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American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for its physical roughness despite being a highly strategic game. The object of the game is to score points by advancing the prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's end zone. The ball can be advanced by carrying it (a running play) or by throwing it to a teammate (a passing play). Points can be scored in a variety of ways, including carrying the ball over the goal line, throwing the ball to another player past the goal line or kicking it through the goal posts on the opposing side. The winner is the team with the most points when the time expires and the last play ends.
Outside the United States and Canada, the sport is referred to as American football (or a translation thereof) to differentiate it from other football games. In Australia and New Zealand the game is known as Gridiron, although in America the word "gridiron" refers only to the playing field.  Football is above all affected by tactical and physical elements. Each player has a certain position and a completely determined task. The respective plays of the Offense or Defense are given thereby by their coaches. In order to fulfill this task, the player begins depending upon position strength, mass, skill or speed. The players are protected thereby by the characteristic football protection equipment with among other things shoulder pad and helmet. Most of the time the games have Cheerleaders on the side lines. 
Cheerleaders at the NFL Pro-Bowl in Hawaii 2006 Due to the very different requirements of the different positions American football can be played by nearly everyone. It demands a high degree of team spirit and mental strength by its specialization. 
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AFVD: Regeln & Interpretationen 2006, American Football Verband Deutschland, Frankfurt am Main 2005, (ISBN nicht vorhanden)
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