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,...
Category: Football
How Many Quarters Are in a Football Game? (NFL, NCAA, Youth)
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...
Many penalties in football are in place to protect players from injury and all “roughing” penalties fall into this category. In particular, kickers, including both the punter and placekicker, are...
When it comes to running plays in football, teams have a lot of options, which can be broken up into running or passing plays. Many of these plays are straightforward but others, such as the draw...
What Is a Free Kick in Football? Everything You Need to Know
The kicking game in football is significantly different from the offensive and defensive phases of the game. Although different, many of these phases are well-known to viewers and participants...
Those familiar and unfamiliar with football understand the game is characterized by running and passing the ball. What a lot of people don’t know is the number of routes there are and how to run...