American Football: everything in one place

American football is a team sport in which two sides try to advance an oval ball toward the opposing end zone by running with it and passing it, working through a series of set plays. Each play is a short, planned burst, so the game blends careful strategy with explosive, high-intensity movement.

It is played in a full-contact tackle form with protective equipment, and in widely available non-contact flag variants that swap tackling for pulling a flag. The flag formats are smaller-sided and far easier to pick up, which makes them a popular, lower-impact way for newcomers to learn the game.