the plays, starting each play (with what is called a cadence - blue 24, blue 24, hut hut hut). The QB either hands the ball off, throws a pass, or keeps the ball and runs for yardage.

In the backfield, usually directly behind the QB are two runnings back, the Fullback and the Tailback. The fullback is the first of the two guys and the tailback is the second one back. In a typical play, the fullback may block for the tailback, though there are a lot of plays where the fullback can receive the ball.

Answer 2

UAI did a great job. I'd just add that the team with the ball, called the offense, gets 4 tries, called "downs" to move thee ball ahead either by running with it or carrying it or by throwing the ball, known as passing. Passing can gain a team more yards in one try but it is riskier than running because the team on defense can try to catch the ball too and if they can do this, it is called an interception and they then get 4 downs to try to start moving the ball on offense. If they advance it 10 yards from the point at which they started they get 4 more downs, this is called making a first down. Play continues like this until they either score, lose the ball by an interception or by dropping it, called a fumble which the defense can recover or by kicking it away to the defense. A team kicks the ball away if it is 4th down and they judge it is too risky to try to advance the remainder of the ten yards and so they kick the ball to try to avoid having the other team get the ball in an advantageous position for scoring - you want to make the other team have to go as far as possible to score.

Answer 3

Football is an extremely complex sport in the long run. I would suggest to watch alot of games on tv and pay alot of attention to the announcers. They usually explain what is going on. Another this is get a football video game. That helped me alot.
I dont think anyone can really summarize it for you in a couple of sentences.

I've been watching football for over 12 years and I'm still learning.

Answer 4

Rent a video game. It'll help with a lot of the rules and the basics.

Answer 5

Football is the word given to a number of similar team sports, all of which involve (to varying degrees) kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer". The English language word "football" is also applied to "gridiron football" (a name associated with the North American sports, especially American football and Canadian football), Australian football, Gaelic football, rugby football (rugby league and rugby union), and related games. Each of these codes (specific sets of rules, or the games defined by them) is referred to as "football". These games involve: Two teams of usually between 11 and 18 players; some variations that have fewer players (five or more per team) are also popular a clearly defined area in which to play the game; scoring goals and/or points, by moving the ball to an opposing team's end of the field and either into a goal area, or over a line; goals and/or points resulting from players putting the ball between two goalposts the goal and/or line being defended by the opposing team; players being required to move the ball—depending on the code—by kicking, carrying and/or hand passing the ball; and players using only their body to move the ball. In most codes, there are rules restricting the movement of players offside, and players scoring a goal must put the ball either under or over a crossbar between the goalposts. Other features common to several football codes include: points being mostly scored by players carrying the ball across the goal line and; players receiving a free kick after they take a mark/make a fair catch. Peoples from around the world have played games which involved kicking and/or carrying a ball, since ancient times. However, most of the modern codes of football have their origins in England. Contents [hide] 1 Etymology 2 History 2.1 Early history 2.1.1 Ancient games 2.1.2 Medieval and early modern Europe 2.1.3 Calcio Fiorentino 2.1.4 Official disapproval and attempts to ban football 2.2 Establishment of modern codes 2.2.1 English public schools 2.2.2 Firsts 2.2.2.1 Clubs 2.2.2.2 Competitions 2.2.2.3 Modern balls 2.2.2.4 Modern ball passing tactics 2.2.3 Cambridge rules 2.2.4 Sheffield rules 2.2.5 Australian rules 2.2.6 Football Association 2.2.7 Rugby football 2.2.8 North American football codes 2.2.9 Gaelic football 2.2.10 Split in Rugby football 2.2.11 Globalisation of Association football 2.2.12 Reform of American football 2.2.13 Further divergence of the two rugby codes 3 Football today 3.1 Use of the word "football" in English-speaking countries 3.2 Use of the word "football" in non-English-speaking countries 3.3 Present day codes and families 3.3.1 Association football and descendants 3.3.2 Rugby school football and descendants 3.3.3 Irish and Australian varieties 3.3.4 Surviving mediæval ball games 3.3.4.1 Inside the UK 3.3.4.2 Outside the UK 3.3.5 Surviving UK school games 3.3.6 Recent inventions and hybrid games 3.3.6.1 Based on FA rules 3.3.6.2 Based on rugby 3.3.6.3 Hybrid games 3.3.7 Tabletop games and other recreations 3.3.7.1 Based on Football (soccer) 3.3.7.2 Based on rugby 3.3.7.3 Based on American football 3.3.7.4 Based on Australian football 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Etymology Main article: Football (word) While it is widely believed that the word "football" (or "foot ball") originated in reference to the action of the foot kicking a ball, there is a rival explanation, which has it that football originally referred to a variety of games in medieval Europe, which were played on foot.[1] These games were usually played by peasants, as opposed to the horse-riding sports often played by aristocrats. While there is no conclusive evidence for this explanation, the word football has always implied a variety of games played on foot, not just those that involved kicking a ball. In some cases, the word football has even been applied to games which have specifically outlawed kicking the ball. History Early history Ancient games Ancient Greek football player balancing the ball. Depiction on an Attic Lekythos.The Ancient Greeks and Romans are known to have played many ball games, some of which involved the use of the feet. The Roman game harpastum is believed to have been adapted from a team game known as "επισκυρος" (episkyros) or phaininda, which is mentioned by a Greek playwright, Antiphanes (388–311 BC) and later referred to by the Christian theologian Clement of Alexandria (c.150-c.215 AD). The Roman politician Cicero (106-43 BC) describes the case of a man who was killed whilst having a shave when a ball was kicked into a barber's shop. These games appear to have resembled rugby football. Roman ball games already knew the air-filled ball, the follis.[2][3] Documented evidence of an activity resembling foot

Answer 6

The ball goes "out of bounds". I always thought it went "out of bounce".

Answer 7

bASICS...to win.