Football for the Beginners

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Football for the Beginners
Become an Expert!

• Teacher Harry Chebookjian
• Head Football Coach at
• Red Bank Regional High School

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Course Syllabus
Week 1 The Field Terminology Slang
Week 2 Offensive Specifics Formations Run vs. Pass
Week 3 Defensive Specifics Fronts Coverages
Week 4 Special Teams Changes in Levels (H.S.,
College, Pro)
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The Field
End Zone 10 yards
53 ½ yards
100 yards
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The Lines and Zones
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Yard Lines Lines going across the field
The Red Zone Inside the 20 yard line
End Zone
End Line The back of the end zone (Out-of-Bounds)
Goal Line The line the ball must cross to score a
touchdown
Side Lines Out-of-bounds
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Who are all these Guys?
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The Offensive Positions
Offensive Lineman
Tackles Positioned outside the guards
Guards Positioned on both sides of the offensive
center
Center Responsible for snapping the ball to the
quarterback
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Slang Terms for Offensive Linemen
O-Linemen
Men in the Trenches
Hogs
The Beef
Fat Boys
The Muscle Upfront
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The Offensive Positions
Offensive Tightend and Receivers
Offensive Line
Tightend Aligns next to the offensive tackle. ½
linemen, ½ receiver
Wide Receivers Alignments are split from the
formation
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The Offensive Positions
The Backs
Offensive Line and Tightend
Receiver
Receiver
Fullback Usually Aligned in front of the
tailback. Used mostly as a blocker.
Quarterback The leader of the offense.
Throws passes and hands the ball to the tailback.
Tailback The number one ball carrier.
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Slang Terms for Tightends, Receivers, and Backs
The SKILL POSITIONS
Tailbacks
Quarterbacks
Halfback The TB I-Back
Coach on the field The QB Pretty Boy
Receivers
Fullbacks
Tightends
The Muscle A lineman in the backfield The F Lead
Back Blocking Back
The X The Z Split End Flanker
The Y H-Back
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TOUCHDOWN!