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Diagram of a modern American football field. Diagram of an early 20th century version of an American football field. The rectangular field of play used for American football games measures 100 yards (91.44 m) long between the goal lines, and 160 feet (48.8 m) (53.3 yards) wide. The field may be made of grass or artificial turf. In addition ...
A standard football game consists of four 15-minute quarters (12-minute quarters in high-school football and often shorter at lower levels, usually one minute per grade [e.g. 9-minute quarters for freshman games]), [6] with a 12-minute half-time intermission (30 minutes in the Super Bowl) after the second quarter in the NFL (college halftimes are 20 minutes; in high school the interval is 15 ...
An American six-man playing field. There are two versions of six-man football, one American and one Canadian. [4]Six-man American football is played on an 80-yard-long (73-m) by 40-yard-wide (37-m) field in most circumstances; the high school rulebook allows games to be held on a normal 100-yd (91-m) by 53 1 ⁄ 3-yd (48.8-m) field used in eleven-man football if the teams and leagues so choose.
The official playing field in Canadian football is larger than the American, and similar to American fields before 1912. The Canadian field of play is 110 by 65 yards (100.6 by 59.4 m), compared to 100 by 53 + 1 ⁄ 3 yards (91.4 by 48.8 m) in American football.
A successful conversion from the three-yard line is worth one point, from the 10-yard line worth two, and 20-yard line worth three. —Field dimensions are more complicated, and subject to discussion.
The size of the playing field is often smaller in nine-man football than in 11-man. Some states opt for a smaller, 80-yard-long by 40-yard-wide field (which is also used in eight-man and six-man); other states keep the field of play at the standard 100 yards long while reducing the width to 40 yards, some even play on a full-sized playing field (with the 53 1/3 yard-wide field).
Rules vary based on organization but generally use a reduced number of players (six or seven) on a reduced size field (ranging from a basketball court to a 60-yard long field). Women's American football is the organized play of the sport by women. Most organized leagues play by rules identical to male-dominated leagues.
An American football field A rugby league field American football is played on a rectangular field 120 yards (110 m ) long by 53 1⁄3 yards (48.8 m) wide. Near each end of the field is a goal line , which are 100 yards (91 m) apart.