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Football, also called American Football, is a team sport consisting of two teams each of which can have 11 players on the field at any given time.

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live ball

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a ball becomes live as soon as it is snapped or free kicked (as in a kickoff); opposite of a dead ball.

series

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the group of 4 downs a team has to advance 10 yards.

special teams

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the group of players who participate in kicking plays.

single-elimination

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a tournament where a team is eliminated after one loss.

sideline

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the boundary line that runs the length of the field along each side; a ball carrier or ball that touches or crosses the sideline is out of bounds.

spike

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Immediate forward pass thrown deliberately into the ground in order to stop the clock; should only be done when the offense has no more timeouts and the time remaining in the half is such that the ...

snap

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when the center while facing forward quickly hands the ball between his legs to a player standing behind him (usually the quarterback) to start each play.

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