It can be a game of great complexity, especially at the professional level, yet the basics are easy to understand no matter who is playing. One 11-man team has possession of the football. It tries to stop the offensive team and make it give up possession of the ball. And so on, back and forth, until all four quarters of the game have been played. The team with the most points wins.
Football is played with grace and athleticism.
Football has all the action and excitement, subtleties and athletic grace of other popular sports, plus the intellectual challenge of a good game of chess. But most of all, football is fun - to watch and to play. And the more you know about it, the more fun it becomes. Little white markings on the field called yard markers help the players, officials, and the fans keep track of the ball. Probably the most important part of the field is the end zone .