Label the American Football Field Worksheet

Students can use this free Label the American Football Field Worksheet to learn some of the parts of the playing field for all levels of the sport called football in the United States.

This “Label the American Football Field” worksheet will help your students learn about the parts of the field.

American football is played at many levels in the schools, in private organizations, colleges, and professionally, but all games are played on the same size field.

American football fields are 120 yards long (including the endzones) and 53.5 yards wide. The field is often referred to as a “gridiron” because of its resemblance to one.

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Resources for Learning More About an American Football Field

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Directions for the Label the American Football Field Worksheet

Have your students use the football vocabulary words from the word bank to label the correct parts of an American football field.

The vocabulary words in the word bank are:

• Goalpost
• Goal line
• 50-yard line
• End zone
• Side line
• Offensive yard lines
• Defensive yard lines

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