The Differences of America Football Compared with Australian Foot - Sports - Football

Comparing with American football, Australian football is a much faster game. The game is only stopped for a few seconds per time. It's one of the great things about the sport from my view. These guys are frequently running around the field like soccer players. Their legs are like tree trunks! Kicking is the most crucial ability in Footy as well. You can run with the ball, but you have to throw it down every few steps. You can pass it by punching the ball, but firstly the players kick to their teammates to advance the ball. You can score by kicking the ball through goal posts (inner two is six points and outer posts are one). You can't run the ball into the goal, but you can gain one point by hitting it through.

It is quite similar with American Football, but they don't wear pads, and the play only stops for a few seconds when you're tackled. The length of a game of Australian Football can vary from league to league, but it is usually around 15 to 25 minutes per quarter. In the AFL, each quarter runs for 20 minutes excepting intermit time. The clock is stopped from time to time, for example, the ball going out of bounds, injuries, goals being kicked, or when the referee is setting the angle of a free kick on goal. Time is kept by two off-field officials, known as timekeepers, who make a sound of siren at the beginning and end of each quarter. A typical AFL quarter might run from 27 to 33 minutes, but might run to 35 minutes if a stretcher injury arises undue delay. In the AFL, the four quarters are each 20 minutes, with the clock stopping when the ball is out of play. This clock is seen by the coaches and on TV. Therefore, the clock at the ground counts up from 0, and does not sto p. However, spectators and players never know accurately how much time is left in the game.

There are 60 minutes in collegiate and professional football games, divided into four quarters of 15 minutes each. In high school football, they usually played 12 minute quarters. The clock is stopped frequently, however, so that a typical college or professional game can exceed three hours in duration. The umpire controls the game clock and stops the clock after any incomplete pass or any play that ends out of bounds. On the side, each team is allowed 3 timeouts in each half that they may use at their own discretion. The clock may also be stopped for an officials' time-out, after which, if the clock was running, it is restarted.

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