Flag Football
Across
- 2. The ball-carrier cannot push the defender’s hand away from the flag or hold onto the opponent’s flag to stop it being pulled.
- 4. Movement of an offensive player on the line of scrimmage before the ball has been snapped or a defensive player crossing the line of scrimmage.
- 5. A pass round the side or backwards through the legs of the center, which begins the play.
- 7. When a team runs with, or catches the ball in the opponent’s endzone.
- 11. When the defense catches a ball in flight intended for an offensive receiver.
- 12. Calls the start of play. Hands the ball to the Running Back and makes passes.
- 13. The team without the ball, trying to keep the offense from scoring.
- 15. Snaps the ball to the Quarterback at the beginning of the game and each play (or ‘down’) thereafter.
- 18. The team with the ball trying to get a touchdown.
- 19. Interior defensive players who tackle, prevent catches and offensive players from scoring.
- 20. An attempt to play / period of time that begins when the ball is snapped by the centre until the ball becomes dead.
Down
- 1. Deep defensive players who tackle, prevent catches and offensive players from scoring.
- 3. Defensive players whose primary responsibility is to defend the pass.
- 6. When any ball carrier is tackled in their own endzone or the ball is snapped out the back of the endzone.
- 8. Receives passes from the Quarterback and runs pass routes trying to evade defensive players.
- 9. Points awarded after a touchdown when a team attempts to run or pass the ball into the endzone.
- 10. This is an imaginary line across the width of the field beyond which the teams cannot pass until the next play has begun.
- 14. Exterior defensive players who tackle, prevent catches and offensive players from scoring.
- 16. Runs the ball down the field of play and catches passes.
- 17. When the QB hands the ball to another player after the snap.