I'm new to the whole American football thing.......I have watched it, listened to it on the radio & my hubby has tried to explain it to me, but I just cant grasp it! I think he's not a good explainer ...(my excuse anyway!) so anyone have tips for me? any football for dummies manual around?
GO EAGLES!!!....just practicing!!
2007-01-07 14:22:33 · 6 answers · asked by Chianti500 3 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
http://www.stsent.com/_football/dummies.htm
there ya go...now buy...study...and make your man happy next season by knowing more than he.
2007-01-07 14:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by Pierced00 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Football is a simple, yet rough game. You can either pass the ball or run the ball. If you pass, the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver, who is running some kind of route. It you run, the quarterback hands the ball to the running back and he tries to run as far as he can without getting tackled. Once you get tackled, the play ends, and the spot of the ball is where you begin your next play. When you either run or pass the ball into the endzone, you get 6 points. At this point, you have a kicker come onto the field. The kicker tries to kick the football through 2 posts. If he successfully does it, then they get 1 more point and they will have a 7-0 lead. You get 4 tries to try to either pass or run for 10 yards. If you fail, you usually kick the football to the other team. Or if you are near the other team's endzone, but it's 4th down, you can kick a field goal. Same idea as the extra point for a touchdown. If the kicker kicks the ball through the 2 posts from where you are, that's 3 points. If he misses, the opponent takes over at that same spot.
Yeah, it can get confusing. But if you watch it enough, you sort of get the hang of it.
2007-01-07 14:30:21 · answer #2 · answered by athleticsfan12 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
watching it is the only way your gonna get it, a lot of the announcers break every play down so if you pay attention then you'll figure it out, football isn't like basketball where there are pretty specific guidelines and the refs don't have to get too involved, there are a lot of rules in football, basic things like offsides and pass interference you'll learn by watching the game, and the more complicated stuff you'll eventually get but check out nfl.com and you'll find a rulebook and a basic kinda beginners guide.
2007-01-07 16:20:34 · answer #3 · answered by kristen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
each team gets four chances to move the ball 10 yards.
each chance is called a down.
that is the basic concept.
try to understand that first.
everything else flows from that.
2007-01-07 14:31:04 · answer #4 · answered by BonesofaTeacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your local bookstore and pick up a few books. They have tons. Study up, and have fun in the world of football!
2007-01-07 14:30:20 · answer #5 · answered by Spartan_girl96 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if u wanna know what team to go for,then go for the patriots.
2007-01-07 14:26:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋