Explain Football????????

Question

Ok so heres the thing. I love watching sports...with friends and such. But I never can understand the rules. NEVER. I have never fully comprehended football and i would like someone to explain it to me...or at least a part...or in brief-whatever. The point is i get so pumped during the superbowl and stuff yet i have no clue what im watching and it completely sucks. I know im a girl and i dont really have to understand but i think thats B.S. I dont wanna be the stereotypical blonde in a patriots jersey going WOOOH YAY!!!!....ho-hum....so can someone tell me what just happened btw? HELP!

Answer 1

ask someone before the game or somethin what the rules are and that they can explain it to you so you wont be lost when the ref does somethin

Answer 2

So there are 11 players on each side, with each person specializing in one position either on offense or defense.  Their backups play on what is called special teams, which is when one side is expected to kick the ball.

You get 4 plays to go 10 yards or you lose possession.  To avoid letting the team get possession, on fourth down the offense will usually punt the ball (dropping it and kicking it before it hits the ground).

The offense's goal is to run across or catch a pass across the goal line.  That is a touchdown and is worth 6 points.

After the touchdown the team can kick the ball (worth 1 point because it is easy) or run one more play from the 2 yard line (worth 2 points because it is about twice as hard).

Another way to score is if the team has on or closer than the 20 yard line and it is their last play (either fourth down or only enough time for one play before halftime or the end of the game, they may try to kick a field goal for 3 points.

The defense just tries to stop the offense by studying their plays before the game and trying to recognize them early enough to stop them.  That can be done by stopping the offense from getting 10 yards, knocking the ball out of the ball carrier's hands or disrupting a pass.

Anybody on offense or defense can pick up a fumble and run it, but if the opposition is nearby, they will usually just fall down on the football to make sure their team recovers it first.

When the ball on the ground is not a fumble is when it was an incomplete pass (self-explanatory term), the player was tackled before he dropped it, it was a punt, or it was a failed kick for 1 or 3 points.

Official play stops when a pass is incomplete, the ball carrier's knee touches the ground, the ball carrier steps out of bounds, or somebody scores.

The clock stops all those times, except for when a ball carrier's knee touches the ground with some exceptions (Football 102).

There are too many penalties (Football 102) to teach now.  You should start by looking for the officials throwing yellow flags in the air.  If your buddies are cheering but you see a yellow flag thrown.  You might ask them if they saw the penalty.  If they hadn't, you probably just gained a little respect for your football knowledge.

If you really want to learn a few penalties for starters, here are a couple:

The biggest penalty is pass interference.  If the defender interfered with the intended pass receiver from catching the ball, like pushing or tackling him before he catches it, then the offense gets the ball right there and it becomes first down again, regardless of whether it resulted in them getting 10 yards.  So this penalty could move the offense from near one goalline to just in front of the other.  To recognize the official, it will look like he is pushing with both hands forward.

Maybe the referee signal that makes the most sense is the sign for facemask, which is grabbing the front of his face as if he was grabbing the facemask of his helmet.  The penalty is 5 yards for minor offenses like barely holding on to it and 15 yards for major offensies like if it twists the players head or it is used to tackle the ball carrier.

The unsportsmanlike conduct penalty is usually quite obvious, like for a late hit (rough play after official play has stopped).  The penalty is an automatic 15 yards.

Answer 3

Sorry, but this is the AUSTRALIA football section!

Answer 4

Unfortunately there are a ton of rules, and they are different between pro football and college ball. Don't it figure?

Most men can't explain most of the rules to you, that's why they hush you up. Of course i am betting you get the idea that a man has to hold onto the football and run it into the end zone to make a touch down. That gives them points. And i am betting you understand a kicker works to get the ball through the big u looking thing for more points. That when the other team does the same thing on their side, it makes people unhappy.  I'm a blonde too, so i am NOT making fun of you. I am just figuring you got those two things.

Now... there are so many different rules that it is easier to just send you to this site. http://www.football.com/rulesandinfo.htm...

where you can take your time and probably learn more than any guy you're with knows about the game!

Basics.. They get 3 tries to move the ball 10 yards. If they don't manage it, they lose the ball to the other team to try it. They have only one person allowed to move around on the field while waiting for the ball to move. Once the ball is in play, than all can move. If someone moves when they aren't supposed too, it's called off sides. It's a penalty and makes them have to move backwards. Let's say they were starting to need to do the full 10 yards, now it means they have to go 20 yards. It's a penalty that makes it harder.

The team without the ball works to stop the ball from going the 10 yards it needs, so they can get the ball and try. If a ball gets out of the teams hands then the other team can get it and run with it. It's called a fumble. No one wants to see that. Of course, the ball can't just be sitting there for ever and then the other team gets it. There are finer rules to it, but that's the gist of it.

They aren't allowed to hold onto another player. Like grabbing clothes or face masks. It's a penalty. You can't grab a person running by by the clothes and stop them... it's just the rules and don't ask why. Reasons have been lost as to why this rule is in place or others. Most men do not ask why something is a rule, only accept that it is.

That's the true basics to the game to help you understand it better. Hope it helps. Go to that web site and learn all you want. It's not my favorite sport to watch, but my son was a football kid, so i had little choice but to learn it and root at the games every week for 4 years.