Football

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
C l
2.
C
A person who trains an athlete or a sports team.
3.
C n r
An event that results in a transformation
4.
D e
The team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
5.
E p t
6.
F
An enthusiastic devotee of sports (plural)
7.
F
Open area of grass or crops
8.
F a
Team sport played with a ball and goalposts
9.
G o
10.
H e
An intermission between the first and second half of a game
11.
I e e t
The act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
12.
J y
A Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic
13.
K c
A player who kicks the football
14.
L e
15.
M a
Someone who controls resources and expenditures (plural)
16.
O n
The team that has the ball and is trying to score
17.
P e
A punishment or disadvantage imposed for breaking a rule.
18.
Q a r
The person who plays ___
19.
R r
The chief official who is expected to ensure fair play
20.
R n b
21.
T k
The person who plays that position on a football team
22.
T u h
A score in American football
23.
T r
One who ___ other persons or animals
24.
Y
The enclosed land around a house or other building