because 1 field goal is 5 points
A try is 4 point, a converison is 2 points and a field goal is 1 point.
they can get a try for 4 points. a try conversion for 2 points. a penalty kick for 2 points or a field goal for 1 point.
A field goal (kicking the ball through the uprights at the end of the field) is worth 3 points in American football. There is no "point after" attempt for a field goal. In contrast, a touchdown (carrying the ball past the goal line) is worth 6 points and allows an attempt for an additional point after touchdown, which closely resembles a field goal.
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Field hockey does not record points (that usually refers to the system of cards). It simply counts the number of goals; one goal equals one addition to the total score for that team.
Never. A field goal was five points in the original rules of 1883. This was changed to four points in 1904, and to three points in 1909; so it remains today (2008).
If a player catches a missed field goal attempt while in the field of play, he can return it for a touchdown, resulting in six points. After the touchdown, his team may kick the PAT (Point After Touchdown) and score another one point, or convert the two point conversion for two points.
3 points for a field goal.
A player can score a goal anywhere on the lacrosse field.
3 points for a field goal in American Football
touchdown field goal extra point safety 2 point conversion
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