Can someone tell me how to play american football?

Question

im australian and i don't now how to play

Answer 1

BASICS

ESSENTIALS
11 players from each team on field
Four 15min quarters
Three time-outs per half for each team
12min half-time
15min sudden-death overtime if scores are tied

The purpose of the game is to move the ball towards, and ultimately into, the opposition's end zone.

This is achieved by either running with the ball until tackled, or throwing the ball downfield to a team-mate. DOWNS
Downs are the most fundamental, and confusing, part of the NFL rulebook.
The attacking team, or offence, needs to move the ball forward in chunks of at least 10 yards, which is why the pitch has yardage markings.

They have four chances, or downs, to gain those 10 yards.

When the ball has advanced that far another first down is earned, with four more chances to go a further 10 yards.

If the offensive team fails to move 10 yards within four downs, possession is surrendered, although the ball is usually kicked, or punted, to the defending team on fourth down.

While most scoring comes from near the defending team's end zone, a touchdown can be scored from anywhere on the field, and on any down.

PLAYS
These are the complicated movements involving all 11 players teams use to move the ball downfield.
Plays are called by the head coach or quarterback, who is the attacking lynchpin of any team.

While the term usually refers to attacking teams, defending teams also use set plays to stop their opponents' forward movement.

The offensive team has 30 seconds to get the ball in play or kick a field goal.

SCORING
Touchdown (six points)
A touchdown is scored when a team crosses the opposition's goal line with the ball, or catches or collects the ball in the end zone.
Field goal (three points)
These are usually attempted on fourth down if the kicker is close enough to the end zone to kick the ball through the posts, or uprights.

Extra point (one or two points)
A point is earned by kicking the ball through the uprights after a touchdown (similar to a rugby conversion). Two points are earned by taking the ball into the end zone again.

Safety (two points)
Awarded to the defensive team when a member of the offensive team is tackled with the ball in his own end zone.

POSITIONS
Although there are only 11 players from each side on the field at any one time, an American football team is made up of 45 players, ranging in size, speed and their roles within the team.

The offence
A team's attacking players who attempt to move the ball forward and score touchdowns.

The key man is the quarterback.

On the quarterback's signal, the centre snaps the ball back between his legs to the QB (similar to rugby league's play-the-ball).

The quarterback can then either run with the ball, hand it to a running back, or pass it downfield to one of his receivers.

The plays used by the quarterback can either be pre-arranged or improvised to take advantage of the game's changing shape.

The defence
The role of the defence is to stop the other team from scoring by tackling the ball-carrier, intercepting passes or causing fumbles.

The defence is made up of big, powerful players trying to stop the other team from running the ball, and fast, athletic players trying to prevent the quarterback's passes from reaching his receivers.

The defence's power players also attempt to tackle, or sack, the quarterback before he has thrown the ball, while any defender can cause a fumble by knocking the ball from a ball-carrier's grasp.

Special teams
Responsible for all plays involving kicks or punts.

Special teams play a small but vital role. They come onto the field to execute field goal or extra point attempts, and when the team wants to punt the ball downfield on fourth down.

They are also responsible for trying to block the opposition's kicks and punts, as well as attempting to return them as far as possible in the other direction.



- Hope you understand this but I'll send you a link

Answer 2

One side is on offensive and has four chances or "downs" to gain 10 yards either by running (the Quarterback handing off to one of his tailbacks or running himself) or passing (the Quarterback throwing downfield to a reciever, tight end, or tailback.) The defense either stops them by preventing them from gaining 10 yards in four downs or intercepting a pass in which case that team's offense then takes the field wherever the person intercepting was tackled, or forcing a fumble where an offensive player simply drops the ball and a defensive player recovers it. The field is 100 yards long and if the offense gets across the goal line with the ball it's a touchdown (6 pts.) They are automatically given a chance to kick an extra point ( a 1 point kick from the 3 yard line through the goalposts located in the back of the endzone) or to run a play from the 3 yard line which if succesfully crosses the goal line of the endzone results in 2points. If an offense is stopped after three downs, they can elect to punt the ball to the other team if they are farther away from the endzone. A punt is a controlled drop kick which the defense can attempt to block. If the offense has reached fourth down but is closer to the endzone they can elect to try for a field goal (worth 3points). A field goal has a holder in place of a quarterback, the center snaps it to him about five yards back and he holds the ball against the ground allowing the team's kicker to try and kick it throught the goal posts (like the extra point attempt.) The game is divided into four quarters with a 20 minute halftime after the second quarter. The game starts with a controlled kickoff where the team's kicker kicks a free kick from their own 35 yard line and the other team catches and attempts to return it. A kickoff is done after every score as well by the team who scored. The only other way to score in football is to tackle the team on offensive in the other endzone (opposite to the one they are trying to reach). This results in a safety and the defense is awarded two points and the ball via a free kick. That's the basics, let me know if you need anything else. By the way, I love Austraillian rules football.

Answer 3

Hey Dylan, it depends on what position you play. Regardless, its kind of hard to explain through writing. Just watch a couple of games and you'll see how its done.

Answer 4

OK first a guy has the ball, he gets jumped on and knocked down (tackled), then they get into position again and the guy with the ball gets tackled, they reposition they run a little further with the ball get tackled and reposition again, run, tackle, reposition, run, tackle, reposition, run, tackle, reposition, run tacle repostion, run tackle, reposition.................... repeat for several hours

Answer 5

You hold the ball.

And you throw!

Answer 6

use your hand