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Hole (American Football)
A hole in American football is a space in between the defensive linemen, through which the running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offense ... aims to run. It is also known as a running lane. These can be predesignated holes defined by the spacing between players ''before the snap'', or they can be established by moving players around and establishing the holes ''after the snap'' (in a play called a run-to-daylight). The defense's holes are contrasted with the offense's gaps. References American football terminology {{American-football-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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American Football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at each end. The offense (sports), offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped Ball (gridiron football), football, attempts to advance down the field by Rush (gridiron football), running with the ball or Forward pass#Gridiron football, throwing it, while the Defense (sports), defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance the ball at least ten yard, yards in four Down (gridiron football), downs or plays; if they fail, they turnover on downs, turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the Glossary of American football#drive, drive. Points are scored primarily b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offense, rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and Blocking (American football), block. There are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play, depending on the offensive formation. A running back may be a Halfback (American football), halfback (in certain contexts also referred to as a "tailback" — see #Halfback/tailback, below), a wingback (American football), wingback, or a Fullback (American football), fullback. A running back will sometimes be called a "feature back" if he is the team's key player/more prominent running back. With the increase in pass-oriented offenses and single set back formations, it is more common to refer to these players as simply running backs. Halfback/tailbac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gap (American Football)
Gaps in American football are the spaces in between the splits of the offensive linemen. A ''hole'' is a space in between the defensive linemen. Gap naming and defensive line positioning Gap names The gaps on either side of the offensive center and between the guards are called "A" gaps. A gap between the offensive guard and tackle is called a "B" gap. The gaps outside the offensive tackle are called "C" gaps. If there is a tight end, the gap outside the tight end and opposite the tackle is a "D" gap. Defensive line positioning Line positioning is described by numbers, from 0 to 9. Even numbers are face to face with offensive players, odd numbers are to the side (on the shoulder) of opposing players. If a defensive lineman is face to face with an offensive center, he is said to be in a 0 technique. If he is face to face with a guard, the defender is in a 2 technique. If the defender is face to face with a tackle, he is in a 4 technique. If the defender is aligned directl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
