This is a glossary of terms used in Canadian football. In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling)
- cornerback
- A defensive position on scrimmages. A cornerback ( CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a positional role played by a member of the defensive team in American and Canadian Typical formations include two cornerbacks, whose main duty is to cover wide receivers. See also defensive back.
- defensive back
- One of the players whose main duty is to cover wide receivers. In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage they Typical defensive formations include five defensive backs: two cornerbacks, two defensive halfbacks, and one safety.
- defensive end
- See defensive lineman. Defensive end ( DE) is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.
- defensive halfback
- A defensive position on scrimmages. In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage they Typical formations include two defensive halfbacks, one on each side, but deeper than the cornerbacks. Their main duty is to cover wide receivers. See also defensive back.
- defensive lineman
- One the players who line up opposite the offensive line on scrimmages. A defensive lineman is any of the down positions on the defensive side of Canadian and American football. In a "four-three" formation, there are four defensive linemen: two defensive tackles and two defensive ends. In a "three-four" formation, there are three defensive linemen: one nose tackle and two defensive ends.
- defensive tackle
- See defensive lineman. Defensive tackle ( DT) is a position on the defensive line in American and Canadian football.
- illegal procedure
- A five-yard penalty against the kicking team or the offence. Most often it is a lineman who moves after taking a three- or four-point stance but before the snap. Other illegal procedures include kicking the ball out of bounds on a kick-off and "no end".
- linebacker
- A defensive player positioned behind the defensive line on scrimmages. This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. In a "four-three" formation, there are three linebackers; in a "three-four", there are four. Linebackers can be used to blitz the quarterback, make tackles on running plays, or be used for pass coverage.
- no end
- A penalty on the offence for having fewer than seven players within one yard of the line of scrimmage at the snap. It is most often called on field goal attempts because of the curved formation of linemen used: if the line is curved back too far, the ends are too far back to be considered linemen, and are called for "illegal procedure: no end".
- nose tackle
- See defensive lineman. Definition The nose tackle is a defensive alignment position for a Defensive lineman in American and Canadian football
- no yards
- A penalty against the kicking team: all offside (sense 2) players must be at least five yards from the ball when it is first touched by a member of the receiving team. In amateur rules, no yards is always a 15-yard penalty; in CFL rules, the penalty is reduced to five yards if the ball hits the ground before being touched. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in
- offside
- Not onside. A player not onside incurs a five-yard penalty.
- onside
- Legally positioned at the kick-off or the snap. On kick-offs, members of the kicking team must be behind the kick-off line; members of the receiving must be at least 10 yards from the kick-off line. On scrimmages, at the snap the offence must be behind the line of scrimmage; the defence must be at least one yard beyond the line of scrimmage.
- A player of the kicking team who can legally recover the kick. The kicker himself and any teammates behind the ball at the time of the kick are onside. Thus on kick-offs all players of the kicking team are onside, but on other kicks usually only the kicker is. The holder on a place kick is not considered onside.
- onside kick
- A kick recovered by an onside player (sense 2). Onside kick (sometimes onsides kick) is a term used in American and Canadian football for a type of kickoff, and in some circumstances and leagues
- quick kick
- A type of trick play: a punt from a running or passing formation, usually on second down. In American football and Canadian football, a quick kick is any punt made under conditions such that the opposing team "should not" expect The play relies on catching the defence by surprise and using an onside player (sense 2) to recover the ball and gain a first down or even a touchdown. A rule change in the early 1970s that allowed the receiving team to block before gaining possession made the quick kick even more difficult to execute successfully, so it is rarely attempted today.
- rouge
- see: single. A single ( single point, rouge or UNO) in Canadian football, is awarded when the ball is kicked into the end zone by any legal means other than
- safety
- A defensive position on scrimmages, also called free safety. Safety ( S) is an American and Canadian football position played by a member of the defense. Typical formations include a single safety, whose main duty is to cover wide receivers. See also defensive back.
- A two-point score. A safety or safety touch is a type of score in American football and Canadian football and is worth two points (with one very rare exception) The defence scores a safety when the offence carries or passes the ball into its own goal area and then fails to run, pass, or kick the ball back into the field of play.
- short kick-off
- Deliberately kicking the ball just over 10 yards on a kick-off in an attempt to make an onside kick. Short kick-offs are usually directed towards the sideline (left sideline for a right-footed kicker) to give members of the kicking team time to get downfield to recover it. It is illegal procedure if the ball is recovered before it has gone 10 yards downfield.
- single or rouge
- A one-point score. A single ( single point, rouge or UNO) in Canadian football, is awarded when the ball is kicked into the end zone by any legal means other than The kicking team scores a single when the ball is punted, drop kicked, or place kicked into the receiving team's end zone (without scoring a field goal or hitting the goal post) and the receiving team fails to run or kick the ball back into the field of play. The single also is scored if the kick goes out of bounds in the end zone, except on a kickoff. On a kickoff, the single is scored only if the ball stays inbounds and is not run out of the zone, or if the defence puts the ball out of bounds in the end zone.
- spearing
- An unnecessary roughness penalty of 15 yards imposed when the player drives his helmet into an opponent in an unnecessary and excessive manner. The referee's signal is a chopping motion above the head.
- three-minute warning
- In the Canadian Football League, the three-minute warning is given when three minutes of game time remain on the game clock in the first and second halves of a game. In the Canadian Football League, the three-minute warning is given when three minutes of game time remain on the game clock in the first and second halves of a game The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in
- yard
- A yard is exactly 0. A yard (abbreviation yd) is a unit of Length in several different systems including English units Imperial units and United A yard (abbreviation yd) is a unit of Length in several different systems including English units Imperial units and United 9144 metre.
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