FLAG FOOTBALL

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  1. 7. when an offensive player catches a pass without dropping it or having it intercepted.
  2. 9. an exchange of the football between two players. This usually entails the Quarterback handing the football to another offensive player
  3. 12. a pass intended for an offensive player that is caught by a defender.
  4. 13. the player on offense whose primary responsibility is to hike the football to the quarterback.
  5. 14. This is a rule violation that occurs when a player from either team prematurely crosses the line of scrimmage before the ball is hike.
  6. 15. A kick using a tee that propels the football down the field to the opponents.
  7. 16. the player on offense whose primary responsibility is to pass the football to a receiver.
  8. 19. When a defensive player has pulled the flag of an offensive player with possession of the football. This stops play and causes the football to be downed at that spot.
  9. 20. a pass that is not caught by an offensive player.
Down
  1. 1. the ends of a rectangular shaped football field.
  2. 2. a score (worth three points) that occurs when the team on offense kicks the football over and between the uprights of the football goal.
  3. 3. the player on offense whose primary responsibility is to catch passes made from the quarterback.
  4. 4. The defensive player whose primary responsibility is to chase and tackle the Quarterback.
  5. 5. a defensive player whose primary responsibility is to guard a receiver running down field to catch a pass.
  6. 6. a score that occurs when a player with possession of the football crosses the opponent's goal line.
  7. 8. A kick made from the hands (as opposed to the kick made from the tee) that usually occurs when the offensive team has fourth down and a long distance to score or reach a first down.
  8. 10. the team without possession of the football.
  9. 11. his is an imaginary line that runs from the football to both sides of the field. Whenever the football is placed down for an upcoming play, it becomes the spot where the football lies. Neither team can cross this until the offensive team hikes the ball.
  10. 17. an action in which the player with the ball loses control of it, causing it to fall on the ground.
  11. 18. a pass made from between the legs of the hiker to the Quarterback.