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Holding (American Football)
In gridiron football, holding is the illegal use of the hand or arm to restrain another player who is not in possession of the ball. Holding is prohibited in most football leagues because it does not allow fair play of the game and increases the risk for injury. It is one of the most common penalties in American football. While in the field of play, offensive holding results in a 10-yard penalty,"About Football Glossary - Holding" on About.com or half the distance to the goal line when there are fewer than 20 yards between the line of scrimmage and the offense's end zone. If the act of holding is committed from within the offense's own end zone, the result is a |
Gridiron Football
Gridiron football ( ),"Gridiron football" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved October 20, 2010. also known as North American football, or in North America as simply football, is a family of team sports derived from (and football, by extension) primarily played in the and . |
About
About may refer to: * About (surname) * About.com, an online source for original information and advice * about.me, a personal web hosting service * About URI scheme, an internal URI scheme * About box, a dialog box that displays information related to a computer software * About equal sign, symbol used to indicate values are approximately equal See also * About Face (other) * About Last Night (other) * About Time (other) * About us (other) * About You (other) * ''about to'', one of the future constructions in English grammar * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safety (football Score)
Safety is the state of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings The word 'safety' entered the English language in the 14th century. It is derived from Latin , meaning uninjured, in good health, safe. There are two slightly different meanings of "safety". For example, " home safety" may indicate a building's ability to protect against external harm events (such as weather, home invasion, etc.), or may indicate that its internal installations (such as appliances, stairs, etc.) are safe (not dangerous or harmful) for its inhabitants. Discussions of safety often include mention of related terms. Security is such a term. With time the definitions between these two have often become interchanged, equated, and frequently appear juxtaposed in the same sentence. Readers are left to conclude whether they comprise a redundancy. This confuses the uniqueness that shou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gridiron Football Penalties
Gridiron may refer to: Sports and games * Gridiron, the playing field for gridiron football * Gridiron (card game), ''Gridiron'' (card game), a football-themed collectible card game * ''GridIron Master'', a board game Organizations * Gridiron (secret society), at the University of Georgia * Gridiron Club, a journalistic organization in Washington, DC, USA * The Gridiron Club (Oxford University), an undergraduate club founded in 1884 Arts and entertainment * Gridiron (novel), ''Gridiron'' (novel), a 1995 science fiction novel * Captain Grid-Iron, a ''G.I. Joe'' character * Grid Iron Theatre Company, in Scotland Other uses * Gridiron (cooking), a type of grill * Gridiron, Sonora, a steamboat landing in Mexico * Gridiron plan, in urban planning * Gridiron deck, a working surface above a theater stage * Gridiron pendulum, a clock part * Operation Flight Gridiron, a World War II rescue operation {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
