Football Vocabulary

This is an example of a ________?

• Flag

• Tackle

• Kick

• Touchdown

This signal is for a ________

• Offsides

• Penalty

• Touchdown

• A Fan

A Special Teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts (kicks) the football to the opposing team is called a

This Quarterback is about to ____ the football.

What are they lined up to kick?

• Punt

• Field Goal

• Kickoff

• Touchdown

What is this signal?

• First Down

• Touchdown

• Flag

• Offsides

3rd and 23 is also known in football as ​ (a)   and ​ (b)  

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• hero
• 3rd
• Long
• short
• tall
• First

An _________ occurs when a forward pass that has not yet touched the ground is caught by a player of the defensive team

• Kickoff

• Forward Pass

• Interception

• Field Goal

Also known informally as a catch, is part of a passing play in which a player in bounds successfully catches (receives) a forward pass thrown from a friendly quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.

• Tackle

• Coach Macon

• Illegal Pass

• Reception

Match the following

• 4th & Goal

• A certain down in which the distance between the line of scrimmage and the end zone is less than 10 yards.

• Lateral Pass

• occurs when a player who has possession and control of the ball loses it before being tackled, scoring, or going out of bounds

• Fumble

• occurs when the ball carrier throws the football to a teammate in a direction parallel to or away from the opponents' goal line