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  2. American football positions - Wikipedia

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    A diagram showing an I formation on offense and a 4-3 formation on defense 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 ...

  3. List of formations in American football - Wikipedia

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    The T-formation, one of the most basic formations in football. The T formation is the precursor to most modern formations in that it places the quarterback directly under center (in contrast to its main competitor of its day, the single wing, which had the quarterback receiving the ball on the fly).

  4. File:American football positions.svg - Wikipedia

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    The positions in American football. The offense is shown in an I-formation and the defense is shown in a 4-3. Date: 30 June 2007: Source: Own work: Author: UserB: Permission (Reusing this file) I do not believe that this image qualifies for copyright protection. In the event that it does, I irrevocably release all rights to it.

  5. Association football positions - Wikipedia

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    The term "half-back" fell out of use by the early 1970s and "midfield" was used in naming the positions that play around the middle third as in centre midfield and wide midfield. [1] The fluid nature of the modern game means that positions in football are not as rigidly defined as in sports such as rugby or American football. Even so, most ...

  6. History of American football positions - Wikipedia

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    A recent diagram of a short punt formation for offense in youth football had no quarterback, but two fullbacks at the depth of the QB shown above, and a halfback at the position labeled FB above. [ citation needed ] Some discussions of the single wing previously diagrammed claim it has no quarterback.

  7. Template:American football positions - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 2 December 2024, at 17:38 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  8. Defensive back - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of a standard 4–3 defense set. The defensive backs include two cornerbacks (labeled CB on the diagram), a free safety (labeled FS) and a strong safety (labeled SS). In gridiron football , defensive backs ( DBs ), also called the secondary , are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of ...

  9. File:American football officials positions.svg - Wikipedia

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    The relative positions of American football officials in a seven-official system: The Referee (R) positions himself behind the offensive team, favoring the right side if the quarterback is a right-handed passer. The Umpire (U) stands behind the defensive line and linebackers. The Head Linesman (H) stands at one end of the line of scrimmage.