FOOTBALL
CORE 9
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PLAYER POSITIONS
Primary Responsibilities
• Defensive line: Responsibility is to sack
the quarterback and stop the run.
• Linebacker: LB’s job is to prevent the ball
from being caught and to help stop the
running backs.
• Safety: Responsibility is to prevent the
long pass. The safety is the last line of
defense.
• Ends: The ends/receivers job is to run passing
patterns and catch a pass from the quarterback.
• Tackle: The tackles job is to protect the
quarterback from being sacked and block for the
running backs.
• Center: The centers job is to snap the ball to
the quarterback, and then help protect the
quarterback.
• Running Back: The running back’s job is
to carry and run with the ball.
• Quarterback: The quarterbacks job is
the leader of the offensive team. The QB
calls the plays and either passes or hands
off the ball to another player.
Terminology
• Down: One complete play or attempt to
gain ground.
• End Zone: The area t the end of each
field where a touchdown or safety is
scored.
• Field Goal: A place kicked ball that
passes in between the goal post and
counts for three points.
Continued
• Interception: A ball that is intended for an offensive
player, which is caught by a defensive player.
• Kickoff: The kick used to start each half of the game
or to start playing again after a point has been scored.
(the scoring team kicks to the other team)
• Punt: A ball kicked to change possession on fourth
down.
• Lateral Pass: A pass thrown or tossed to the side or
behind the thrower and the line of scrimmage.
Continued…..
• Line of Scrimmage: an imaginary line across
the width of the field that marks where a play
must start; where the ball was when the previous
play ended.
• Touchdown: A score counting for six points
made by carrying or receiving the ball over the
goal line into the end zone.
• Safety: When a defensive player tackles an
offensive player with the ball in the end zone.
CLASS PLAYER POSITIONS
OFFENSE:
----------------------------------------------------------R
T
C
T
R
QB
RB
RB
TACKLES AND CENTER ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO CATCH A PASS
CLASS PLAYER POSITION
• DEFENSE:
----------------------------------------------------------DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
S
LB
S
THE FIELD
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YARDS----------------------------ENDLINE
ENDZONE
CENTERLINE
SIDELINE
GOALPOSTS