Every game has referees. They are the rule enforcers. Their job is to know all the penalties and throw flags when they have been committed. They also blow their whistles when the play is over and they rule the touchdowns and field goals. A touchdown is when a player gets in into the end zone at the other end of the field. A touchdown is worth six points. You also can go for a one point conversion which is a field goal or a two point conversion which is when you do a play from the five yard line. A field goal is when you kick the ball through the field goal posts. These are worth three points. The field goal posts are located the end line of the end zone.
	A field goal is when you kick the ball through the field goal posts. These are worth three points. The field goal posts are located the end line of the end zone.			There are a lot of of rules in football. The football field is one hundred yards long. If you make it to into the endzone at the opposite end of the field. A flag is thrown every time somebody commits a penalty. Penalties are plays that are too rough or or don't follow the rules. For every penalty that you commit you get pushed back a certain amount of yards. For example,  if a player goes offsides before the play starts it is a five yard line. In football there are two different sides. One is called defense, the other is offense.
		The offense starts with the ball. There are lineman, a quarterback, a running back, a fullback, and wide recievers. The offense tries to score in the endzone. The defense tries to prevent that. On defense there are also lineman, linebackers, safteys, and cornerbacks.
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