By Liz K. 2 d year
§ competitive team sport in which each team scores points by guiding the ball into the opposing teams end zone Ø Running play Ø Passing play Ø A Kickoff 100 yards long x 160 yards wide, a ten foot long area - the end zone. 60 minutes, divided into 4 fifteen-minute quarters
s s and Position v Team ach ams, 11 players in e 2 opposing te center, wide receiver, : , full Ø the Offense ckle, halfback nsive ta arterback, offe qu ose back, etc efensive end, n : the d Ø the Defense rback. neback, corne guard, li ü A touchdown (TD) 6 points -carrying the ball over the opponent's goal line, catching a pass thrown over that goal line ü field goal (FG) -3 p kicking the ball through the opponent's goal posts ü A Safety-2 p- tackling an opposing ball carrier in his own end zone
Special protective equipment : Ø a padded plastic helmet Ø shoulder pads Ø hip pads Ø knee pads
v High school football v college football v professional football National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) major professional league 32 -team National Football League (NFL) 5 teams
Ø The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) 45 member associations from North and South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania Ø more than 700 American football clubs in Europe: Ireland, Great Britain, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey etc Ø the American Football World Cup is held every four years
Joe Montana Retired: 1994 Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback 19 San Fransisco 49 ers (1979 -1992) Kansas City Chiefs (1993 -1994) Tom Brady Peyton Manning New England Patriots Indianapolis Colts Quarterback 18 12 Indianapolis Colts Career History: (1998 New Enlgand Patriots (2000 - - Present)
