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1. The field of play; a football field. 2. A generalized term for American, Canadian, arena, and other related forms of football, especially in contrast with rugby football (rugby union, rugby league) and association football (soccer).
Spearing (gridiron football) Spike (gridiron football) Spiral (football) Spread offense. Spy (gridiron football) Stance (American football) Stiff-arm fend. Stunt (gridiron football) System quarterback.
American football is the most popular sport in the United States in terms of broadcast viewership audience. The most popular forms of the game are professional and college football , with the other major levels being high-school and youth football.
American football rules. Gameplay in American football consists of a series of downs, individual plays of short duration, outside of which the ball is or is not in play. These can be plays from scrimmage – passes, runs, punts or field goal attempts (from either a place kick or a drop kick) – or free kicks such as kickoffs and fair catch kicks.
Glossary of football terms may refer to: Glossary of American football. Glossary of association football terms. Glossary of Australian rules football. Glossary of Canadian football. Glossary of Gaelic games terms. Glossary of rugby league terms. Glossary of rugby union terms. Category:
In American football, the specific role that a player takes on the field is referred to as their "position". Under the modern rules of American football, both teams are allowed 11 players [1] on the field at one time and have "unlimited free substitutions", meaning that they may change any number of players during any "dead ball" situation.
The American Football Portal. American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down ...
IFAF World Championship. American football is a form of gridiron football and the most popular sport in the United States. In the United States, the game is most often referred to as simply "football". Football is played in leagues of different size, age and quality, in all regions of the country.