FOOTBALL

HISTORY OF FOOTBALL

• Walter Camp is considered to be the father of American football
• Football is a mixture of rugby and soccer.
• Began playing in late 19th century
• First professional game was in 1892

HISTORY CONTINUED

• First game played in November 6, 1869 between Princeton and Rutgers
• College football came before professional
• First prestigious professional league was American Professional Football Conference
• National Football League founded in 1920 (NFL)

RULES AND REGULATIONS

• Field is 100 yards with 10 yard end-zones
• 52.5 yards wide
• Field goals 10 feet off the ground and 18.5 feet wide
• Field is broken up into two 50 yard sides

RULES AND REGULATIONS

• 11 players on for each team at a time
• 4 downs to get a first down again
• 10 yards for a first down
• 4 15 minute quarters (NFL)
• Halftime in between 2nd and 3rd quarter

ON-FIELD

• Postions- offense
• 1. Quarterback- play runs through him he initiates plays
• 2. Running back- main focus recieve handoffs from qb and gain yards
• 3. Wide receivers- catch passes from qb to gain yards
• 4. Lineman- big men that block for the skill positions so they can gain yards

ON-FIELD

• Positions- defense
• 1. Linebackers- play the middle of the field main job to tackle running back
• 2. Defensive back- includes cornerbacks and safety's, job to protect against pass
• 3. Defensive ends- job to rush the qb and play outside run
• 4. D-line- big men that stuff up the middle

ON-FIELD

• Two basic types of plays- runs and passes
• Runs- qb hands ball off to rb and he goes through the lines holes
• Pass- qb throws the ball to wr to gain more yardage
• Gameplay- teams obj is to gain yards and score points
• Hudl video

ETC

• 6 points for a touchdown 1 for extra point kick
• 2 points for a safety and 2 points for a 2 point conversion after a TD
• 3 points for a field goal
• 4 referees on the field- 2 line judges 1 back judge 1 referee