Football Basics : Basic Rules of Football
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Hi, my name's Otis St. Clair and I'm here today to talk to you about the basic rules
of football. Let's start with the offense, the offense is allowed four downs to get another
first down, for another four downs with opportunity to score a touchdown. The offense can not
jump off sides, before the snap of the ball. The offense can not hold while blocking and
here are some basic defensive rules to keep you in the game. One, you must stay on sides
and cannot make contact with an offensive player before the ball is snapped. You cannot
hold or interfere with the pass receiver while the ball is in the air, that's called pass
interference; that's a fifteen yard penalty, or a spot foul, place where, the ball is placed
where the foul occurred. You are not allowed to rough passer, which means once he releases
the ball, if you're in the midst of grabbing him, throwing him down, that's a penalty,
that's a ten yard penalty. And, those are some basic rules of football.
