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American Football

American football is a contact sport that originated 100 years ago as a modification of soccer. It is mainly played in the USA through the National Football League. Games are played between two teams of 22 players over 4 quarters of 15 minutes each. The objective is to score more points by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone for a touchdown or kicking it through their goalposts. It has over 100 rules but the most important include time limits, team composition, scoring touchdowns, advancing 10 yards for a new set of downs, and changing possession. Players wear protective equipment like helmets, pads, and guards. Stadiums can hold over 100,000 spectators and the Super Bowl is watched by over 160 million viewers, making the NFL very

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American Football

American football is a contact sport that originated 100 years ago as a modification of soccer. It is mainly played in the USA through the National Football League. Games are played between two teams of 22 players over 4 quarters of 15 minutes each. The objective is to score more points by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone for a touchdown or kicking it through their goalposts. It has over 100 rules but the most important include time limits, team composition, scoring touchdowns, advancing 10 yards for a new set of downs, and changing possession. Players wear protective equipment like helmets, pads, and guards. Stadiums can hold over 100,000 spectators and the Super Bowl is watched by over 160 million viewers, making the NFL very

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AMERICAN

FOOTBALL

video superbowl.mp4
Description of the sport

• The american football was born 100


years ago as a modification of soccer.

• It is a sport of contact . People have to


be physicaly and mentally prepared.
Country where it´s played

• It is mainly played in the USA. The


league is called NFL: National Football
League.
Rules (1)
• An unwritten rule is companion ship
and clean play.

• It has more than 100 rules, the 5 more


important are:

• 1- Time: They play 4 quarts of 15


minutes.
Rules (2)
• 2- The players: The team is composed
of 60 players.

–They divide on 3: ofensive, defensive


and special team.
–During the match they play 22
players.
Rules (3)
• 3- The touchdown: The matches are
won with points.
–It consists on going to the goal zone.
• 4- The first and ten: It consists on
moving forward 10 yards.
• 5- Change of possesion: When a team
looses the ball and the other team
takes it.
Clothing
• They wear: a sweater, tight jeans and
a helmet.
• As protections: elbow pads, wrist
guards…
Stadium, place where it´s
played
• The measures of a stadium are:110-
120 m for long and 70-78 m for wide.

• The stadium is divided in several lines,


with the final of pass the ball through
the goalposts or make a touchdown.
Viewers and number of
audience
• There are 7 stadiums with more than
100.000 spectators.

• The last Super Bowl was see for 160


millions of spectators.

• The NFL is a money machine.


Salaries of the players

Newbies earn 405.000$ and


veterans with 10 or more years of
experiences earn 940.000$
Olimpic sport

It isn´t an olimpic sport, but it is


practiced in 75 countries around 4
continents.
Best teams or individuals with some
extra information about them

New York Giants, Patriots current


champion of the Super Bowl, Seattles
Seaharks, and Atlanta Falcons are sub-
champions of the Super Bowl.
Personal preferences

Hall fame Tom Brady 2016 position


quarterback nickname touchdown Tom,
the pharaoh he has participated in 7
Super Bowls and has won 5 of them.
He won his last ring champion.
• Do you like it ?
• Yes, we like it.

• Do you play it ?
• No, we don´t.

• Have you ever been to a match?


• No , but we have see on TV.
Alex García

Diego Pérez

Adrián de Diego

Sergio Ahita

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