Gridiron Codes

The North American football code played on a rectangular field marked with yard lines, in which teams advance the ball by running and passing in a series of downs. American football is the type case, with specialised offensive, defensive and kicking units and a governing structure of professional and college leagues. Every sport filed in this group belongs to the Football Codes category and has its own entry in the Sport and Games Atlas, from which a reader can follow links on to its leading athletes, its competitions and the governing bodies that set its rules.