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An in depth look at the Rules, Fields, and Scoring of Football

Football is one of the most popular sports in America, that millions of people watch and play each year. The purpose of this blog is to give the reader a more in depth look and greater understanding of the game of football.

Playing Surface for Football

2A standard playing surface for a football field is a 120 yards in length and 53 ⅓ yards in width.  The end zones for the football field are 10 yards on each end of the rectangular field. In between the endzones is the field of play. The field of play consist of 100 yard markers on each width sides of the field.For every 10 yard marker there is a number marker in the field of play. These markers consist of the numbers in order: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, and 10. The standard playing surface for a football field also consists of the home teams logo at the center of the field in between the 50 yard dash marker. They also consist of the home team's colors and logos at each end zone. Each end zone consist of a yellow field goal post at the back of the endzone. Finally,  football fields have two different design types of playing surfaces.The first playing surface is called astroturf. This field is generally played inside a dome. Grass is the second type of surface that is used, and it is most commonly used on outdoor fields.

Basic Rules of Football:

There is an abundance of different rules that the reader needs to understand so they can follow the game and have a greater appreciation for it. To start, there are two teams that play each other at one time. At the beginning of the game there is a kick off from either the 30 or 40 yard line depending on what level the game is. For example, the high school athletes kick off from the 30 yard line. College and NFL level games kick off from the 35 yard line.  Wherever the returner gets tackled is where the line of scrimmage begins. The line of scrimmage is an imaginary line that separates the offense from the defense. After the kick off the game consists of an offense and a defense. The object of the offense is to get the ball to the defensive sides endzone. The object of the is to prevent the offense from getting the ball to their end zone. The offense has four downs to advance the ball  yards. If the offense does not reach the 10 yards after 4 downs it is considered a turnover on downs, and the other team will take over on downs. The offense does have an option to punt the ball to the other team during 4th down which would give that team better field position when their defense comes out.

How to Score in Football:

There are various ways to score in football. Below I have listed the official name of the scoring and how many points they are worth.

• Touchdown: A touchdown is worth 6 points. A team can achieve a touchdown by the ball carrier reaching the other team’s end zone.
• Extra Point: An extra point is worth 1 point. A team can achieve an extra point by kicking the ball though the field goal post after scoring a touchdown.
• Two Point Conversion: A two point conversion is worth 2 points. A team can achieve this by their ball carrier reaching the end zone from the defenses 2 yard line on the very next play after they score a touchdown.
• Field Goal: A Field Goal is worth 3 points. A team can achieve a field goal by having their kicker kicking the ball through the field goal post.
• Safety: A safety is worth 2 points. A team can achieve a safety when the defense tackles the offenses ball carrier in the offense's end zone.

References

1http://www.rulesoffootball.co.uk/(couldnt find the author)

2Professional (NFL) Football Field Dimension Diagram" Professional (NFL) Football Field Dimension Diagram | Court & Field Dimension Diagrams in 3D, History, Rules – SportsKnowHow.com. Internet Marketing Unlimited, Corp, n.d.26 Sep, 2016

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