American Football is a sport that has gradually evolved from the usual games of football and rugby, but in this game, players are allowed to touch and hold the ball with their hands،
(NFL) that attracts the best players from around the world،
The popularity of this game is not limited to the USA only; it is popular in Canada, Britain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, Japan, Mexico, Austria, and other countries of the world.
(International Federation of American football).
History of American football the early history of the sport of American football dates back to the beginnings of both regular football and rugby, and some of the Universities of the United States of America was the cradle of this sport; were both Princeton and Rutgers universities held the first football game in the state of New Jersey, and that game has seen multiple amendments to the rules of regular football, and Harvard University organized games that were played in a combination of regular football and rugby, but those games were not in the form of American football in the current era.
Walter Camp, known as the father of American football, made some changes to the rules of the game of rugby, which included the introduction of what is known as the line of engagement, in addition to many other rules of the new game, and became a new sport received great popularity, following which many sports clubs practiced.
The year 1892 saw 500. APFA (his victory).
How to play American football:
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The game aims to score the two teams points that enable one of them to win the game; where the team that manages to score the largest number of points in the time of the game is considered the winner and can score the game points in different forms, whether by crossing the finish line or by throwing the ball to the goal of the opposing team or other forms of registration adopted in the game, and the number of points that are awarded to the team depending on the method of scoring.
American Football tools :
There are many tools and equipment that must be available before the start of the American football game, these tools are as follows:
- Oval ball: a ball must be available in an oval shape with a specific weight and dimensions.
- Helmet: the helmet must include shoulder pads, a mask that completely covers the face, as well as a chin strap, mouthguard, and shock absorber.
- Shoulder pads: this tool is placed on the shoulders of players to make it look bigger than it is.
- Arm pads: this flexible and lightweight tool is worn to protect the player's arms from being hit. Elbow pads: the task of this tool is to protect the elbow of the player.
- Rib pads: this tool can maintain the internal heat of the player's body, and it performs the task of protecting the ribs of his body to avoid injury.
- Hip pads: this tool is worn under the player's pants to protect the back of his body.
- Thigh and knee pads: these padded pads are made of plastic and sponge materials and protect players ' thighs and knees from possible blows.
- Gloves: gloves are non-mandatory tools for players; however, they have a large role in protecting hands and fingers.
- Foot shoe: the shoe for American football must have spikes at the bottom, to facilitate the game on the grass and prevent players from slipping.
- Shirt and pants: American football players must wear loose shirts made of colored nylon, as well as pants with pockets that are used to fix the thigh and knee pads.
The Basic Laws of American football:
American football matches are played by two competing teams, each of which consists of eleven basic players, and each team can consist of a total number of players and reserves of forty-five players maximum; where an unlimited number of reserve players can be replaced by Basic players during the game, and the matches are conducted on a stadium in the form of a rectangle that is approximately 110 meters long while it must be about 50 meters wide, and the game is played over a full hour divided into four periods or quarters of each period of fifteen minutes.
The American football team consists of a large number of players; however, there are only eleven players on the field, and these players are distributed on the field depending on the position that the team is on the field; where the distribution of players during the attack on the goal of the opposing team is different from when the team is in a:
* The positions of the players when attacking/the players are distributed on the field when the attack is carried out as follows:
Quarterback (u). Center player (Cente). Running back player (LSU). Quarterback (u). The receiver player for the spin-off balls (R Forr Forr). Narrow end player (Tight end). The right guard and the guard left ( Left guard and right guard). The right manipulator and the left manipulator ( C L il c.).
* The positions of the players on the defense/ the players are distributed on the field when performing the defense as follows:
Defensive maneuver players (l El). Defensive end players (Defensive end). Linebackers (L-L). Cornerbacks. Security players (Safety).