What You Should Know About Playing Football

Introduction

One of the most popular sports being played in America is football. American football is quite different than soccer that is played in other countried, but called football. Watching football is among the favorite pastimes of Americans.

History

It was back in 1892 when professional football came into being. Officially, the game of college football was more popular since people thought it was a game meant for younger people. College football is still very popular these days but people playing football have been from all ages.

Features

Playing football is a difficult game since it is a predominantly a contact sport. The game is played by 11 players on each side who try to get the ball across the touchdown line. The field is 120 yards of length and it is divided into two halves for both teams. The players begin the game by a faceoff line of scrimmage between the offensive team and the defensive team of the other team. The ball can be either passed to another player, long pass or short pass, or it can be kicked where the receiver must accept the pass in order for it to count as a touchdown. Every touchdown results in 7 points to the team. In order to win, the team who score the most wins, as per every game played. The players are told to play with a helmet, shoulder pads and knee pads. Due to the excessive amounts of hits a player is subjected to throughout the game, it is a good safety option to wear them at all times. Playing football is very similar to rugby except that in rugby players do not have any body armor or padding, and a few minor game play differences. Playing football is a fairly simple game, take the ball to the other side without losing possession. Like rugby playing football has different styles or variations to it like, with less number of people playing and the one for beginners; the catch and run. There are two different groups of players in each team, the offense and the defense. Among these groups there are line backers and defensive backs in the defense group and in the offense there is the captain who is also the quarter back, the running back, and the wide receivers.

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