FOOTBALL 



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FOOTBALL 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON FOOTBALL 



Outline 



I. Hlntory of the Game 



(1) A very old game 



(2) Development at the great English 



schools 



(3) As played in the United States 



(a) Rugby 



(b) Association or soccer 



II. Rugby Football 



( 1 ) The field 



(a) Size and shape 



(b) "Gridiron" markings 



(c) Goals 



(2) The ball 



(a) Size 



(b) Shape and material 



(3) As played in the United States 



(a) Players 



1. Number 



2. Position 



3. Duties 



(b) Officials 



(c) The course of the game ' 



1. The kick-off 



2. The scrimmage 



3. The forward pass 



4. Punting 



5. Signals 



6. Interference permitted 

 (d) Scoring 



(4) Differences in Canadian game 



(a) No interference 



(b) Free catch 



(c) Heeling off 



(d) Different method of scoring 



(e) Difference in number of players 



(5) Rugby in England 



(a) Number of players 



(b) Differences in manner of play 



1. Scrummage 



2. Throw-in 



(6) Widespread popularity 



III. Association Football 



(1) A faster game 



(2) Running with the ball forbidden 



(3) Differences in number of players, size 



of field and shape of ball 



(4) Popularity in Great Britain and col- 



onies 



Questions 



Why is the field on which the game is played called a "gridiron"? 



If one side downs the ball behind its opponents' goal posts, and then succeeds 

 in its free kick, what is its score? 



In what kind of football do the sixteen forwards push each other with their 

 heads? What is this play called? 



When is the quarter-back most likely to order a punt? 



What corresponds in Canadian football to a touchdoum in the United States 

 game? 



What is the advantage of a forward pass? How is it made? 



If you were watching a Rugby game, how could you tell from the attitude toward 

 a player running with the ball whether the teams were from Canada or from the 

 United States? 



Was the first intercollegiate Rugby game in America a "domestic" or an "inter- 

 national" match? 



What restrictions are there on "interference" in case of a line plunge? 



Explain the terms scrimmage; down; tackle; quarter-back. 



Whose duty is it to see that the rules are carried out and that players are 

 penalized for breaking them? 



How could you tell an association football from a Rugby? 



What is the chief difference between an association and a Rugby game? 



Have you ever heard a player during a game call out some such series of num- 

 bers as 8-13-19-38-5-4? What is his object? 



