Flag Football vocabulary
Across
- 3. Goal A three-point score, when the kicker kicks the football above the crossbar and between the uprights of the goalpost.
- 6. of Scrimmage The location on the field where the football is spotted, and the next play begins.
- 11. What the offensive team does to prevent a defensive player from tackling the player with the football.
- 13. When a player has control of the football within the end zone, it equals six-points.
- 15. When a football player causes the player carrying the ball to touch the ground such that they are considered down.
- 16. Zone The area at the end of the football field where the offensive team must have possession of the football to score a touchdown.
- 17. The football player that starts each play, and he takes the snap from the center and either run with it, hands off the football, or passes it.
- 18. Also called the hike, the snap starts the football play. The center hands or passes the football between his legs to the player standing behind him (usually the quarterback).
Down
- 1. A penalty where a football player grabs an opponent.
- 2. A penalty that occurs when any part of a football player's body is beyond his line of scrimmage as the football snaps.
- 4. When a football player drops the football, the ball is available for any other player to gain possession for his team.
- 5. A quarterback tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
- 7. point After a football team has scored a touchdown, they have the opportunity to score additional points. They can kick an extra-point for 1 point or try a 2-point conversion for 2
- 8. The football players who catch the football.
- 9. A football kick to the other team to give them the ball downfield rather than lose the football on downs.
- 10. but he also will not be allowed to run with the football.
- 12. A football player on the defense catches a pass.
- 14. Catch By signaling with a wave, the football player making a kick return can choose to catch the football and take possession of the ball where he made the catch. He will not get