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Quick Answer An octopus in football is when the same player scores a touchdown and then the two point conversion on the same drive, putting eight points on the board by himself. The name comes from those eight points matching an octopus and its eight arms. It is unofficial, rare, and loved by fans and … Read more
Quick Answer A pick six is an interception that a defender returns all the way to the end zone for a touchdown. The name joins pick, slang for an interception, with six, the points a touchdown is worth. It scores six points for the defense on a single play and is one of the most … Read more
Announcers throw the word around on every pass rush, but most of what gets called a blitz is not one. So what is a blitz in football, in plain terms? A blitz is any time the defense sends more than four pass rushers at the quarterback. That is the whole definition. Rush four and it … Read more
If you find college football overtime confusing, you are not behind, you are just paying attention. The NCAA has rewritten its overtime format more than once in recent years, and the version you learned a few seasons ago is probably not the one being played now. The good news is that the current rules are … Read more
Coaching a team of six to twelve year olds who have genuinely never played is a specific challenge, and most drill lists you find online are written for kids who already have the basics. This one is not. These are basketball drills for beginners in the truest sense, for the kid who does not yet … Read more
You hear announcers say it constantly. He is six for ten from the field. The team shot a great field goal percentage. But what is a field goal in basketball, exactly, and why does that stat leave out free throws? The good news is that the definition is simple, and once you have it, every … Read more
Twenty years ago, you could tell a power forward from a small forward with your eyes closed. One banged in the post with his back to the basket, the other faced up and slashed from the wing. They did different jobs, had different body types, and guarded different players. Today, ask a coach to point … Read more
You are trying to plan dinner, or figure out whether you can catch the second half of another kid’s game, and you just want a straight answer: how long is a softball game? The honest answer is that it depends, but not in a vague way. A standard game has a clear length, and then … Read more
People say “softball” like it is one thing. It is not. Fastpitch and slowpitch share a name, a yellow ball, and a diamond, and that is roughly where the similarity ends. The pitching is different, the lineups are different sizes, one lets you steal and the other does not, and you cannot even swing the … Read more
A pitcher cruises into the late innings, the crowd starts buzzing, and the broadcast throws up a graphic that says one of three things: shutout, no hitter, or perfect game. Most fans treat those terms as roughly the same achievement. They are not. They sit on a ladder from fairly common to almost impossible, and … Read more
