Monday 7 September 2015

Football

What is Football
Football, a full contact contest where two teams try to pass to the other side, carrying a football and force the ball toward their opponents end zone. Football is one of the most aggressive sports in the world. In football each team is divided into three units offense, defense and special teams.


How To Play/Rules
You carry a football to the opposition’s end zone and you get a point. Penalties are given when rules are broken. Players are not allowed to push an opponent on the back, hold a player other than the ball carrier, or illegally obstruct a player.

Football field
A football field is 100 yards long (110m)with an end zone at each end.


History
Back then players were paid only $10 to play in a game in 1895. When Super Bowl 1 was on the lowest ticket price was only $6. The first football game played was November 6th 1869.

Clothing

-Helmet
-Shoulder Pads
-Thigh Pads
-Knee Pads
-Cleats
-Jersey


Fun Facts About Football
Each year the NFL uses 12,046 footballs. The highest loss ever in a college football game is 222-0 georgia tech vs cumberland. In each NFL game the home team has to provide 24 footballs. Each NFL team ends in the letter “S”. Eli and Peyton Manning are the only set of brothers playing football  to both play quarterback and play against each other in a super bowl game


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