Get Psyched Hut one Hut two Hike You race down the football field holding the ball to your chest You spin around a linebacker trying to stop you 4
You leap into the end zone Touchdown You celebrate with your teammates You are psyched to play football 5
A football field is simple It is a large rectangle with two smaller rectangles The smaller rectangles are the end Yards Total Zone End Zone End 100 zones Do the Math The quarterback throws the ball from the 25-yard line The wide receiver catches it at the 50-yard line How many yards did the quarterback throw the ball Answer 50 25 25 6
The field has many white lines The hash marks or short lines show the yards There are also numbers at the 10 20 30 40 and 50 yard lines GAME ON The offense needs to move the ball ten yards in four plays called downs If they are unable to score or move the ball forward the ten yards the other team gets the ball at the line of scrimmage Then the play changes direction The distance between each hash mark is one yard 7
