Do Now
• Have you ever played football before?
• What do you know about the sport?
• What do you think is the most challenging aspect of football?
Football 101
1. Key terms2. Offense, Defense, Special Teams3. How the game is played
Key Terms
• Touchdown• Pass• Reception• Tackle• Hike• Line of Scrimmage• Huddle• Fumble
• Interception• Completion/
Incompletion• Down• Kickoff• Punt• Field goal• Turnover
Hike
• The word used to snap the ball and begin the offensive play.
Touchdown
• A score, worth six points, that occurs when a player in possession of the ball crosses the plane of the opponent's goal line.
Pass/Completion
• When the quarterback throws the ball forward to another offensive player.
Incompletion
• A forward pass that falls to the ground because no receiver could catch it. Or a dropped pass.
Turnover
• When the team on offense loses possession of the ball.
Interception
• A pass that's caught by a defensive player.
Huddle
• When the 11 players on the field gather together to discuss strategy between plays.
Line of Scrimmage
• An imaginary line that extends from where the football is placed at the end of a play
• Neither the offense nor the defense can cross the line until the football is hiked.
Do Now
• How many points is a Touchdown worth?
• What are the three ways a turnover can happen?
• What are the 5 types of scoring plays in football?
Tackle
• When a defensive player brings down an offensive player to the ground.
Fumble
• When the offensive player loses the football after having full control of it.
Down and Distance
• Down: The number of chances the offensive team has to get a first down or touchdown.
• Distance: the amount of yardage to gain a first down.
Kickoff
• When the offensive team kicks the football to the opposing team after a score.
Punt
• When the offensive team kicks the football to the opposing team on 4th down or after a safety.
Fieldgoal
• When the offensive team kicks the ball between the uprights on the fieldgoal posts.
• Fieldgoal is worth 3 points.
Exit Slip
• How does down and distance work?• What is it called when your QB passes the ball
and the receiver catches it?• How does a defensive player make a tackle in
flag football? • Analyze the difference between a punt and a
field goal?
Do Now
• What does down and distance mean in football?
• What color is the Line of Scrimmage? What color is the first down marker?
• Which players throw the football? Which players catch the football? Which players run with the football?
Offense
Offensive Roles
• Quarterback (QB): Manages the game/throw • Halfback (HB): Run • Offensive Line (O-Line): Protect the QB• Wide Receiver (WR): Catch the ball• Tight End: block and catch
Defensive Roles
• Defensive Line (D-Line): Get the QB• Linebackers (LB): Protect the Middle• Cornerbacks (CB): Guard the WR• Safeties (S): Protect from the deep pass.
Exit Slip: Positions
• What does the QB do?• What does the offensive line do? • What do the linebackers do? • What do the cornerbacks do? • Draw a diagram of all the positions.
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