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	THE RULES OF SOCCER FOOTBALL
		Football is played at a professional level all over the world, and millions of people regularly go to football stadia to follow their favourite team, whilst millions more avidly watch the game on television.
		Football is generally a free-flowing game with the ball in play at all times except when the ball has left the field of play by wholly crossing over a boundary line (either on the ground or in the air), or play has been stopped by the referee.
		The rules of football were codified in England by the Football Association in 1863, and the name association football was coined to distinguish the game from the other forms of football played at the time, specifically rugby football.
	www.solarnavigator.net /sport/football_rules.htm (8437 words)

	American football rules - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The longest professional football game in history was played in 1984 between the Los Angeles Express and the Michigan Panthers of the now-defunct USFL; with the Express winning the game 27-21 after 3:33 of the third overtime period at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
		In amateur football, the winner of the toss may also defer their choice to the second half and give the other team first choice of options in the first half.
		If he deems a ruling may be in error, he notifies the officials on the field to interrupt the game before the beginning of the next play.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_football_rules (8951 words)

	AMERICAN FOOTBALL \| CAR AND MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE HASTINGS DIRECT
		American football evolved as a separate sport from rugby football in the late 19th century.
		American football is indeed quite physical in comparison to other major American team sports, such as basketball and baseball.
		Tackle football is often banned in American schoolyards in favor of touch football, which uses two-hand touching instead of tackling; or flag football in which a player is "tackled" when an opponent pulls a flag off a belt attached to the player's waist.
	www.solarnavigator.net /sport/american_football.htm (5465 words)

	American football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		American football, known in the United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic.
		American football does not much resemble soccer, the sport which most people outside the U.S. call "football"; consequently, the sport is commonly known internationally as "American football" or "gridiron".
		Interestingly, newspaper reporters who have interviewed former football players who are crippled or in pain as a result of their former sport find that a player will never (or virtually never) express regret over his choice of career.
	www.info-pedia.net /about/american_football (4902 words)

	USA Football - Partners - Sport Partners
		American Football Coaches Association: AFCA strives to maintain and develop the highest possible standards in football and the profession of coaching football by emphasizing safety, legislation, and good fellowship within the sport.
		American Youth Football: AYF promotes the wholesome development of youth through its association with adult leaders in the sport of American football.
		NCAA Football: Its mission is to improve, promote and protect the game of college football for those who play the game, for those who coach the game and for those who support the game.
	www.usafootball.com /partners/sport (1216 words)

	SamoaLive! American Football Rules
		A football game is supposedly one hour, but takes about three hours to play because the clock is often stopped for various reasons.
		The players then come up to the line of scrimmage which is an imaginary line drawn from one side of the field to the other through the tip of the football closest to the defense.
		They carry out various tasks such as raising their arms to signal a touchdown or field goal, deciding if a pass was caught in bounds or out-of-bounds, placing the ball on the line of scrimmage for the next play, measuring to see if 10 yards have been covered, and assessing penalties for rule infractions.
	www.samoalive.com /amf_rules.htm (2337 words)

	Construction toy American Football game - Patent 6899331
		An apparatus for use by multiple users for playing a board type game which simulates the game of American Football according to claim 1 wherein the receiver figure is capable of catching the football on the magnetized receiving means upon the quarterback figure throwing the football, or the kicker figure kicking the football.
		American society's fascination with board games resides, at least in part, on the fact that most successful board games seek to imitate human experience within a fantastic setting.
		A prime objective of this invention is to provide a board American Football game arrangement in which construction toy bricks of numerous colors, shapes and sizes can be used to assemble a simulated football stadium to be placed adjacent to the emblazoned game board.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /6899331.html (4061 words)

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		American football, not to confuse with soccer, is a very complete sport.
		The normal course of a football player is to play in highschool, the best players then are recruited by colleges offering a free education in return to give glory to they college team, then after 4 years of college seasons the best players are then drafted by the professional league the NFL.
		The rules in College are quite similar to the NFL with some differences: When a player hits the ground with a knee then the play is ruled dead (on the other hand in the NFL an opponent has to touch him to be down).
	www.geocities.com /fabqb/footballRules.html (2014 words)

	Walter Camp: Inventor of Modern American Football
		American football is derivative of English soccer and rugby, which are derivative of a game called football played as early as the 12th century in England and Scotland.
		According to waltercamp.org, Camp "brought organization, planning, and stature to the game and served on the rules committee from his college days until his death [in 1925]," particularly between 1880 and 1883 – when the game became less rugby and more American football.
		So in 1906, Camp's American Football Rules Committee adopted several rules that made the game safer – among them, the adoption of the forward pass as an acceptable method of moving the ball down field.
	www.inventhelp.com /Walter-Camp-Innovator-of-Modern-Football.asp (714 words)

	Open Directory - Sports:Football:American (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The history of American football begins with a college match in 1869 between Princeton and Rutgers; the shape of the ball and goalposts and the modern rules were all established by college officials and players.
		The richness of football traditions and lore at schools and in communities and the nation at large-- "win one for the Gipper" was Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne's line-- continues to hold the fascination of fans in the United States and elsewhere.
		Covers the history of American football, such as its evolution from a club sport in the late 19th into the early 20th century, as well as defunct leagues and teams.
	dmoz.org /Sports/Football/American/desc.html (796 words)

	American football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The ball used in American football has a pointed prolate spheroid (also known as vesica piscis) shape, and has a large set of stitches along one side.
		Advancing the ball in American football resembles the six-tackle rule and the play-the-ball in rugby league.
		Some variations on these basic rules exist, particularly touch and flag football, which are designed as non-contact or limited-contact alternatives to the relative violence of regular American football.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_football (4528 words)

	American College Football Rules Questions & Answers
		If you are new to American Football and have a question about the rules, send your question to dwilson@engr.wisc.edu.
		In tackle football the ball carrier doesn't stop until he is forced to stop or to put a knee or back on the ground.
		As a result the rules were changed to require that 7 of the 11 men on the offensive team line up near the line of scrimmage.
	homepages.cae.wisc.edu /~dwilson/rsfc/intro/answers.shtml (6188 words)

	American College Football Rules
		The important rule to remember is that if the quarterback has an incomplete pass, the game is resume from the very same spot the quarterback made a throw.
		The objective of a kicker is to kick the ball between the two posts, which is popularly known as splitting the uprights.
		During the play, there are 11 football players on each team, which means that each time there are 11 players in the offense and the equal number in the defense.
	www.playersview.com /am_football/index.htm (756 words)

	American Youth Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		, established in 1996, is an international youth football organization established to promote the wholesome development of youth through their association with adult leaders in the sport of American football.
		Rules and regulations are established to ensure that players play in an atmosphere of safety with a competitive balance between teams.
		American Youth Football is on a mission to GIVE BACK to the community.
	www.americanyouthfootball.com /about.cfm (346 words)

	Sports Rules - American Football
		Objective: American football is played by two teams who will have eleven players on the field at any one time.
		Accidentally interfering is not against the rules, although it is of course difficult for the official to judge it.
		In professional football, a player must have both feet inbounds (on the field of play) while in possession of the ball, the college game allows for only foot to be inbounds.
	sportsrules.50g.com /americanfootball.htm (5411 words)

	Sports Rules - Canadian Football
		Objective: Canadian football is played by two teams who will have twelve players on the field at any one time.
		When the ball is played into the opposing team's goal area, and it becomes dead or touches or crosses any boundary line (dead or side line), or touches the ground, player, or any object behind those lines.
		The ball is an inflated rubber bladder in a leather case, and is not round.
	sportsrules.50g.com /canadianfootball.htm (2077 words)

	Canadian football vs. American football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Here I will explain the main differences between the Canadian football rules and American football rules.
		Scoring is the same with the exception of the Single (rouge) in Canadian football.
		It is a point awarded to the kicking team for the failure of the receiving team taking it out of the endzone.
	www.angelfire.com /on/argohater/football.html (209 words)

	American Football
		The first world championship in American football, organised by IFAF, took place in Palermo (Italy) from June 24th until July 4th, 1999, with 6 teams participating Japan again won in 2003 and are bidding to host the next World Cup in 2007.
		Continental Football League one of the premier football leagues in the Nation, with teams in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
		Youth Football USA - YFBUSA introduce little league tackle football to the 3rd to 8th grade, with the goal of teaching the fundamentals of football, the importance of teamwork, and most of all to have fun.
	sportsvl.com /ball/gridiron.htm (3229 words)

	Open Directory - Sports:Football:American:High School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This category is for topics relating to American rules football, and is, specifically for Pennsylvania High School Football only.
		American football is by various measures the most popular spectator team sport in the United States.
		The first intercollegiate football matchup took place on November 6, 1869 between Princeton and Rutgers Universities, but the distinctive rules of American football developed from the merging of the soccer-like rules adopted by Princeton, Rutgers, Yale and Columbia with those of the rugby-like running game observed by Harvard and McGill in the 1870s and 1880s.
	dmoz.org /Sports/Football/American/High_School/desc.html (296 words)

	index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Welcome to the United States American Football All Stars Inc. The United States American Football All Stars inc. is registered as a Non-Profit Tax-Exempt (501(c)4) Organization with The Internal Revenue Service promoting American Rules Football as the next Olympic Sport.
		Since the United States American Football All Stars Inc. is a Non-Profit, Tax-Exempt (501(c)4) Organization with the Internal Revenue Service, participants are not paid.
		Since the United States American Football Allstars Inc. is a Non-Profit Tax Exempt Organization Registered as a 501(c)4 with the Internal Revenue Service, we are seeking major sponsors interested in helping us promote american rules football on the International level as the next Olympic sport.
	www.usafootballallstarsinc.org (318 words)

	American Youth Football — President's Message (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		American Youth Football, Inc., established in 1996, is an international youth football organization established to promote the wholesome development of youth through their association with adult leaders in the sport of American football.
		She is currently a coach of one of Broken Arrow's seventh-grade squads and also coaches two all-star teams through Tumbling Grounds, one of Tulsa's elite All-Star gyms.
		American Youth Cheer's championships have been scheduled for Tucson, AZ in early December.
	www.americanyouthfootball.com /ayc_cheer.cfm (705 words)

	Chicagoland AYF - American Youth Football & Cheer
		There are over 8000 children participating in football and cheerleading.
		INC., established in 1996, is an international youth football organization established to promote the wholesome development of youth through their association with adult leaders in the sport of American football.
		Each AYF league or football club is self-governing with freedom to elect its own officials and oversee the enforcement of its own well-being as long as it agrees to participate within the framework of the AYF basic tenets, philosophy and regulations.
	www.chicagolandayf.com (166 words)

	American football concepts and basic rules
		This book is different because it is not teaching all the rules of American football, but just the basics in order to interest foreigners with the basic concepts.
		The book "American football concepts" is designed for foreigners all around the world who never understood the concepts and the basic rules of the American football game.
		You are invited to check the Bookstore for more books about the rules, history, statistics and other material concerning American football.
	www.yes4.com /yes4americanfootball (396 words)

	Football - Team Overview
		season, recruits football players who are focusing on their futures with the team, in class and beyond.
		The Tufts football program is one of the oldest in the country.
		The goal of the football program at Tufts is to build a commitment towards winning without compromising a player's academic needs.
	ase.tufts.edu /athletics/teams/football/overview.html (846 words)

	NFL.com - NFL FANS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This Digest of Rules of the National Football League has been prepared to aid players, fans, and members of the press, radio, and television media in their understanding of the game.
		It is not meant to be a substitute for the official rule book.
		In any case of conflict between these explanations and the official rules, the rules always have precedence.
	www.nfl.com /fans/rules (273 words)

	American Football News : About
		The AFN publishing and editorial duties are in the capable hands of Ronald J. Real, president and founder of the American Football Association.
		The AFA president is convinced that the American Football News™ will be instrumental in making the game of football become an ‘eventual’ Olympic Sport…and an opportunity for ‘non-professional’ (semi-pro/senior amateur) players and coaches worldwide to compete internationally.
		The American Football Association, Inc. is the proud sponsor of the US National Amateur Senior team for International play.
	www.americanfootballnews.com /about.asp (221 words)

	AMERICAN YOUTH FOOTBALL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		AMERICAN YOUTH FOOTBALL, INC., is open to all youth sponsored organizations, plus Boys' and Girls' Clubs, YMCAs.
		AYF modifies these rules to adjust to ages and weights, psychology and philosophy of its program.
		Each AYF member, league or football club is self-governing with freedom to elect its own officials and oversee the enforcement of its own well-being as long as it agrees to participate within the framework of the AYF basic tenets, philosophy and regulations.
	www.ecomallbiz.com /mpaztecs/ayfinfo (677 words)

	The Official MFL Website
		At 12:05 PM Mid-America Football League’s All American Bowl The All American Bowl in its twelfth year is designed to bring together the best of the nations top Division II/III College All Star and the MFL top Free Agent Semi-pro Players.
		The AFR Championship Series concludes with the National Championship Game at the Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami Florida January 13, 2007 with the USA BOWL when the MCFL Champion West Michigan Force (12-1) Eanked 2 will play the MDFL Prince William Monarchs (16-2)Ranked 3 for the American Football Rules National Championship.
		The All-American Bowl was founded in 1996 to promote the sport of football, give players the opportunity to show their skills against the best at their level and allow professional and minor league scouts more access to top players in America.
	www.mid-americafootball.com (2368 words)

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