Flag Football

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