Look for this banner for recommended activities. Cancel Yes. Join Active or Sign In. All rights reserved. Go Premium. Need Help? Learn More Customer Login. Glossary of Football Terms Newcomers to the sport of football can have trouble understanding all the lingo. The 3 Stances of Offensive Linemen Offensive linemen can line up in three different stances depending on the game situation. Gear Essentials for Football It's important that football players wear and use proper equipment to prevent injuries and maximize performance on the field.
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Are you sure you want to delete this family member? Find activities close to home. Activities near you will have this indicator. Within 2 Miles. Activities near you will have this indicator Within 2 Miles. To save your home and search preferences Join Active or Sign In. Hi Rose, I am glad you understand football a lot better. Thank you for sharing and voting up. It is always appreciated. It has definitely helped me to understand the sport a lot better.
It's no wonder that you made HOTD, this was excellent. Congratulations and thank you for sharing. Voted Up -Rose. Nice hub! I enjoyed the read, and as a former player and current fan, appreciate the ideas and work put into this HUB.. TeaPartyCrashers, I like your idea of adding common offensive and defensive plays. I think I will make another hub for that, because this one is already lengthy and I wanted to keep the information as simple as I could as not to overwhelm the reader who knows little to nothing about football.
Thank you for the suggestions! Cyndi, thank you for reading and commenting. I am glad this hub can help you understand this game a little bit more. Toyasting, Thank you for stopping by, reading and commenting. I hope your brother enjoys the hub. It is a hard sport to learn because of all the intricacies of the rules, positions, etc. However, once you 'get it,' the game becomes that more exciting because you understand exactly what the offensive and defensive need to accomplish in order to win.
Great Hub, very deserving of Hub of the Day. I was so excited to see this when I logged on because I have been meaning to read up on the basics of football. I enjoy watching with my family during the season and I understand the very basics but this article helps tie everything together for me. Thank you! Carly, This was an interesting read.
I shall send the link to my brother, he just loves this sport. Congratulations on HOTD! Cheers :. And a great topic, too. One quick note, I have never heard the term "Place Holder" used; usually that person is just called the "Holder". May I suggest for part 2, you look at common offensive plays like the sweep, trap, screen pass, etc. Also looking at some basic defensive alignments and as well as blitzing, etc. Thank you ParadigmEnacted. It is a good rough outline and simple for those who are just learning the game.
Chace, I think many people, mom's and women especially like football but do not really understand. Once you understand it better I think the game becomes that much more exciting. I hope she likes the hub. I didn't know Australia had a football. Something I would like to know more about. Tara, thank you for stopping by. The different positions and their names is where I too need to keep studying.
I like that in the pros the number ranges indicate the positions. That is helpful when spotting single players from the team. Awesome hub! My mother needs to read this because she loves football but has no idea how it works I think she just watches it for the dudes, lol! I can never understand American football.
I can understand Australian football though. I think that is simpler in terms of the rules. Now, if I'm confused about the game, I know where to read up on it!
Loved it! Lets play ball! The kids and I enjoyed learning about the different positions. I will keep this close by when the season starts.. Thank You MsDora. When I was a little girl my dad was my interpreter. I asked a lot of questions, but it helped make the game more exciting because I could understand what I was cheering for. I had no idea about the jersey numbers.
As a rule, I only watch the game if I'm with an interpreter. This is having lived in the US for most of my life. You did a very good job in explanations. Another HOB? Great job! Thank you, this hub will be very helpful to people outside the US who are just getting into the American Football world. I go through it a couple of times a year as my better half's family comes where there is no such thing, but they can see it on satellite. Thank you Eric. It did take some time. I hope it would be useful to those who are trying to understand this amazing sport.
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