backyard football
Informal neighborhood game
Backyard football is informal football played in yards, parks, or other improvised spaces, typically without referees, full equipment, or regulation rules.
Games are pick-up affairs among friends or family, often touch or flag rather than tackle: We used to play backyard football every Thanksgiving.
The term evokes casual, scrappy athleticism as opposed to organized league play.
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- tackleGear or takedown
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- pigskinLeather from swine
- huddleClose protective gathering
spiral · catch · throw · punt · scramble · blitz · hail mary · two-hand touch · pickup game · neighborhood · driveway · broken window · brothers · scrimmage · end zone · go long · jersey · cleats
- footballtouchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone, goal
- pickup gamespickup soccer, streetball, street hockey, street soccer, shinny
- flag footballflags, two-hand touch, quarterback, touchdown, end zone