Captains!

[wisref2]

One game in and already a good captain story. Blue had the second half option and elected to receive. I asked white which goal he wanted to defend and he said "we want to face the scoreboard in the fourth quarter."

My reply (with a smile), "And you want me to figure out which way you're going in the third quarter?"

We got it figured out. I told them to stand with their backs facing their goal, and the white captain stood facing the goal instead. We all had another good laugh. Then I put my hand on his shoulder to indicate his selection - which was wrong (blue had the choice).

We got it all straightened out and 5 officials and 7 captains walked away laughing.

Ya gotta love Friday night.

[dvasques]

on that subject, how can it be that we have a choice before the game and a choice before the second half and I've never seen a team receiving the kick both times? What am I missing here?
Remembering I only get NFL games here in Brasil

[wisref2]

The way it works is that the winner of the coin toss get the option in the first half. The other team then gets the choice in the second half. Usually, the person with the choice elects to recieve. There is not a coin toss for each half.

[oHIolj]

Dvasques....You have won the coin toss.. You have 3 choices

1.. You may Receive the kick-off

2.. You may KICK-OFF

or 3. You may choose which goal line that you want to defend.
[ on a windy night you may want the wind to be behind your back so you can "throw" and "kick" the ball farther.


Now its the 2nd Half.. SO since you had first choice for the 1st half of the game.... now your opponent gets the same 3 choices to start the 2nd half of the game..

Hope that helps explain American football a little better..

[Ed Maeder]

Originally Posted by oHIolj

Dvasques....You have won the coin toss.. You have 3 choices

1.. You may Receive the kick-off

2.. You may KICK-OFF

or 3. You may choose which goal line that you want to defend.
[ on a windy night you may want the wind to be behind your back so you can "throw" and "kick" the ball farther.


Now its the 2nd Half.. SO since you had first choice for the 1st half of the game.... now your opponent gets the same 3 choices to start the 2nd half of the game..

Hope that helps explain American football a little better..

There is also a fourth choice in the first half which is quite popular. You can choose to defer your choice of the first three choices to the second half.

[oHIolj]

and the not so popular.
..after a touchdown... you may elect to kick rather than to receive

[wisref2]

Originally Posted by Ed Maeder

There is also a fourth choice in the first half which is quite popular. You can choose to defer your choice of the first three choices to the second half.

In this case, we were talking about NFL rules. There is no option to defer in the NFL.