So hey guys, it's been a long time since I last post. Today I'll be sharing with you my favourite sport American Football also known as Gridiron Football. Even though American Football is not in my country, I still love this awesome sport as it requires both brains and brawn. I'm not saying that the other sports do not require, but rather this sport emphasises equally on both as the players need to have strategies to win the opponent teams and speaking of opponent teams, there are different methods of scoring and each type of scoring gives you a different number of points. So allow me to go through the number of points each type of method is awarded.
Method Name: Touchdown
Points Awarded: 6
Description: This is the most common way of gaining points in American Football. This is when the offense team tries to advance through the defense team side of the field to the end zone. However, there are also such instances where the defense team manage to get the ball from the opponent and rush for a touchdown(This is call an interception).
Method Name: Field Goal
Points Awarded: 3
Description: This is an alternate way of scoring where the special team comes in. This method is more situational which it usually happens on the fourth down, where the team is in need of getting the points.
Method Name: PAT
Points Awarded: 1 or 2
Description: Point after touchdown(PAT for short) is a type of scoring method that happens after a touchdown(the name says it all). The amount of points gain depends on the method used. If a field goal is done for PAT, 1 point would be awarded to the team(7 points total including touchdown) again the special team is used. However, the team can attempt another touchdown, this would award the team 2 points.
Method Name: Safety
Points Awarded: 2
Description: This is a rare method of gaining points. This method happens when a player causes a ball to be dead on their own end zone and the point is awarded to the opposing team(usually the defensive).
So now you know the different methods of scoring, now we will be talking about the types of teams in football. In a football team, there are 3 sub-teams in it. The first is the offensive team which aims to score points against the other team's defensive team. The second is the defensive team which as it name suggests, is to prevent the offensive team from scoring touchdowns and try to make a turnover for ball possession. The third and final is the special team. This team specialises in field goal and also trying to gain possession on the field. That's not all! Each team also consist of players with different positions as football is a game where a single player specialises in one aspect. Hence, people who maybe good in one thing but not the other might like football. I'll be covering the positions in the three different teams another time!
If you guys are interested in learning the game, you guys can watch NFL(National Football League, the official league for American Football in America) and NCAA(College Football) although the rules might be different in little ways. Also, for anime lovers out there, there's also an anime for you guys called Eyeshield 21. I believe these are the ways that can help you guys learn football. In addition to American football, there's also Australian Football League, Canadian Football League and Arena Football League). I will talk about these different variations as time comes.
