The player who recovers the ball may run while holding the ball, or throw the ball to a teammate, so long as the throw is not forward. Both teams then attempt to catch the ball. Play begins with one team place-kicking the ball from its own 35-yard line. Teams advance across the field through the execution of short, distinct plays, which involve the possession of a brown, ovoid ball with ends tapered to a point. For a discussion of differences between Canadian and American football see: Comparison of Canadian and American football There are, however, some rule differences between the two. The sides of the field are marked by white sidelines, the goal line is marked in white, and white lines are drawn laterally across the field every 5 yards (4.6 m) from the goal line.Ĭanadian football shares origins with American football, and the two are closely related.
The goalposts may be H-shaped (both posts fixed in the ground) although in the higher-caliber competitions the tuning-fork design (supported by a single curved post behind the goal line, so that each post starts ten feet (3.1 m) above the ground) is preferred. At each goal line is a set of forty-foot (12.2 m) high goalposts, which consist of two uprights joined by a crossbar 18.5 feet (5.6 m) long which is ten feet (3.1 m) above the goal line. Related subjects: SportsĬanadian football is a sport in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100.6 m) long and 65 yards (59.4 m) wide, with end zones 20 yards (18.3 m) deep.
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