American football
American football Hole
A hole in American football is a space in between the defensive linemen, through which the running back aims to run. It is also known as a running lane. These can be predesignated holes defined by the spacing between players before the snap, or they can be established by moving players around and establishing the holes after the snap (in a play called a run-to-daylight).
SPORTS
American Football
Game play in American football consists of a series of downs, individual plays of short duration, outside of which the ball is dead or not in play. These can be plays from scrimmage – passes, runs, punts, or field goal attempts (from either a place kick or a drop kick) – or free kicks such as kickoffs and fair catch kicks. Substitutions can be made between downs, which allows for a great deal of specialization as coaches choose the players best suited for each particular situation. During a play, each team should have no more than 11 players on the field, and each of them has specific tasks assigned for that specific play.
Rules and gameplay
- Scoring
- Maneuvers
- Strategy
- Play types
- Penalties
- Turnovers
- Downs
- Teams and positions
- Field
- Equipment
- Duration and time stoppages
- Advancing the ball and downs
- Kicking
- Officials and fouls
Positions
Offensive (Interior) line
Backs and receivers
Defensive line
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
- Kicker (K)
- Holder (H)
- Long snapper (LS)
- Punter (P)
- Kickoff specialist (KOS)
- Kick returner (KR) and Punt returner (PR)
- Upback
- Gunner
- Jammer
RESOURCES
This article uses material from the Wikipedia articles "American football", "American football rules", "Hole (American football)", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
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