I had no clue what the rules of football were until ......COLECO! That little handheld video football game taught me everything I know. So my question is.........\n\nHow did YOU learn the rules of football??
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Yes, it was very confusing especially when the cheerleaders at my high school did that cheer during our basketball games...\n\nI learned the rules of football just like every American kid growing up in my neighborhood did...Electric Football!
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Ok.. Well first of all Im a girl. And i know what its like to have guys think your not good at guys sports but anyway\n\nGo for it! I have always wanted to play football and never did. Its your decison. Dont listen to the people who tell you that your not good enough.\n\nI also have two friends that are girls and they play and love it!!
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I peraonally enjoy watching post match anaylis straight after a game.\n\nThe experts in the studio, can pinpoint to us where the game was won and lost.\n\nSometimes it cab be irrating as we can he what the player has done, could of done, should of done.\n\nThese experts are making us explore our footballing brains, i for one am a believer in the fact that we learn something new about football everyday, weather it be about players, formations, tacitcal switches, subsistions.\n\nI really love Listening to Alan Hansen and Andy gray.
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I completely agree with OPríncipe Rules!!!! I'm not in the forum as often as I used to because the questions where all the same. Whenever I did answer a question about the rules and laws of the game, the majority of the other respondents showed that they really didn't understand much of the game but they are so enthusiastic to tell everyone whose the cutest or who is the best player or team!!\n\nI just answered your other questions... The rule actually makes good sense if you think about it!!!! Dad and I have been talking about this for a while now!!! Think about it... you get hurt and need treatment, your team has temporarily lost a player, isn't it fair that the other player who fouled you should be taken off the pitch (if the foul is not enough to warrant a red) until either you return or a substitution can take place, so that the other team doesn't have a temporary numbers advantage when it was their player who was in the wrong!?
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AWWYYY  SAAAYY THERE.\n\nThe real world is it now?\n\nSuch an unusual question!\n\nWe KRAZZEE yanks had to think of a name for a totally now game that WE invented over here in the UNREEAL world, so we thought about it for a very long time. At least five seconds and chose FOOTBALL  because the game starts by putting the ball in motion with a kick from the FOOT! \n\nThere now,  I hope that bloody well clears up that matter. \n\nCheerio old chap....
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i like football because it's fun to watch.\n\nif you are bored stay on Y!Answers and rack up some points or go surf Myspace.  Time flies when you do!
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firstly "PLEASE CALL IT FOOTBALL NOT soccer"\n\nsorry yanks football in UK came first,and we play with it with the feet. your football is rugby over here.\n\nyou may get some enlightenment from the F.A. IN UK.
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football is a mans sport.... LOL\n\nyo! stfu u r a typical american talking crap as per usual!!\n\nYou wanna see a mans sport watch rugby or Aussie rules, similar to your "football" except that there is NO padding and NO helmets worn and the umpires dont stop the game the moment things get rough!!\n\nFootball (the real football) is a game of skill and stamina not about who can kill the other.\n\nSoccer is what americans call football because you call that other game football the one we (the rest of the WORLD) call American Football, which LouisLondon rightly pointed out has NO ball and no talented way of using your feet except to run.
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OK, here goes. The little box near the net (the six yard area) is where the goalkeeper has to put the ball when he takes a goal kick(this happens when the opposing team kicks the ball wide of the net.) The bigger box near the net (the 18 yard box or the penalty box or the area) Is the only place where the goalkeeper can handle the ball. If he handles it outside the box then it's a free kick and he could be send off. \nIf a player is fouled in the opposing teams area then it's a penalty, but if he's fouled in his own area then it's just a free kick. \nThe little quarter circles near the corner flags are where the player has to put the ball when he's taking a corner(this happens when a player kicks the ball wide of his own goal.) When the game first kicks off there are only two players from the same team allowed in the centre circle until the first kick of the ball(which must be forward)is taken, so that's what that's there for. At this time every player must be in his own half and he can't be offside in his own half, so that's why there's a line down the centre of the pitch.\nI think the semi-circle at the end of the area is to help the goalkeeper judge where the net is when he's got his back to goal. but has no relevance in the game and isn't even on all football pitches.\nI think that's covered everything, I bet you're sorry you asked now.\nHope you're going to give me 10 points after all that. ;~)
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you would be in trouble with the women if you ask a sexist question about football,like everyone keeps asking. i wish people would listen if we like the sport and actually understand it then let us! sorry bout that,still angree from the last question i answered,lol! i don't know, ask something like will you shag me? that should violate it!! :)
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It's going to take more than a few explanations here and watching one game to do it.\n\nEssentially, a team has 4 "downs" (tries) to advance the ball at least ten yards. If they're successful, they get 4 new downs to try to gain 10 more yards - if they don't think they'll get the 10 yards, they "punt" (kick) the ball to the other team. It's akin to claiming the territory behind them, while the other team defends the remaining territory behind them. The "line of scrimmage" is the point the offense last reached and is somewhat like the "border" between these territories. If a team advances the ball into the "end zone," that's called a "touchdown" and they get 6 points. And then there are the "point-after-touchdown" (PAT) plays, either a kick for 1 point, or a 2-point conversion that is tougher to convert. If the offense doesn't feel they can score the touchdown (TD), they attempt a field goal (for 3 points) by kicking the football through the goalposts.\n\nBasically, the object is to outscore the opponents.
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One word-SPRINTS- there is no better tip than getting into game shape. You should play pick-up with some people and work on your foot work too. Also when you get pissed off kick the football around and knock the crap out of it the work on power on your shot.
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We were in football practice one day and the Running Back we had wasn't smart enough to figure out how to run the play.  The coach took the ball and wound up running it, I was playing defensive end and didnt realize the coach was in for that play.  I saw a knee and tackled it.  It was the best hit of my life, right on the coach.  I blew out his knee.  Man he was pissed, but then again he shouldnt have been in there.
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I hate to tell you this but Football was invented long before your game "grid iron". "Soccer" was used because your game hijacked our name. The idea suppose to be that you use your "FOOT" primarily and not your hands and arms for the game hence the name "football". Frankly your ignorance and your american ego disgusts me. If grid iron is the best game in the world, why hasn't it over-taken football as "the" world game, the most loved and watched game in the world?\n\nIf you want to compare "your" game...compare it to Rugby or even Aussie Rules then you'll come to realise which game is really pissy-weak.
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Well, considering the Scots invented it, and called it FOOTball, cos you kick the ball with your FOOT, it kind of makes sense to me.  Less of the language please.
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Well that is a pretty general question...I have played for like 11 years and so I know a lot about the rules and procedures and such...as far as history, I don't have a clue...Anything more specific that you need?
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At my school we had a football game and I had dropped every pass that day. My team somehow made it 42 to 42 and my QB passed a long ball to me . It came in and out of my hands and bobbled. I knew I had to make it because Ithe time ran out. I Dove for it and caught it one handed and I won the game for the team. It was awesome