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Shaving Points in Football (Here’s How It Works)

By Coach Martin | Miscellaneous

As sports gambling grows in popularity around the world — with countries continuing to pass legislation that legalizes it — there has been an increase in attention to shaving points in football and other sports.

Shaving points involves players getting influenced by sports bettors to take certain actions during a game to affect the final score.

Know that shaving points in football and other sports is illegal.

It can (and has) resulted in people spending time in jail and getting banned from the sports they play for life.

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What is a Jamboree in Football? (Full Explanation)

By Coach Martin | Miscellaneous

Youth football teams need extra preparation for each upcoming season.

With so many young players on the team – including many who may be playing the game for the first time – this extra preparation is necessary to get everyone up to speed.

This happens even in high school, where the level of football starts to really step up a significant amount.

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What Does Redshirt Mean in Football? (Full Explanation)

By Coach Martin | Miscellaneous

If you’re around football enough, you may have heard of the term “redshirt” before.

But, depending on where it’s used, redshirt could actually mean a few different things.

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How Long is a Football Game? (All Levels Answered)

By Coach Martin | Miscellaneous

The game of football, and how it’s built, is similar for all skill levels.

The game consists of four quarters, with a halftime between the second and third quarters.

After the four quarters are over, there is an overtime period if the game is still tied.

While this structure is true for all levels of football, how long each of these quarters are, as well as the halftime, differs for each level.

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What are OTAs in Football? (Explanation and Full Schedule)

By Coach Martin | Miscellaneous

In the National Football League, there are many different requirements for when teams hold practices.

The league doesn’t stop working in the offseason after the Super Bowl.

During the offseason, the NFL and the Players Association come to an agreement as to when – and how – teams can hold practices.

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What is a Touchback in Football? (Full Explanation)

By Coach Martin | Miscellaneous

At the start of both halves and following every score in a football game, one team will kick the ball off to the other.

This is how the ball changes possession in these instances of a football game.

Special teams units are the ones that handle the kickoff and kickoff return duties.

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Onside Kick Rules in Football: Everything You Need to Know

By Coach Martin | Miscellaneous

At certain times in a football game, one team may not want to kickoff the football deep to the other team.

Instead, they might want to try an onside kick.

This gives the kicking team the opportunity to recover the ball and turn it back over to their own offense.

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The Chop Block: What it is and Why it is Illegal in Football

By Coach Martin | Miscellaneous

There was a time when the chop block was one of the most devastating blocking tactics in football.

Teams throughout football used the chop block as a way to open up holes along the line of scrimmage.

The problem, though, was chop blocks were causing major injuries throughout football.

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What is a Crackback Block in Football? (Full Explanation)

By Coach Martin | Miscellaneous

A crackback block is a defensive scheme that involves wide receivers or tight ends performing blocks rather than trying to get open.

These players surprise defenders, blocking them from an angle that’s not head-on.

A crackback block can be an extremely effective blocking scheme and is often used for running plays that aim to get the ball to the outside.

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What is a Stunt in Football (Full Explanation and Examples)

By Coach Martin | Miscellaneous

Defensive coaches always look for ways to keep the offense off-balance.

They can’t just have every defender cover the player they line up opposite of on every play. If they did, it would be easy for the offense to design plays to take advantage of this.

Similarly, it’s not a good idea to have all the defensive linemen and linebackers charge straight ahead on every play either, as it would be easy for offensive coaches to design blocking schemes to counter this.

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