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American football and Gridiron football

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Difference between American football and Gridiron football

American football vs. Gridiron football

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. Gridiron football,.

Similarities between American football and Gridiron football

American football and Gridiron football have 44 things in common (in Unionpedia): Arena football, Arena Football League, Association football, Canadian football, Canadian Football League, Coin flipping, College football, Comparison of American and Canadian football, Conversion (gridiron football), Down (gridiron football), End zone, Fair catch, Field goal, Flag football, Football (word), Football helmet, Formation (American football), Forward pass, Fumble, Glossary of American football, Gridiron (cooking), Half-time, Indoor American football, Interception, International Federation of American Football, Kickoff (gridiron football), National Football League, Penalty (gridiron football), Placekicker, Play clock, ..., Punt (gridiron football), Quarterback, Rugby football, Rugby union, Safety (gridiron football score), Shoulder pads, Single (football), Snap (gridiron football), Spheroid, Touch football (American), Touchdown, Two-minute warning, Two-point conversion, Walter Camp. Expand index (14 more) »

Arena football

Arena football is a variety of indoor gridiron football played by the Arena Football League (AFL) and China Arena Football League (CAFL).

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Arena Football League

The Arena Football League (AFL) is a professional indoor American football league in the United States.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

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Canadian football

Canadian football is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area (end zone).

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Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League (CFL; Ligue canadienne de football, LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada.

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Coin flipping

Coin flipping, coin tossing, or heads or tails is the practice of throwing a coin in the air and checking which side is showing when it lands to choose between two alternatives, sometimes to resolve a dispute between two parties.

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College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities.

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Comparison of American and Canadian football

American and Canadian football are gridiron codes of football that are very similar.

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Conversion (gridiron football)

The conversion, try (American football, also known as a point(s) after touchdown, PAT, or extra point), or convert (Canadian football) occurs immediately after a touchdown during which the scoring team is allowed to attempt to score one extra point by kicking the ball through the uprights in the manner of a field goal, or two points by bringing the ball into the end zone in the manner of a touchdown; depending on league rules, one point may also be scored by manner of a safety.

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Down (gridiron football)

A down is a period in which a play transpires in American and Canadian football.

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End zone

The end zone is the scoring area on the field, according to gridiron-based codes of football.

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Fair catch

A fair catch is a feature of American football and several other codes of football, in which a player attempting to catch a ball kicked by the opposing team – either on a kickoff or punt – is entitled to catch the ball without interference from any member of the kicking team.

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Field goal

A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in American football and Canadian football.

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Flag football

Flag football is a version of American football where the basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game (often called "tackle football" for contrast), but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier ("deflagging") to end a down, and contact is not permitted between players which will result in a penalty for the team that initiates it.

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Football (word)

The English word football may mean any one of several team sports (or the ball used in that respective sport), depending on the national or regional origin and location of the person using the word.

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Football helmet

The football helmet is a piece of protective equipment used mainly in American football and Canadian football.

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Formation (American football)

A formation in football refers to the position players line up in before the start of a down.

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Forward pass

In several forms of football a forward pass is a throwing of the ball in the direction that the offensive team is trying to move, towards the defensive team's goal line.

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Fumble

A fumble in American and Canadian football occurs when a player who has possession and control of the ball loses it before being downed (tackled) or scoring.

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Glossary of American football

The following terms are used in American football, both conventional and indoor.

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Gridiron (cooking)

A gridiron is a metal grate with parallel bars typically used for grilling meat, fish, vegetables, or combinations of such foods.

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Half-time

In several team sports, matches are played in two halves.

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Indoor American football

In the United States, indoor football is football played at ice hockey-sized indoor arenas (as opposed to certain NFL teams which have large indoor stadiums, such as the New Orleans Saints who play in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome).

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Interception

In ball-playing competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for a player of the same team but caught by a player of the opposing team, who thereby usually gains possession of the ball for their team.

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International Federation of American Football

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) is the international governing body of American football associations.

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Kickoff (gridiron football)

A kickoff is a method of starting a drive in American football and Canadian football.

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National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

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Penalty (gridiron football)

In American football and Canadian football, a penalty is a sanction called against a team for a violation of the rules, called a foul.

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Placekicker

Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points.

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Play clock

A play clock, also called a delay-of-game timer, is a countdown clock intended to speed up the pace of the game, and hopefully the scoring, in American football and Canadian football.

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Punt (gridiron football)

In American and Canadian football, a punt is a kick performed by dropping the ball from the hands and then kicking the ball before it hits the ground.

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Quarterback

A quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB") is a position in American and Canadian football.

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Rugby football

Rugby football refers to the team sports rugby league and rugby union.

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Rugby union

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Safety (gridiron football score)

In gridiron football, the safety (American football) or safety touch (Canadian football) is a scoring play that results in two points (or, in rare cases, one point) being awarded to the scoring team.

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Shoulder pads

Shoulder pads are a piece of protective equipment used in many contact sports such as American football, Canadian football, lacrosse and hockey.

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Single (football)

In Canadian football, a single (single point, or rouge), scoring one point, is awarded when the ball is kicked into the end zone by any legal means, other than a convert (successful or not) or a successful field goal, and the receiving team does not return, or kick, the ball out of its end zone.

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Snap (gridiron football)

A snap (colloquially called a "hike", "snapback", or "pass from center") is the backwards passing of the ball in American and Canadian football at the start of play from scrimmage.

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Spheroid

A spheroid, or ellipsoid of revolution, is a quadric surface obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes; in other words, an ellipsoid with two equal semi-diameters.

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Touch football (American)

Touch football is a variant of American football in which the basic rules are similar to those of the mainstream game (called "tackle football" for contrast), but instead of tackling players to the ground, the person carrying the ball need only be touched by a member of the opposite team to end a down.

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Touchdown

A touchdown is a means of scoring in both American and Canadian football.

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Two-minute warning

In the National Football League (NFL), the two-minute warning is given when two minutes of game time remain on the game clock in each half of a game, i.e. near the end of the second and fourth quarters.

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Two-point conversion

In American and Canadian football, a two-point conversion or two-point convert is a play a team attempts instead of kicking a one-point conversion immediately after it scores a touchdown.

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Walter Camp

Walter Chauncey Camp (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925) was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football".

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American football and Gridiron football Comparison

American football has 316 relations, while Gridiron football has 93. As they have in common 44, the Jaccard index is 10.76% = 44 / (316 + 93).

References

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