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Football Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Point after touchdown (PAT'S) | The extra attempt after scoring a touchdown |
| Encroachment or Offsides | When a player jumps over the line of scrimmage before the ball has been put in play on defense. |
| Safety | If a player carries the ball across the goal line he/she is defending, and the ball becomes dead while in his/her team's possession, it will be ruled a safety. The team will receive 2 points, and iwll receive a kick-off |
| Open Play | Anyone can throw to anyone (Male or Female) |
| Closed Play | This means a male just completed a pass to a male; the next play MUST incorporate a girl either throwing or catching for positive yards. |
| Pass Inference | If a defending player contacts a receiver or removes a receiver's flag before the receiver contacts the ball, it will be pentalized as pass interference. The receiving team will receive the....... |