flag football Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Who hikes the football to the quarterback? | center |
When was the first football game played? | 1869 |
How is the game stared? | rocks, papers, scissors |
What is the quarterbacks responsibility? | pass or hand off the ball to the wide receivers' |
Handoff | a play where the ball is handed to another player who attempts to run for a gain or yardage. |
What is the cornerbacks responsibility? | cover the wide receivers |
Signals | the numbers called by the quarterback before the ball is hiked. |
How many downs does the offensive team have to score a touchdown? | 4 |
What position rushes the quarterback? | nose guard |
What is the wide receivers' responsibility? | run patterns and catch passes |
Strong side | the side of an unbalanced line that has more players. |
Weakside | the side of the unbalance line with the fewest number of players. |
If a player falls down or their flags fall off, the play is dead, where is the ball placed? | the spot where the flag or the player fell |
If the flag falls off accidentally of the ball carrier, the ball is considered ____? | dead on the spot |
Line of scrimmage | an imaginary line where each team lines up and a “neutral zone” in between them. |
Defensive team | the team without the ball |
Hook /button hook | a common pass pattern where the receiver runs toward a defender, stops and turns quickly toward the quarterback. |
Football is a combination what 2 sports? | soccer and rugby |
Before the rusher can try and pull the quarterbacks flags, they must count ? | 7 alligators |
Balanced line | a line up where there is an equal number of players on each side of the center |
How many players are on the field? | 6 players |
What is the center's responsibility? | hike the ball to the quarterback, and also to protect the quarterback |
What is the safety's responsibility? | stay back and cover offensive players who get through |
What happens when the ball hits the ground ? | the play is over |
Fumble | when a player who has the ball loses control of it , causing it to fall to the ground. |
An incomplete pass or fumble is considered what? | dead ball or play is over |
Offsides | when a player on either team moves past their line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped by the center. |
How many points for a touchdown? | 7 points |
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