Super Bowl 2025: American football – rules, attempts, touchdowns

“Hi, I am Max von GarnierCoach of the Hamburg Blue Devilsand we make them fit for the Super Bowl. “
“In the American football, it is basically about gain in space. The ball has to be moved across the field. Each team has one Attack (offense) and one Defense (defense) á eleven players. They never stand in the field at the same time. Team A’s attack plays against the defense against Team B – and vice versa. The game is played in four quarters of 15 minutes. However, this is also not a continuous time, because the clock keeps stopping. So such a game can easily take 2.5 hours, maybe even three hours – there are still some advertising interruptions. “
“The Football field In American football is a somewhat narrower, but also a little longer than a soccer field. It is divided into so -called yard-Marketing, there is the center line with the 50 yard markings, and then 40, 30, 20, 10 in both directions. The last zones here, which are also ten meters long, are End zones. That is the place where the ball has to go. “
“As I said, it’s about gaining space. The attack from your team has to bring the ball into the opposing end zone. Quarterback is the most important player/captain in the attack. First of all, he gets the ball and then distributes it to his teammates. Either through the air or by handover (Hand-off) to his runners. In order for this to run a bit regulated, you have four attempts to create ten meters in American yards. If you do it, you have another four attempts. Until they have either arrived in the opposing end zone or have not been able to do it. Then the other team is with the attack. “
“In addition to the attack of the Offense and the defense of the Denfense Of course there is also that Special teams. Among other things, they are used at the very beginning in the game when it comes to the Kick-off goes, the so -called “impetus”. Team A shoots the ball towards Team B. Team B can then hold it as far as possible. Where the so -called Return has been stopped, it starts with the offense and the first attempt and 10th “
“There are points at the American football the moment the attack manages to carry the ball into the opposing end zone. This is called Touchdown. There is 6 points, immediately afterwards, can be achieved 1 additional point by shot the ball from the 3-yard line by the large “U”, through the gate sticks. One can also get out of the course of the game Fieldgoal be shot. This is usually set a little further away from the opposing end zone and that then brings 3 points. “
“Of course there is in American football also Punish. Seven referees are distributed all over the field and take a close look at whether any punishments happen somewhere. If you see a punishment, throw one yellow flag ((Yellow flag) exactly where the punishment was committed – but let the move through to the end. The fouled team then has the opportunity to either take the result of the move or the punishment, which is valued in 5, 10 or 15-meter space loss. A see common foul is the so -called Holding – Holding in an opponent. When I as an attacker, as Blockermean Quarterback Sagittarius and a defender wants to pass me, then I must not grab him and pull it down. This is immediately seen as a punishment and the flag comes to the point from the referee and usually 10 yards go backwards. “
“The Tacklethe so -called stop of the ball carrier, is usually set by the defender with your shoulders. Often on the hip of the ball carrier, but the legs can also be attacked. An attack with the helmet and against the attacker’s helmet is not allowed and is also punished hard. “
“The Quarterbackthe playmaker in the attack (Offense), of course, at the moment he wants to throw a passport, a very big danger. When he gets the ball and goes back, and one of his allamior stations, and one of the defenders manages to bring it to the ground before he thrown the ball, one calls it one Quarterback–bag. If the quarterback has thrown off the ball, then of course it can always be that someone from the defense/defense intercepts the ball. This is called Interception. The one who has intercept the ball has the opportunity to bring the ball into the opposing end zone and achieve a touchdown. If it is stopped or running into the end, the move ends and the attack comes on the field and tries to move the ball forward. “

At the time of the shoot, Maximilian from Garnier was a coach of the traditional Hamburg Blue Devils. In 2014 he resigned from the office. The post was first published in February 2014.