Webliography

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Down! Set! Hike! - Football

The Rules of Football
http://football.about.com/cs/football101/a/bl_football101.htm
Audience: Elementary classrooms

Don’t know much about the gridiron game? This site explains in simple but detailed terms the field, the teams, the object of the game, the opening kickoff, downs and distance and methods of scoring.

Football Facts
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110461/facts/funfacts.html?tqskip1=1
Audience: Elementary to middle school classrooms

Here’s useful information for pigskin novices. Click on the position to learn what each of the players do. My favorite information here, though, is the fun facts link at the bottom of the page. Did you know that the first football was round? And for extra yards, look at the links below the fun facts to learn about famous players, equipment, safety and football history.

Play Football
http://www.playfootball.com/
Audience: Upper Elementary students to adults

Get ready to rumble [online]. If you’re a Monday Night Football person, the official NFL site has something for you. Here’s the low-down on offensive and positions and football facts. But most young fans will head straight to the games. The more you know about the game, the more fun some of the games are to play. Oh yeah, the games require Flash and Shockwave software.