Eric N Craig - Important Ways to Play American Footballl

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Important Ways to Play American Football


Introduction ď‚—

American football can seem like a bunch of guys repeatedly crashing into each other until you understand some of the basics and start to see the strategy involved.


How to Play American Football 

Learn Rules and Terminology ◦ Know the Main Point of the Game ◦ Learn the Time Divisions ◦ Learn about the Composition of a Team Mastering Gameplay Basics ◦ Fight Your Way Forward with Running Plays ◦ Pierce the Defense with Passing Plays ◦ Combine Passing and Running Plays Position


Learn Rules and Terminology   

Know the Main Point of the Game Learn the Time Divisions Learn about the Composition of a Team


Know the Main Point of the Game ď‚—

The goal of American football is to score points by carrying the ball from a starting point on a 100-yard long by 52-yard wide field into a specially marked tenyard-deep area at either end of the field called an end zone.


Learn the Time Divisions 

Football is divided into four quarters of 15 minutes each, with a break between the second and third periods called “halftime” that is normally 12 minutes long. While the clock is active, the game is divided into even shorter segments called “plays" or "downs."


Learn about the Composition of a Team ď‚—

Each team is allowed to have eleven players on the field at once. Different team members hold different positions and have different duties on the field. Most competitive teams are actually composed of three separate teams of players, each of which is rotated onto the field to perform one type of task.


Mastering Gameplay Basics   

Fight Your Way Forward with Running Plays Pierce the Defense with Passing Plays Combine Passing and Running Plays


Fight Your Way Forward with Running Plays ď‚—

Running plays have the benefit of being difficult to see in detail from behind the defensive line. Very often, the offense will try to trick the defense by seeming to hand the ball off to two or even three different runners.


Pierce the Defense with Passing Plays ď‚—

Slightly less common than the running play, the passing play is a great way to make up lost yards quickly. If the pass is completed. Short passing plays are often used in combination with running plays as well, to keep the defense on its toes.


Combine Passing and Running Plays ď‚—

Offensive team should plan to use a mixture of both running and passing plays in order to keep the defense guessing. Practice a few different formations with your team and get good at running them.


Position ď‚—

Quarterback :- The quarterback is the player that receives the start of play snap. The player often gets to chose whether he should hand it off to one of the running backs, run the play himself, or pass it to one of his teammates.


Who I Am? ď‚—

Eric N Craig is an enthusiast, who currently lives in the Florida(United States) and loves to enjoy new football challenges that ever been in life.



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