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An illegal block or tackle using the legs to trip an opponent. line of scrimmage. One of six vertical planes parallel to the goal line when the ball is to be put in play by scrimmage. For each team in American football, the line of scrimmage is through the point of the ball closest to their end line.
In games where a ball may be legally caught (e.g. baseball) or carried (e.g. American football), a player (or the player's team) may be penalized for dropping the ball; for example, an American football player who drops a ball ("fumbles") risks having the ball recovered and carried by the other team; in baseball, a player who drops a thrown or ...
A player doing a keepie-uppie. Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. [ 1 ] A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture.
Nutmeg (association football) A nutmeg, also known by dozens of national and regional variations, is a skill used mainly in association football, but also in field hockey, ice hockey, and basketball. The aim is to kick, roll, dribble, throw, or push the ball (or puck) between an opponent's legs (feet). This might be done to pass or when ...
Spearing (gridiron football) Spike (gridiron football) Spiral (football) Spread offense. Spy (gridiron football) Stance (American football) Stiff-arm fend. Stunt (gridiron football) System quarterback.
Jock (stereotype) In the United States and Canada, a jock is a stereotype of an athlete, or someone who is consumed by sports and sports culture, and does not take much interest in intellectual pursuits or other activities. [1][2] It is generally applied mostly to high school and college athletics participants who form a distinct youth subculture.
Flea flicker. A flea flicker is an unorthodox play, often called a "trick play", in American football which is designed to fool the defensive team into thinking that a play is a run instead of a pass. [1] It can be considered an extreme variant of the play-action pass and an extension of the halfback option play.
1–2: (pronounced one-two) an action where a player handpasses to a teammate, who immediately handpasses back. 6–6–6 rule: a rule introduced in the AFL from 2019 to reduce flooding that says that at centre bounces each team must have six players in their forward-50 arc, six players in their defensive-50 arc, and six players between the arcs.