a variation of American football played indoors on a smaller field with eight players per team
football en salle, football d'arène
Les matchs de football en aréna sont rapides et excitants.
a non-contact version of American football where players must remove a flag from the ball carrier to end a play instead of tackling
football à drapeau, football flag
Ils ont pratiqué le flag football au parc.
a pass in American football that happens when a player throws or kicks the ball towards their teammate who is ahead of them on the field
passe avant, passe en avant
Elle a réussi une longue passe avant pour percer la défense.
(American football) a maneuver where a player runs along the sideline to avoid defenders and advance the ball
course en bout, course latérale
Le quarterback a appelé un jeu de course extérieure.
an act of dropping or failing to catch the ball properly
réception ratée
Le fumble du quarterback a été rapidement récupéré par l'équipe adverse, changeant l'élan du match.
a rushing play where the ball carrier runs toward the area just outside the offensive tackle
course hors du plaqueur, course à l'extérieur du plaqueur offensif
Il a utilisé sa vitesse pour se libérer lors de la course hors tacle.
a practice game in American football
mêlée, match d'entraînement
Pendant le match d'entraînement, la défense a très bien joué.
a play where the quarterback throws the ball to a teammate to advance down the field
jeu de passe, action de passe
Elle a réussi un jeu de passe pour une première tentative.
(American football) to obstruct opponents to create space or protect a teammate carrying the ball
the action in American football that starts a play by passing the ball backward from the line of scrimmage
mise en jeu, snap
an act of successfully catching a forward pass in American football
réception, attrapé
(American football) a successful catch of a pass by a defensive player intended for the opposing team
interception, capture
Son interception a empêché une avancée potentielle vers le but.
(American football) the act of one player handing the ball to another player, typically the quarterback giving it to a running back
la remise, la transmission
Le running back a marqué un touchdown après une passe en arrière bien chronométrée.
the initial chance for the offensive team in American football to advance the ball by at least ten yards from the spot of the last play
première tentative, premier essai
Il a attrapé une passe pour un first down.
a chance a team has to move the football forward toward the opponent's end zone
tentative, essai
a scoring play where a team attempts to kick the football through the opponent's goalposts
coup de pied au but, field goal
Ils ont tenté un field goal en quatrième tentative mais ont manqué.
(American football) a scoring play where a player carries or catches the ball into the opponent's end zone, earning six points
touchdown, essai transformé
Sa réception de touchdown a été le point culminant du match.
an imaginary line where the ball is placed before each play begins
ligne de mêlée, ligne de scrimmage
Le quarterback a scruté le terrain depuis la ligne de mêlée.
(American football) an attempt to score one or two additional points after a touchdown, or the points scored in this way
conversion, transformation
a play where the quarterback throws the football to a teammate to advance the ball down the field
passe, lancement
(American football) a running play where the ball carrier runs toward the sideline to gain yards
balayage, course en éventail
(American football) the act of advancing the ball by running with it
la course, le portage
a moment in American football when a play starts with the ball being passed to the quarterback from a set position on the field
mêlée, engagement
a defensive score worth two points, earned when the offense is tackled in their own end zone
sécurité, touché de sûreté
Son tacle rapide a entraîné un safety tôt dans le jeu.
(American football) an act of tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before a pass is completed
sack
(in American football) a defensive tactic in which players rush the opposing line to pressure the quarterback
blitz, charge éclair
Il a anticipé le blitz et a lancé une passe rapide.
(in American football) to throw the ball forcefully into the ground either to stop the clock or to celebrate a touchdown
spiker, envoyer violemment le ballon au sol
Les fans ont applaudi bruyamment lorsque leur joueur préféré a spiké le ballon en signe de célébration.
