Do Now

• Have you ever played football before?

• What do you know about the sport?

• What do you think is the most challenging aspect of football?

Football 101

1. Key terms2. Offense, Defense, Special Teams3. How the game is played

Key Terms

• Touchdown• Pass• Reception• Tackle• Hike• Line of Scrimmage• Huddle• Fumble

• Interception• Completion/

Incompletion• Down• Kickoff• Punt• Field goal• Turnover

Hike

• The word used to snap the ball and begin the offensive play.

Touchdown

• A score, worth six points, that occurs when a player in possession of the ball crosses the plane of the opponent's goal line.

Pass/Completion

• When the quarterback throws the ball forward to another offensive player.

Incompletion

• A forward pass that falls to the ground because no receiver could catch it. Or a dropped pass.

Turnover

• When the team on offense loses possession of the ball.

Interception

• A pass that's caught by a defensive player.

Huddle

• When the 11 players on the field gather together to discuss strategy between plays.

Line of Scrimmage

• An imaginary line that extends from where the football is placed at the end of a play

• Neither the offense nor the defense can cross the line until the football is hiked.

Do Now

• How many points is a Touchdown worth?

• What are the three ways a turnover can happen?

• What are the 5 types of scoring plays in football?

Tackle

• When a defensive player brings down an offensive player to the ground.

Fumble

• When the offensive player loses the football after having full control of it.

Down and Distance

• Down: The number of chances the offensive team has to get a first down or touchdown.

• Distance: the amount of yardage to gain a first down.

Kickoff

• When the offensive team kicks the football to the opposing team after a score.

Punt

• When the offensive team kicks the football to the opposing team on 4th down or after a safety.

Fieldgoal

• When the offensive team kicks the ball between the uprights on the fieldgoal posts.

• Fieldgoal is worth 3 points.

Exit Slip

• How does down and distance work?• What is it called when your QB passes the ball

and the receiver catches it?• How does a defensive player make a tackle in

flag football? • Analyze the difference between a punt and a

field goal?

Do Now

• What does down and distance mean in football?

• What color is the Line of Scrimmage? What color is the first down marker?

• Which players throw the football? Which players catch the football? Which players run with the football?

Offense

Offensive Roles

• Quarterback (QB): Manages the game/throw • Halfback (HB): Run • Offensive Line (O-Line): Protect the QB• Wide Receiver (WR): Catch the ball• Tight End: block and catch

Defensive Roles

• Defensive Line (D-Line): Get the QB• Linebackers (LB): Protect the Middle• Cornerbacks (CB): Guard the WR• Safeties (S): Protect from the deep pass.

Exit Slip: Positions

• What does the QB do?• What does the offensive line do? • What do the linebackers do? • What do the cornerbacks do? • Draw a diagram of all the positions.