Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Snap (gridiron football)

Index 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. [1]

31 relations: American football, Arena football, Arizona Cardinals, Burnside rules, Canadian football, Center (gridiron football), Encroachment (gridiron football), False start, Formation (American football), Glossary of American football, Guard (American and Canadian football), Hard count (gridiron football), Huddle, Line of scrimmage, Minnesota Vikings, Muffed punt, National Football League, Play clock, Play from scrimmage, Rugby football, Rugby league, Rugby union, Scrum (rugby), Shotgun formation, Tackle (gridiron football position), Tight end, Trick play, USA Today, Walter Camp, Wide receiver, Zach Bauman.

American 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.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and American football · See 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).

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Arena football · See more »

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football franchise based in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Arizona Cardinals · See more »

Burnside rules

The Burnside rules were a set of rules that transformed Canadian football from a rugby-style game to the gridiron-style game it has remained ever since.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Burnside rules · See more »

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).

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Canadian football · See more »

Center (gridiron football)

Center (C) is a position in American football and Canadian football (in the latter the position is spelled centre, following Commonwealth spelling conventions).

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Center (gridiron football) · See more »

Encroachment (gridiron football)

In gridiron football, there are several different rulings for encroachment.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Encroachment (gridiron football) · See more »

False start

In sports, a false start is a movement by a participant before (or in some cases after) being signaled or otherwise permitted by the rules to start.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and False start · See more »

Formation (American football)

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

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Formation (American football) · See more »

Glossary of American football

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

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Glossary of American football · See more »

Guard (American and Canadian football)

In American and Canadian football, a guard (G) is a player who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage used primarily for blocking.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Guard (American and Canadian football) · See more »

Hard count (gridiron football)

In gridiron football, the hard count is a strategy used by offenses.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Hard count (gridiron football) · See more »

Huddle

In sport, a huddle is an action of a team gathering together, usually in a tight circle, to strategize, motivate or celebrate.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Huddle · See more »

Line of scrimmage

In American and Canadian football, a line of scrimmage is an imaginary transverse line (across the width of the football field) beyond which a team cannot cross until the next play has begun.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Line of scrimmage · See more »

Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Minnesota Vikings · See more »

Muffed punt

In gridiron football, a muffed punt is defined as "touching of the ball prior to possessing the ball".

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Muffed punt · See more »

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).

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and National Football League · See more »

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.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Play clock · See more »

Play from scrimmage

A play from scrimmage is the activity of the games of Canadian football and American football during which one team tries to advance the ball, get a first down, or to score, and the other team tries to stop them or take the ball away.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Play from scrimmage · See more »

Rugby football

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

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Rugby football · See more »

Rugby league

Rugby league football is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Rugby league · See more »

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.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Rugby union · See more »

Scrum (rugby)

A scrum (short for scrummage) is a method of restarting play in rugby that involves players packing closely together with their heads down and attempting to gain possession of the ball.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Scrum (rugby) · See more »

Shotgun formation

The shotgun formation is a formation used by the offensive team in American and Canadian football.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Shotgun formation · See more »

Tackle (gridiron football position)

Tackle is a playing position in American and Canadian football.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Tackle (gridiron football position) · See more »

Tight end

The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and formerly Canadian football, on the offense.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Tight end · See more »

Trick play

A trick play, also known as a gadget play, gimmick play or simply trickeration, is a play in American football that uses deception and unorthodox tactics to fool the opposing team.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Trick play · See more »

USA Today

USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily, middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and USA Today · See more »

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".

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Walter Camp · See more »

Wide receiver

A wide receiver, also referred to as wideouts or simply receivers, is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is a key player.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Wide receiver · See more »

Zach Bauman

Zachary Jordan "Zach" Bauman (born July 24, 1992) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent.

New!!: Snap (gridiron football) and Zach Bauman · See more »

Redirects here:

Football snap, Hike (American football), Hike (gridiron football), Hike (gridiron), Hut One, Hut Two..., Snap (American and Canadian football), Snap (American football), Snap (football), Snap count.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_(gridiron_football)

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »