Trying to understand all of the penalties in football is a daunting task. There are many ways a team can commit the seemingly same penalty. Most of us have probably heard the terms false start,...

There are so many rules in baseball that fans have to keep up with that doing so can seem daunting. One of these lesser-known rules is “defensive indifference”. So, what is defensive...

When we seek to understand the structure of a football game, it is not always easy to differentiate between professional, college, high school, and youth levels. The quarters and their layout in a...

People who are acclimated with golf will tell you that par is supposed to be based on the average number of strokes to complete a hole. Those same people will tell you from observing other players...

Tennis has a unique scoring system that isn’t used in any other sports. The scoring system can be confusing if you’re unfamiliar with tennis, and so can terms like “game, set, match.” So,...

Softball games last a certain number of innings or until the designated playing time is reached. Each inning gives the teams a chance to bat and put more runs on the board. So, how many innings...