day nine: three penalties to know

ok. so penalties.
there are a lot of them in football.
i mean, a lot a lot. here's a list of them all.

every thursday we'll be going over five penalties to know. and no, we won't cover them all. not even half.

we'll start with the most basic/ the one's you see most often.

#1. offsides

when someone on the defense tries to cross the line of scrimmage before the offense has snapped the ball

(the blue line is the line of scrimmage) 

#2. false start

when a player on the offensive side moves before the ball is snapped

#3. safety

when the offensive carrier of the ball is tackled behind their own goal line

and i couldn't find a great video for this one. 

also. you're welcome for duke.