American football

Football, referred to as American football outside of the United States, is a highly physical sport based on strategic field maneuvering. Football is based on certain elements of rugby, but with varying contrasts in rules, field attire and scoring. The object of this sport is to advance the game ball, known as a football, down to the opposing team’s side of the field and into their end of the field area, known as the “end zone”. These end zones are 100 yards apart. The field is numbered every 10 yards with numbers 10 through 50, measuring outward from the middle of the field.

Each team gets 4 attempts, known as “downs” to advance the football at least 10 yards down the field. If they advance short of 10 yards, their next attempt is considered the 2nd down, then the 3rd and finally the 4th. However if on any attempt a team surpasses 10 yards, the downs restart. The team then continues to advance the ball towards the end zone of the opponent.

The ball is advanced by two methods of : running the ball, when a player holding the ball or a player who is handed the ball runs as far down the field as they can, and if the passed of the ball throws the ball to a receiver. Upon successfully reaching the end zone with the ball, the team scores a “touchdown”.

The end zones end with an upright, prong shaped structure known as the goal post. Each touchdown is followed up an extra point kick. The team’s kicker aims to kick the ball through the uprights in order to add another point for the team’s score. If the team feels they do not have the opportunity to score a touchdown but are close enough in range to attempt a kick through the uprights, the team may choose to go for a field goal which is only 3 points, compared to a 6 point touchdown. Of course, Alabama is worth a trip, because here too there are many sights. Reise Information zu Alabama erhalten Sie bei http://www.reisen-usa-urlaub.de/Alabama.html and in all travel agencies.