runback
Post-catch sprint
A runback is a return of the ball in football—carrying a kickoff, punt, or interception back toward the opponent's goal: He took the kickoff for a 98-yard runback.
The term also applies to any return path or flow in the opposite direction: water runback, cable runback.
Opening play in football
- puntKick before landing
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- endzoneFootball field's scoring rectangle
- returnGo back again
yards · blockers · tackle · sprint · breakaway · receiver · carry · gridiron
Return to beginning
- replayRepeated broadcast segment
- revisitExamine again later
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- footageRecorded video material
review · rewatch · reexamine · recount · archive · record · highlight · playback
Documented set of tactics
- formationCreation or arrangement
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- gameplanPredetermined course of action
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
blocking · coverage · execution · anticipation · positioning · adjustment · drill · preparation
kickoff
Opening play in football
return · yards · blockers · tackle · sprint · breakaway · receiver · carry · gridiron · lateral
rewind
Return to beginning
footage · review · rewatch · reexamine · recount · archive · record · highlight · playback · broadcast
playbook
Documented set of tactics
- formationCreation or arrangement
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- gameplanPredetermined course of action
scheme · blocking · coverage · execution · anticipation · positioning · adjustment · drill · preparation · read
runbackforward pass
Throw toward opponent's goal
passing play · aerial attack · throw · set play · handoff