as the sport of Rugby in the mid 19th century in Britain.

THE national football league or NFL

was formed in the 1920’s in the Midwest industrial cities and slowly grew into a national pastime.

Basic Way to Score Points in class

Touchdown (worth 6 points)-This occurs when a player runs the ball into the endzone or passes the ball to a teammate who is in the endzone.

up the field is to run with the ball or to pass the ball.

is an imaginary line between offense and defense where play begins.

In a football game, the BLANK has 4 downs (4 tries) to gain 10 yards without losing possession of the ball. Once they have successfully done this, they earn another 4 downs (4 tries) to gain an additional 10 yards. In our PE class, you receive

An BLANK is when a pass meant for a player on offense is caught by a player on defense. This player can then run until they are tackled, run out of bounds, or scores a touchdown.

is a pass that is thrown by the team on offense and successfully caught by the team on offense.

is when your team has possession of the ball and you are trying to score a touchdown.

This player snaps the ball to the quarterback to begin play.

This player runs plays and attempts to make a complete pass to one of the receivers.

These players attempt to catch the ball that is passed to them by the quarterback and attempt to score a touchdown before being tackled by the defense.

is when your team is trying to gain possession of the ball and you are trying to stop the offense from scoring.

stop offensive player

you either tackle them or force them out of bounds.

n class, we play one hand touch:

If you tag the player with the ball with one hand, this will stop the player from advancing down the field. There is also two hand touch and flag football that can be played instead of tackle football. You can also intercept or catch the ball that is

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Question	Answer
Football started	as the sport of Rugby in the mid 19th century in Britain.
THE national football league or NFL	was formed in the 1920’s in the Midwest industrial cities and slowly grew into a national pastime.
Father of football	Walter Camp
Basic Way to Score Points in class	Touchdown (worth 6 points)-This occurs when a player runs the ball into the endzone or passes the ball to a teammate who is in the endzone.
Advancing the Ball	up the field is to run with the ball or to pass the ball.
line of scrimmage	is an imaginary line between offense and defense where play begins.
offensive team plays	In a football game, the BLANK has 4 downs (4 tries) to gain 10 yards without losing possession of the ball. Once they have successfully done this, they earn another 4 downs (4 tries) to gain an additional 10 yards. In our PE class, you receive
interception	An BLANK is when a pass meant for a player on offense is caught by a player on defense. This player can then run until they are tackled, run out of bounds, or scores a touchdown.
A complete pass	is a pass that is thrown by the team on offense and successfully caught by the team on offense.
offence	is when your team has possession of the ball and you are trying to score a touchdown.
center	This player snaps the ball to the quarterback to begin play.
Quarterback	This player runs plays and attempts to make a complete pass to one of the receivers.
receivers	These players attempt to catch the ball that is passed to them by the quarterback and attempt to score a touchdown before being tackled by the defense.
Defense	is when your team is trying to gain possession of the ball and you are trying to stop the offense from scoring.
stop offensive player	you either tackle them or force them out of bounds.
n class, we play one hand touch:	If you tag the player with the ball with one hand, this will stop the player from advancing down the field. There is also two hand touch and flag football that can be played instead of tackle football. You can also intercept or catch the ball that is

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