this means to play the ball.
In American football, a down is a play. A team has four plays to advance the ball 10 yards. If they are able to advance the ball 10 yards, they are given another four plays to get another 10 yards. If they are not able to advance the ball 10 yards in four plays, the other team gains possession of the ball. When you hear the term 'first down' that means the upcoming play is the first play in the series of four the team has to advance the ball 10 yards. 'Second down' is the second play in the series of four, 'third down' is the third play in the series of four, and 'fourth down' is the fourth play in the series of four.
nothing you play the ball from where it lies from where you hit it
That is called a 'play'.A play is a preplanned action (strategy) taken by the offensive team to move the ball down the field toward their opponent's goal line. Down: it begins with a hike and ends when the ball is dead, it's a down, that's your answer
A down is a play. When you hear the phrase "the team has four downs to make 10 yards in order to keep possession of the ball" it means that the team has four plays to make 10 yards. When it is 'second down' that means the team is on the second play of four in which they have to make 10 yards to keep possession of the ball. The 'down marker' is a play marker. When the 'down marker' reads 3, it is third down or the third play of four in which the team must make 10 yards in order to keep possession of the ball.
In American football, a play is called a down. A team, on offense, has four downs to advance the ball ten yards. If the team is successful in doing this, they get another four downs to advance the ball ten yards. Second down is the second play in the series where the team needs to advance the ball ten yards to keep possession of the ball.
by putting the ball down and kiking it lol, i dont know
The point guard.
NFL: Only if he is out of bounds. However, a player can proclaim himself down to an official, even if the player isn't touched. The official will then consider the ball dead and end the play. High School and college: Yes, it is down, play is whistled dead.
In the NFL the player is marked down once he has complete control of the ball (no longer bobbling the ball) and has been touched down by contact. If the player bobbles the ball, but continues to run and is not down by contact the play continues. However if the player catches the ball but is still bobbling it while he is being pushed backward by a defender, the player will be marked down once he has control at that spot.
Yes, if you think you have hit your ball in play out of bounds you must play a provisional ball from the exact same spot as where you played the previous shot from. However, if you know the ball is out of bounds the next ball you play becomes the ball in play.
The ball is placed at its location at the time that the play is dead, or at the most forward progress if the player is pushed back by an opponent.