Football Rules and Regulations

If a ball is intercepted in the defended endzone (the endzone the defense is trying to , it is considered a touchback and the ball will be brought out the to twenty yard line, just like a kickoff that is fielded in the endzone. If the intercepting player spikes the ball, he might get called for a penalty, but only if he is, in the eyes of the official, celebrating excessively. If the ball is intercepted by the defense in the opponents endzone it would be a touch down.

It is legal to trip the ballcarrier. Rulebook definition: Tripping is the use of the lower leg or foot to obstruct an opponent, who is not the runner (ballcarrier), below the knee.

If tripping occurs on an opponent other than the runner it is a 15 yard penalty.

Football is a very short game and therefore timing is everything. It take only a few seconds to score a goal and therefore the opportunities are quite fleeting. A footballer needs to be at the right place at the right time and needs good timing to react well!

no none of the football fields are heated that would be impossible

NOT IMPOSSIBLE - Invesco Field at Mile High has heating during the winter months by a network of 21 miles of underground hot water tubing.

The standard football is a size 5-6 inches. An NCAA football is smaller than the NFL ball as it is only 5 inches while a NFL is 5.5-6.3in.

In American football, there is no penalty for not enough players on the field for a play. Should there be too many players on the field, there is a penalty called for illegal participation (five yards). But if a team has too few, there is no penalty called. There technically is no penalty for having too few players on the field. However, the offense always has to have at least seven men on the line of scrimmage and an eligible receiver on each end of the line. If the offense didn't meet this requirement, they would be flagged for an illegal formation.

A backward pass is one that does not go forward. Often, the receiver of a backward pass may then pass the ball forward. Once the ball has been passed forward, it may not be passed forward again during the same play.

I have found different answers for this question. I have seen 24ft. 18ft. and 8yd.

I'd suggest looking somewhere else for this answer.

There are no restrictions to a lateral pass. Since a lateral is not considered a forward pass, it cannot be 'incomplete' ... if the ball hits the ground play continues as if the ball was fumbled. If the player that catches the lateral pass is behind the line of scrimmage, they may then attempt a forward pass. While there can be only one forward pass on a play, there may be an unlimited number of lateral passes on a play. Any player on the team may throw a lateral pass and any player on the team may catch a lateral pass.

you sign up for a soccer team and then you can play against anybody! Or you take 11 of youre friends and then one of them is a goalie and the other 10 are players! then you ask other 11 people if they want to play against you! there you have a game!

YES. The Official NFL Rulebook (Rule 7, Section 2, Article 1) states: "The offensive team must have seven or more players on its line at the snap". Clearly saying that more than seven is allowed.

High school and NCAA yes they can go downfield immediately. Only the NFL has a rule where ineligibles must wait for the ball to be kicked.

The rules concerning when a player is 'down' are different between college football and the NFL. In the NFL, a player must be 'down by contact' for the play to end, therefore, if he were to recover a fumble while on his knees he would be able to get up and run with it as long as a member of the opposing team did not touch him while his knee(s) were on the ground. There is no 'down by contact' rule in college football. Once a player in possession of the ball has a knee (or elbow) touch the ground the play is over. The player would not be allowed to get up and run in college ball.

A Field Goal is a method of scoring points. It is not a structure, and therefore it is not something that can be measured for tallness.

well 22 players is on the field so each team has 11 players

In college football, if a ball carrier gains a first down without running out of bounds, then the clock will start immediately. Running plays are often executed when a particular team wants to run down the clock if they are ahead.

There's penalty's in football so that it's fair. Also it's safe like roughing the passer you can paralyze the quarter back. Or a close-line that can kill him. So that is some ways that there penalties.

because it is safer, because if you dont punt it and go for the first and dont make it the other team has a beeter chance in scoring then if you would have punt it

Football is a game of field position. If you try to make a first down on fourth down and fail, the other team will gain possession of the ball 40 yards or so closer to your end zone than they would if you had punted on fourth down. The situation of the game will dictate whether a team tries for a first down on fourth down. If it is late in the game and the team is behind, maybe they will try for a first down on fourth down. But almost always in other situations the team will punt on fourth down.

All helmets must meet the NOCSAE test standards and must show such certification from the manufacturer. Having said that, the ultimate decision regarding what equipment you may use resides with your school administrators and the coaching staff.

No, just to players wages.

A standard snap, the center quickly places the ball in-between his legs to the quarterback.

A side snap, although extremely rare, is a legal play where the center snaps the ball around his side.

If there are no penalties the yardage needed is ten (10). Penalties on either offense of defense can alter the number of yards needed but the standard is ten.

For example, if a first down is initiated at the 20 yard line and your team is going towards the other team's goal (to score), your team would need to get to the 30 to get another first down. Your team would have 4 downs to accomplish this but often use the 4th down to punt the ball to the other team. The scenario just described does not include penalties which can award an automatic first down or set your team back any number of yards depending on the penalty.

In the NFL wild card if two teams have the same record, and are tied for the last spot in the playoffs the tie can be broken primarily in two ways. The first way and most often way would be if the two teams had played each other previously the victor of that game has the advantage over the loser. The second way would be the comparisons of the strength of schedule, this occurs when both teams have not played. The strength of schedule refers to the combined overall records of all the opponents both teams played . For example if the teams Team A played have a combined record of 10 wins and 5 losses (keep in mind the actual record would be much higher) they have a strength of schedule of .667, but Team B has a strength of schedule of .500. This means that Team A has played a harder schedule therefore they are more deserving of a playoff berth, due to the harder schedule.