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- Fair Catch: a receiver can call for a fair catch that blows the play dead when the ball is received. Defensive players cannot tackle this offensive player after the call.
- Fair Catch Interference: penalty that occurs when the defense gets too close to a player receiving a punt.
- False Start: happens when an offensive player moves prior to the ball hike.
- Field Goal: a kick worth three points. How many times has this successful play been a game winner?
- Field Position: occurs when the offense takes control of the ball.
- First and Ten: the first of four downs with ten yards to go.
- First Down: awarded when the offensive teams gains ten or more yards on a given play.
- Flag Football: a form of football where the player is ruled down when a flag is pulled off by a defender rather than tackling them.
- Flanker: football players terms for a wide receiver.
- Flood: football jargon for a play where all players go to one side of the field.
- Forward Pass: a pass going downfield in front of the quarterback.
- Forward Progress: the point a player reaches prior to being tackled and where the ball is spotted.
- Foul: rule violation resulting in a penalty.
- Franchise: team ownership.
- Free Agent: term for expired contract player who can then select other team offers.
- Free Kick: a punt that takes the place off a kickoff after a safety.
- Free safety: a player on defense who is the last line of the defense and therefore, plays the furthest downfield.
- Front Four: another name for the defensive line. Depending on the team, can be considered the 'fearsome four'.
- Fullback: player who plays in front of the running back who is used for blocking, but will run or catch occasionally.
- Fumble:
the loss of the ball while in play by a player
advancing or in possession of the ball.
- Game Ball: typically refers to an award given to the most valuable player by the team after the game has ended.
- Goal Line: the line that divides the field of play from the end zone.
- Goal Line Stand: referred to when the defense stops the offense for consecutive downs when they are inside the five-yard line.
- Goalpost: the posts or uprights where the ball must be kicked in between the two to score an extra point or field goal.
- Going for It: football jargon for team decision to attempt a first down on the next play instead of punting. Failure of the strategy results in losing ball possession. Either way, this action makes for exciting football.
- Gridiron: another term for the football field.
- Guard: the outside players on the offensive line.
- Gunner:
special teams players whose primary job is to race
down the field to tackle the player returning a punt or kickoff.
- Hail Mary: football jargon for a deep pass thrown as a last resort with little chance of succeeding, but when it does--'tis a beautiful sight to see.
- Halfback: another term for a running back.
- Handoff: the act of the quarterback handing the ball to a player so they can advance the ball by running.
- Hands Team: lingo used to recover an onside kick.
- Hang Time: period of time that a punt remains in the air. Counting seconds=1, 2, 3...
- Heisman Trophy: annual award for the finest college football player in the U.S.
- Hike: the transfer of the ball from the center to the quarterback on his command.
- Hitch and Go: a route run by a receiver where they fake back to the quarterback and go deep.
- Holder: the player who holds the ball for the kicker.
- Holding: the act of obstructing a player by physically restraining another player, normally by grabbing their jersey.
- Home Field Advantage: game played at team's hometown venue.
- Home Game: played at team's hometown venue.
- Huddle: a grouping of the players to plan offensive or defensive plays.
- Hurry-up
Offense: football jargon for offensive run in a quick
manner where
there is no time to substitute or huddle. Used in time
sensitive
situations at the end of games mainly.
- Illegal Procedure: illegal movement by an offensive player prior to the snap.
- In bounds: field area inside end and sidelines. Keep those feet in, in and yes, in!
- Incomplete Pass/Incompletion: a pass thrown by the quarterback but not caught.
- Intentional Grounding: illegal throw of the ball to a spot on the field where there is no receiver.
- Interception: a turnover where an opposing defensive player catches a ball thrown by the quarterback resulting in a change of possession.
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- Kickoff: change of possession that occurs after a score in which the team that scored kicks the ball to the other team in order to determine field position.
- Kick Returner:
someone who returns kickoffs.
- Lateral:
a pass thrown backwards to a teammate when that
player is past the
line of scrimmage. - Linebacker: a player in the middle of the defense that can rush the quarterback, drop back into coverage and stop the run.
- Lineman: a football term for offensive and defensive players on the line closest to the ball.
- Line of Scrimmage: the line where the ball starts each play and then is advanced down the field as the offense moves the ball toward the end zone.
- Live Ball: occurs when the football is put into play or kicked.
- Long Snapper: football lingo for player who specializes in hiking the ball longer distances in order to be kicked.
- Loose Ball: a fumble. Ok, who's got it?
- Man in Motion: the player who is in motion on offense prior to the snap. Typically, only one player is allowed in motion at a time.
- Man-to-man Coverage: defensive scheme in which each player is assigned one offensive player to guard.
- Midfield:
refers to the 50-yard line.
- Necessary Line: area that the offensive team must travel to receive a first down.
- Neutral Zone: the space between the ball and the defensive line, prior to the snap.
- Nickel Back: the fifth cornerback on the field.
- Nickel Defense: lingo for defensive scheme utilizing five cornerbacks.
- Nose Guard: the central player on the defensive line who lines up opposite the center.
- Nose Tackle:
another name for nose guard.
- Offending Team: football team that committed a foul.
- Offense: the team trying to score and score and score and...
- Offensive Pass Interference: blatant obstruction keeping the defense from catching the ball.
- Officials: those in charge of keeping order in the game and enforcing rules.
- Offside: occurs when the offense moves across the neutral zone prior to the ball being snapped.
- On Downs: loss of ball possession.
- Onside Kick: action where the kicking team tries to recover after ten yards.
- Open Receiver: player who is not well protected by the opposing team, thus open to a play.
- Option: football jargon for a play in which the quarterback keeps the ball and runs with the option of pitching it to his running back.
- Out of Bounds: field area outside end and sidelines. Further play is not continued.
- Overtime: extra period of play that happens when the score is tied at the end of the game.
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