Football (3)

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

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

1.
o f n s e
The team that has the ball and is trying to score
2.
c c h
A person who trains an athlete or a sports team.
3.
o i t o s
4.
e f e n s
The team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
5.
i l g o a l
6.
p e n a t
A punishment or disadvantage imposed for breaking a rule.
7.
l n e b a c r
The position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage
8.
o u c h d o
A score in American football
9.
a n s
An enthusiastic devotee of sports (plural)
10.
i g h t g u d
11.
c e e e a e r s
An enthusiastic and vocal supporter (plural)
12.
h a n s
A series of things depending on each other as if linked together (plural)
13.
q a t e r b c
The person who plays ___
14.
a l f t i
An intermission between the first and second half of a game
15.
t a m
Two or more draft animals that work together to pull something
16.
f l b a c
17.
f i t d o w
18.
t a c k
The person who plays that position on a football team
19.
w i e r e c i v
20.
t i h e n
21.
u m b l
Dropping the ball
22.
s a e t
Being protected from harm
23.
a l f c k
24.
p a s
A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate