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	Glossary of American football - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The kickoff may be a place kick in American or Canadian football, or a drop kick in American football.
		For each team in American football, the line of scrimmage is thru the point of the ball closest to their end line.
		In Canadian football, the line of scrimmage of the defensive team is one yard their side of the ball.
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	American football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		Both American football and soccer have their origins in varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, and American football is directly descended from rugby football.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_football (5690 words)

	Glossary of American football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term is used infrequently in American Football, having been long since replaced by the wide receiver or wideout, with no distinction between whether the receiver is on the line or not.
		In Canadian football, the line of scrimmage of the defensive team is one yard their side of the ball.
		In American football, only one offensive player can be in motion at a time, cannot be moving toward the line of scrimmage at the snap, and may not be a player who is on the line of scrimmage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glossary_of_American_football (6235 words)

	American football - Wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		American football, known in the United States as simply football is a competitive team sport related to, derived from, and somewhat similar to, other forms of football, but differing from most of them in significant ways.
		Play in American football consists of a series of individual plays of short duration, between which the ball is not in play.
		American football in its current form grew out of a series of three games between Harvard University and McGill University of Montreal in 1874.
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	Wikinfo \| American football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		American football, known in the United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that rewards players' speed, agility, skill, tactics, and brute strength as they run and throw a ball, and block, tackle, and outrun each other, trying to force the ball further into their opponent's territory and ultimately into the endzone.
		However, both of these games have their origins in varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, and American football is directly descended from rugby football, usually known simply as "Rugby".
		Football is also occasionally used by followers of the sports of Rugby Union, Rugby League, Gaelic Football and Australian Rules Football to refer to their sport.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=American_Football (7904 words)

	Glossary of American football - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		At all levels of football, offensive players who line up at the ends of the line of scrimmage, plus backfield players except for the quarterback, are eligible.
		neutral zone :the region between the line of scrimmage and a parallel line, one football length away, that both teams must stay out of before the ball is snapped.
		In college and high school football, a safety is also awarded if the team defending a conversion attempt gains possession of the ball (via a fumble, interception, or blocked kick) and runs it back into the scoring team's end zone.
	www.music.us /education/G/Glossary-of-American-football.htm (3163 words)

	ipedia.com: American football Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		American football, known in the United States as simply football, is a competitive team sport that rewards players' speed, agility, tactics, and brute strength as they push, block, tackle, chase, and...
		American football does not much resemble soccer, the sport which most of the world calls "football".
		However, both of these games have their origins in varieties of football played in England in the mid-19th century, and American football is directly descended from rugby football, usually known simply as "Rugby".
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	Drop kick - TheBestLinks.com - Drop goal, American football, Glossary of American football, England, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In American football, one method of scoring a field goal was by drop-kicking the football through the goal.
		The current shape of the ball used in American football of all kinds, including Arena, is not conducive to drop-kicking, as the end is too pointed for it to bounce up sufficiently on a consistent basis.
		In Australian Rules football, a similarly named and executed kick was used in general play, particularly after a free kick was awarded.
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	American football - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		American football does not much resemble soccer, the sport which most of the rest of the world, except Canada, calls "football".
		The Arena Football League (AFL, 1987-present) plays an indoor adaptation of American football, at a faster pace, on a smaller pitch with no built in sidelines -- the edges of the grid are coincident with padded walls similar to those found in a baseball outfield.
		Professional leagues that no longer exist include the World Football League (WFL,1974-75), the United States Football League (USFL,1983-1985), the XFL (XFL,2001), the All America Football Conference (1946-1949), the American Football League (AFL,1960-1969-merged with the NFL in 1970), and the World League of American Football (WLAF,1991-1993-now NFL Europe).
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	American football: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		American football -- called simply football in the US, and Gridiron football in...indoor version of American football Flag football -- non-tackle American football, also known as...
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	American football - QuickSeek Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Outside of the United States, Canada, and a few other countries such as American Samoa, the sport is usually referred to as American football (or sometimes as gridiron) to differentiate it from other football games, especially association football and rugby football.
		American football is indeed quite physical in comparison to sports like basketball and soccer (which is itself known as "football" outside the U.S.) as well as other major American team sports.
		Tackle football is often banned in American schoolyards in favor of touch football, which uses two-hand touching instead of tackling.
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	American football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		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".
		Game play in American football consists of a series of individual plays of short duration, outside of which the ball is not in play.
	www.info-pedia.net /about/american_football (4902 words)

	Football Glossary
		a violation of football’s rules by a team or player, punishable by a penalty.
		the major professional football league in the U.S. with 32 teams; its headquarters are in New York.
		to be holding or in control of the football.
	www.firstbasesports.com /football_glossary.html (1945 words)

	Eligible receiver -
		In American Football and Canadian Football, not all players on offence are entitled to receive a forward pass.
		However, in the American game, a person who reports to the referee that he will be eligible on the play is allowed to line up and act as an eligible receiver.
		In the American game, eligible receivers may only move parallel to the line of scrimmage, only one eligible receiver may be in motion at any given time before the snap of the ball, and if forward motion has occurred, the receiver must be still for a full second before the snap.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Eligible_receiver (679 words)

	Franco Harris: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Franco Harris (born March 7, 1950) was an American football (American football: A game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays) player.
		He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Pro Football Hall of Fame: the pro football hall of fame is actually the national football leagues hall of fame....
		Harris was the key to one of the most famous plays in football, the Immaculate Reception (Immaculate Reception: the immaculate reception is the nickname given to one of the most famous single plays in...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/franco_harris (891 words)

	Worldwide NFL information at NFLgambling.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The forerunner of American football may have been a game played by the ancient Greeks, called harpaston.
		Most modern versions of football originated in England, where a form of the game was known in the 12th century.
		In subsequent centuries football became so popular that various English monarchs, including Edward II and Henry VI, forbade the game because it took interest away from the military sport of archery.
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	American football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Substitutions can be made between plays, which allows for a great deal of specialization as coaches put in players they think are best suited for any particular situation.
		While the 2 points awarded for a safety may make it seem as if it is not worth very much, it is usally far more advantageous than, for example, a field goal (which is worth 3 points).
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	Football.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In professional football there is a head coach assisted by several other coaches specializing in certain areas of training, such as offense, defense, strength training, etc.
		Additionally, in professional football, the end on the left is referred to as a 'wide' receiver.
		In college and high school football, there are halfbacks and fullbacks in these positions, but in professional football they are simply the two running backs.
	www.football.com /dictionary/index.shtml#F (4539 words)

	Soccer Glossary
		American Youth Soccer Organization — an administrative body of youth soccer which sets rules and provides information and equipment to youth league
		Football Association; often used to refer to the
		Federation Internationale de Football Association — the official governing body of international soccer since 1904 which established the
	www.firstbasesports.com /soccer_glossary.html (1980 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.
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	Sports Rules - American Football
		Objective: American football is played by two teams who will have eleven players on the field at any one time.
		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.
		College footballs do not have to be leather covered, they can be rubber or composition covered if agreed beforehand, and the ball is fractionally smaller.
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	Glossary of American football - Definition, explanation
		;end zone :the area between the end line (or deadline in Canadian amateur football) and the goal line, bounded by the sidelines.
		;fumble :a ball that a player accidentally lost possession of; in Canadian football the term includes muffs.
		;gridiron :a football field, so called for its markings.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/g/gl/glossary_of_american_football.php (4628 words)

	Line of scrimmage -
		In American and Canadian football the line of scrimmage is the imaginary transverse line crossing the football field across its narrower dimension, which passes through the last position of the football, after the end of the most recent play and following the assessment of any penalty yards.
		In order for there to be a legal beginning of a play, a certain number of the players on the offensive team, including certain eligible receivers, must be at, on or within a few inches of the line of scrimmage.
		Sportvision provides a product called 1st and Ten which allows broadcasts of American football to include a visible line which may represent the line of scrimmage or the minimum distance that the ball must be moved for the offensive team to achieve a first down.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Line_of_scrimmage (285 words)

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