Learn Football
Football explained in the order that actually helps you understand a game: situation first, then personnel, formation, coverage and matchup.
American football in 10 minutes
One guide before you dive into the library →Why hang time changes everything
Use the AGN Punt Lab to compare high-level high school, college and NFL reference points and see why fractions of a second matter.
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American football in 10 minutes
Downs, scoring, positions, punts and what each play is trying to accomplish.
Read article →Every football position explained
The ten position labels that unlock most commentary immediately.
Read article →Why down and distance changes everything
Why 2nd-and-2 and 3rd-and-12 are strategically different worlds.
Read article →Formations and eligible receivers
Personnel tells you who is on the field; formation tells you where they go.
Read article →11, 12 and 21 personnel explained
Decode the two-number language coaches use for offensive skill groups.
Read article →Routes vs route concepts
Why multiple routes work together to stress one defender or zone.
Read article →Zone vs gap schemes
The simplest way to see how NFL run blocking is organised.
Read article →Why are nickel and dime called that?
Five defensive backs, six defensive backs — personnel, not coverage.
Read article →Man vs zone: how can you tell?
Motion, leverage and defender eyes give you the clues.
Read article →Cover 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6
A map of the most common coverage numbers and safety structures.
Read article →What is Cover 6?
Quarter-quarter-half: why teams call it and how offences attack it.
Read article →Punts, field goals and returns
How special teams controls points and field position.
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