Football Glossary
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- backboard
An inflexible board made of wood or plastic to keep an injured person's back from bending while being transported to an emergency room or hospital. - backfield
Players who are between the tackles and one yard or more behind the scrimmage line when the ball is snapped. It typically includes quarterbacks, running backs and wing backs. - back judge
Used in five-, six- and seven-person officiating groups. The back judge is an official positioned in the middle of the field, deep from the line of scrimmage. Also known as the "center fielder," he is primary on passing plays and scrimmage kicks. - backpedal
The act of running backward, often by a linebacker or defensive back in pass coverage. - backward pass
A backward pass is a pass thrown parallel with or toward the runner's end line. - ball is ready for play
The official extends his right arm fully above his head and brings it straight down to his waist. - batting
Batting is intentionally striking the ball with the arm or hand. - biopsy
Removal by surgery or aspiration of a small amount of tissue or fluid for laboratory examination and diagnosis. Biopsy is most often used to differentiate between cancerous and non-cancerous tissue. - blitz
A play in which the defense commits extra players, in addition to linemen, to rush the passer. - block
The act of preventing a defensive player from getting to the ball-carrier or the quarterback. - bootleg
A roll out by a quarterback who is pretending he does not have the football. It often takes the quarterback away from his blockers. - brochi (bronchial tubes)
Hollow air passages that branch from the largest segment (the windpipe or trachea) into the lungs. Oxygen-containing air passes into the lungs through the bronchial tubes, and waste gases (mostly carbon dioxide) pass out of the lungs. - bump-and-run
When a defender tries to slow a receiver coming off the line of scrimmage before dropping into coverage. The goal is to disrupt the timing of the play.
