Flag Football vocabulary

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).

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