A football field is 100 yards \t\t\t\t\tlong. The line dividing the field in the center is the 50 Yard Line. \t\t\t\t\tThere are other lines marking the field off into 5 yard sections. \t\t\t\t\tThere is a Goal Post at each end of the field, in the End Zone, \t\t\t\t\tone for each team.<\/p>\n
Each team has an Offense and a Defense. When the Offense of one \t\t\t\t\tteam is on the field, the Defense of the other team is on the field. \t\t\t\t\tThe Offense has the ball and tries to score by getting it across \t\t\t\t\tthe Goal Line – the line where the playing field and the End \t\t\t\t\tZone meet. The Defense tries to stop them.<\/p>\n
The Offense gets four tries to move the ball 10 yards toward their \t\t\t\t\town goal post. These are called Downs. If they make the 10 yards \t\t\t\t\tor more, they get another four tries to move the ball another 10 \t\t\t\t\tyards. If they don’t move the ball 10 yards in four tries, \t\t\t\t\tthe ball goes to the other team, or the team \u201closes the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n
When a team loses the ball, their Offense leaves the field and \t\t\t\t\tis replaced by their Defense. The other team’s Defense leaves \t\t\t\t\tthe field and is replaced by their Offense.<\/p>\n
Play is started by the Offense and Defense lining up facing each \t\t\t\t\tother. The Offense faces the direction of their Goal Post. The Quarterback \t\t\t\t\tpasses (throws) the ball to one of his team mates. If he catches \t\t\t\t\tit, he runs toward the End Zone. If he makes it across the Goal \t\t\t\t\tLine, his team scores a Touchdown and gets six points. The team \t\t\t\t\tthen gets a chance to earn an extra point by kicking the ball through \t\t\t\t\tthe Goal Posts or two points by passing or running the ball into \t\t\t\t\tthe End Zone.<\/p>\n
If the team mate catches the ball, the Defense runs after him and \t\t\t\t\ttries to tackle him (grabbing him and causing him to fall to the \t\t\t\t\tground). If he is tackled, play starts again at that point where \t\t\t\t\tthe ball is. If the team mate doesn’t catch the pass, the \t\t\t\t\tball is dead and goes back to the previous starting place.<\/p>\n
Sometimes a player of the Defense catches the pass. That’s \t\t\t\t\tcalled an Interception. He then runs toward his team’s goal \t\t\t\t\tand may score a Touchdown for his team. If he intercepts the ball, \t\t\t\t\tthe other team’s players will try to tackle him. Even if he \t\t\t\t\tis tackled, his team now has possession of the ball. His team’s \t\t\t\t\tDefense leaves the field, replaced by their Offense. The other teams \t\t\t\t\tOffense leaves the field, replaced by their Defense.<\/p>\n
A Football Game is made up of 60 minutes of play time. The 60 minutes \t\t\t\t\tis divided into four Quarters of 15 minutes each. At the end of \t\t\t\t\ttwo Quarters, there is a break called Half Time. On the Scoreboard \t\t\t\t\tyou can see the minutes and seconds running out. The team with the \t\t\t\t\tmost points at the end of four Quarters wins.<\/p>\n
The Super Bowl is the final game of the Football season when two \t\t\t\t\tteams play each other for the championship. The game takes place \t\t\t\t\tin late January or early February. For some people the TV commercials \t\t\t\t\tare the best part of the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"