The Football puzzle

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

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

1.
F o l l
Team sport played with a ball and goalposts
2.
t c h d
A score in American football
3.
s a y
First day of the week
4.
S r
The occupation of athletes who compete for pay
5.
d e s
The team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
6.
o f s
The team that has the ball and is trying to score
7.
y s
A unit of length equal to 3 feet (plural)
8.
s a g y
9.
P o e i n
Keeping someone or something safe from harm.
10.
E e s
Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong (plural)
11.
C h
A person who trains an athlete or a sports team.
12.
q t e r c
The person who plays ___
13.
r i n g a
14.
s p e i l t
15.
k i k
A player who kicks the football
16.
s e a
A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
17.
P l a o
Any final competition to determine a championship (plural)
18.
S e r b
19.
T c e
The person who plays that position on a football team
20.
C o g
The body of faculty and students of a ___
21.
P o s i n a
A person engaged in one of the learned ___
22.
M o n
The second day of the week
23.
I n j i
Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc (plural)