Tap on a Chapter Title for a more point by point portrayal of every section’s substance.

Introduction:
Chapter 1:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 4:
Chapter 5:
Chapter 6:
Chapter 7:
Chapter 8:
Chapter 9:
Chapter 10:
Chapter 11:
Chapter 12:
Chapter 13:
Chapter 14:
Chapter 15:
Chapter 16:
Chapter 17:
Chapter 18:
Chapter 19:
Chapter 20:
Chapter 21:
Chapter 22:
Chapter 23:
Chapter 24:
Chapter 25:
Appendix 1:
Appendix 2:
Appendix 3:
 Football Organizations
The Origins of Football
Object of the Game
The Football Field
Uniforms and Equipment
How the Game is Played
Scoring
Player Skills
Player Positions
The Officials
Fouls and Penalties
Things to Look for During Play / Strategy
Formations and Plays
Deciphering Football Statistics
Reading a Game Summary
NFL Teams, Divisions and Conferences
NFL Season, Playoffs and the Superbowl
College Football Season
NFL College Draft
Introduction to Fantasy Leagues
Pro Football Hall of Fame
NFL Pro Bowl
Awards — College and Pro
Personalities — Past and Present
Great Teams
NFL Individual Records
Glossary of Football Terms
Index
Officials’ Hand Signals

Presentation: Football Organizations

Contains the accompanying areas:

  • NFL (National Football League)
  • NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)
  • CFL (Canadian Football League)
  • NFL Europe

Part 1: The Origins of Football

Includes the following sections:The Beginning

  • The NFL is Born
  • The 1920’s and 1930’s
  • The Merger
  • The Modern Game: Popularity Soars

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Part 2: Object of the Game

The question of the sport of Football is quickly clarified.

Passage:
“Football is a regional fight played on a field between two groups of 11 players each. Each group tries to move a ball by running with it and tossing it among themselves, attempting to . . . “

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Part 3: The Football Field

The football field is clarified alongside a few graphs and portrayals of the accompanying:

  • Objective Line
  • End Zone
  • Goalpost
  • Yard Lines
  • Hash Marks
  • Player Benches
  • Whose Side Is Whose
  • The Red Zone

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Part 4: Uniforms and Equipment

Incorporates the accompanying areas:

  • The Football
  • Player Equipment
  • Player Uniforms

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Part 5: How the Game is Played

Incorporates the accompanying areas:

  • Offense versus Defense
  • Scoring
  • Downs: Chances for Team to Advance Ball
  • Length of Game
  • The Play Clock
  • Ties and Overtime in Professional Football
  • College Football Overtime
  • Begin of Game: The Kickoff
  • Coin Toss: Which Team Gets the Ball First
  • The Huddle: Planning a Play
  • At the Line: Setup for a Play (See Excerpt)
  • The Snap: Start of a Play
  • Kinds of Offensive Plays
  • Touchback
  • Stoppages: How a Play Ends
  • Change of Possession
  • Amusement Clock Stoppages
  • Group Time Outs
  • Moment Replay
  • Substitutions

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Part 6: Scoring

Incorporates clarifications and depictions on the accompanying:

  • Touchdown (See Excerpt)
  • Point-After-Touchdown (PAT) (1 Point)
  • 2-Point Conversion
  • Field Goal
  • Wellbeing

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Part 7: Player Skills

Incorporates the accompanying segments:

  • Hostile Skills
    • Blocking
    • Running the Ball
    • Passing
    • Accepting
  • Guarded Skills
    • Handling
    • Pass Coverage
  • Kicking Skills
    • Punting

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Part 8: Player Positions

Incorporates the accompanying segments:

  • The Offensive Unit
    • Quarterback (QB)
    • Running Backs (RB): Halfback (HB), Fullback (FB)
    • Wide Receiver (WR)
    • Tight End (TE)
    • Offensive Linemen (OL): Center (C), Guards (G) and Tackles (OT)
  • The Defensive Unit
    • Defensive Linemen (DL): Tackles (DT) and Ends (DE)
    • Linebackers (LB)
    • Defensive Backs (DB): Safeties (S) and Cornerbacks (CB)
  • Special Teams
    • Place Kicker (PK)
    • Punter (P)
    • Holder (H)
    • Kick Returned (KR)

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Part 9: The Officials

Incorporates the accompanying segments:

  • Referee
  • Umpire
  • Head Linesman
  • Line Judge
  • Side Judge
  • Back Judge
  • Field Judge
  • Different Officials

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Part 10: Fouls and Penalties

Incorporates the accompanying segments:

  • Tolerating or Declining a Penalty
  • Results of a Penalty
  • Measuring Penalty Yardage
  • Fouls with Change of Possession
  • Individual Fouls
  • Twofold Fouls and Multiple Fouls
  • Rundown of Fouls (with portrayals)

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Part 11: Things to Look for During Play / Strategy

Incorporates the accompanying segments:

  • Watching the Ball
  • Virtual First Down Line
  • Picking an Offensive Play
    • Running Play versus Passing Play
    • Fourth Down Situations: Punt, Field Goal, or Go For It

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Part 12: Formations and Plays

Incorporates the accompanying segments:

  • Hostile Formations
    • I-Formation
    • Split Formation
    • Spread Formation
    • Shotgun Formation
  • Hostile Plays
    • Running Plays
      • Draw Play
      • Invert/Double Reverse
      • Sweep
    • Passing Plays
      • Bomb
      • Insect Flicker
      • Play-Action Pass
      • Screen Pass
    • Choice plays
  • Cautious Formations (See Excerpt)
    • 4-3 Defense
    • 3-4 Defense
    • Nickel or Dime Defense
    • Objective Line Defense
  • Cautious Plays
    • Zone Defense
    • Man-to-Man Defense
    • Barrage / Dog
    • Counteract Defense
  • Extraordinary Teams Plays
    • Counterfeit Punt / Fake Field Goal
    • Onside Kick

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Part 13: Deciphering Football Statistics

Clarifies definition and importance of different football measurements.
Incorporates the accompanying areas:

  • Singular Passing Statistics
  • Singular Rushing Statistics
  • Singular Receiving Statistics
  • Other Individual Offensive Statistics
  • Singular Defensive Statistics
  • Group Statistics

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Part 14: Reading a Game Summary

Demonstrates a case of an amusement outline or boxscore from a daily paper and clarifies the different areas and data contained inside

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Part 15: NFL Teams, Divisions and Conferences

Records the different groups, divisions and gatherings in the NFL alongside other valuable data
Additionally incorporates the accompanying areas:

  • Development of the NFL
  • Late Expansion

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Part 16: NFL Season, Playoffs and the Superbowl

Incorporates the accompanying areas:

  • Pre-Season
  • Regular Season
  • Qualifying for the Playoffs
  • The NFL Playoffs
  • The Super Bowl
  • Complete List of Super Bowls Played
  • The NFL on Television

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Part 17: College Football Season

Incorporates the accompanying segments:

  • College Divisions and Conferences
  • Regular Season
  • National Rankings
  • Bowl Games
  • The Bowl Championship Series

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Part 18: NFL College Draft

Clarifies how the NFL school draft functions alongside how the request of the draft is chosen.

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Part 19: Introduction to Fantasy Leagues

Incorporates the accompanying segments:

  • Beginning: The Draft
  • Gaining Points
  • Rivalry

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Part 20: Pro Football Hall of Fame

Brief clarification of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Part 21: NFL Pro Bowl

Brief clarification of the NFL Pro Bow

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Part 22: Awards — College and Pro

Incorporates the accompanying segments:

  • College Awards
    • Heisman Trophy
    • All America Team
  • NFL Awards
    • Player of the Year / Most Valuable Player (MVP)
    • Newbie of the Year
    • AFC/NFC Coach of the Year
    • All-Pro / All-NFL Team

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Part 23: Personalities — Past and Present

Short life stories of football’s present stars and the absolute most well known players and mentors of the past including:

  • Sammy Baugh
  • George Blanda
  • Terry Bradshaw
  • Jim Brown
  • Bear Bryant
  • Dick Butkus
  • Mike Ditka
  • John Elway
  • Marshall Faulk
  • Brett Favre
  • Harold (“Red”) Grange
  • George (“Pappa Bear”) Halas
  • Franco Harris
  • Tom Landry
  • Vince Lombardi
  • John Madden
  • Dan Marino
  • Joe Montana
  • Randy Moss
  • Joe Namath
  • Walter Payton
  • Jerry Rice
  • Pete Rozelle
  • Barry Sanders
  • Gale Sayers
  • Don Shula
  • O.J. Simpson
  • Emmitt Smith
  • Fran Tarkenton
  • Johnny Unitas
  • Kurt Warner
  • Reggie White
  • Steve Young

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Chapter 24: Great Teams & Dynasties

Short portrayal of the accompanying groups:

  • Green Bay Packers 1960-1967
  • Miami Dolphins 1971-1974
  • Pittsburgh Steelers 1974-1979
  • San Francisco 49ers 1981-1990
  • Dallas Cowboys 1992-1996

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Chapter 25: NFL Individual Records

  • Vocation Leaders
    • Unsurpassed Passing Yards
    • Unsurpassed Touchdown Passes
    • Unsurpassed Rushing Yards
    • Unsurpassed Rushing Touchdowns
    • Unsurpassed Receiving Yards
    • Unsurpassed Receiving Touchdowns
    • Unsurpassed Total Touchdowns
    • Unsurpassed Total Points
    • Unsurpassed Sacks
  • Single Season Records
    • Single-Season Passing Yards
    • Single-Season Touchdown Passes
    • Single-Season Rushing Yards
    • Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns
    • Single-Season Receiving Yards
    • Single-Season Receiving Touchdowns
    • Single-Season Sacks
  • Single Game Records
    • Best Passing Performances
    • Best Rushing Performances
    • Best Receiving Performances

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Reference section 1: Glossary of Football Terms

Exhaustive posting of Football terms. An extremely convenient reference.
Look at our Glossary Web Page to see this reference On-Line.

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Reference section 2: Index

File of terms and expressions in book.

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Reference section 3: Officials’ Hand Signals

Look at our  Officials’ Hand Signals Web Page.
This valuable reference incorporates hand flag outlines alongside definition and portrayals.
Incorporates graphs of the accompanying football hand signals:

  • Touchdown, Field Goal-Good or Extra Point-Good
  • Wellbeing
  • Punishment Declined, Incomplete Pass or Missed Field Goal
  • First Down
  • Time-Out
  • Time-In
  • Touchback
  • Individual Foul
  • Loss of Down
  • Clipping
  • Postponement of Game
  • Infringement or Offside
  • False Start
  • Holding
  • Illicit Cut
  • Illicit Motion
  • Illicit Use of Hands
  • Ineligible Receiver Downfield
  • Deliberate Grounding
  • Pass Interference
  • Roughing the Kicker
  • Stumbling
  • Unsportsmanlike Conduct

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