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A lateral during an option play. In gridiron football, a lateral pass or lateral (officially backward pass in American football and onside pass in Canadian football) occurs when the ball carrier throws or hands the football to a teammate in a direction parallel to or away from the opponents' goal line.
The hook and lateral, also known colloquially as the hook and ladder, is a trick play in American, Canadian football and indoor American football.. The hook and lateral starts with the hook, which is where a wide receiver runs a predetermined distance, usually 10 to 20 yards down the field, and along the sideline, and "hooks in" towards the center of the field to receive a forward pass from ...
In American football, only one offensive player can be in motion at a time, cannot be moving toward the line of scrimmage at the snap, and may not be a player who is on the line of scrimmage. In Canadian football, more than one back can be in motion, and may move in any direction as long as they are behind the line of scrimmage at the snap.
Tight end Andrew Quarless (81) in motion. In gridiron football, motion refers to the movement of an offensive player at the time of the snap.. While there are different rules regarding motion, most mandate that no more than one player may be in motion at the time of the snap, [1] and the player must not be an offensive lineman (typically, the player in motion is a wide receiver or running back ...
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.
A shift occurs when one or more players changes their position on the offensive side of the ball before the snap, causing a change in formation. For example, players may line up initially in an I-formation and then shift the two running backs into wide receiver positions to put the offense in a spread formation. A team may shift any number of ...
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