Top 10 Hardest Positions in Sports

Receiver

quarterback

• #8: Catcher. Baseball.
• #7: All Positions. Water Polo.
• #6: Goalie. Lacrosse.
• #5: Scrum-Half. Rugby.
• #4: Pitcher. Baseball.
• #3: Quarterback. American Football.
• #2: Goalie. Hockey.
• #1: Goalkeeper. Football. Sure, soccer goalkeepers only face a handful of shots each game.

The quarterback is the most important position in football. Their job is to lead the offense, relay the plays to the other players, throw the ball, or hand the ball off to another player.

The wide receiver in football is often the designated position that catches the football. Their main job is to catch the ball from the quarterback, advance it down the field, and score touchdowns.

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding. The game proceeds when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball which a player on the batting team tries to hit with a bat.

A team can throw 2 forward passes on a play, but you may lateral the ball backwards as many times as you want on a play. a. On a lateral if the ball is dropped the ball will be spotted where it hits the ground. b.

Interception: An interception is the act of any defensive player catching a pass. Along with a fumble, an interception is the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback and his team.

Center: The player who snaps the ball to the quarterback. He handles the ball on every play. Running back: A player who runs with the football. Running backs are also referred to as tailbacks, halfbacks, and rushers.

Backward pass rules are the same across both the NFL and CFL. Any player that carries the ball can legally perform a lateral pass, though it is most often performed by the quarterback who often pitches the ball backward to a running back. If the ball touches the ground on a forward pass, it is ruled a dead ball.

A runner may throw a backward pass at any time (3-22-5). Players of either team may advance after catching a backward pass, or recovering a backward pass after it touches the ground.

Per the NFL rule book: Any pass not forward is regarded as a backward pass. A pass parallel to the line is a backward pass. A runner may pass backward at any time.

Illegal touching is committed when a kicking team member merely touches the punt before a receiving team member touches it. It has nothing to do with him going out of bounds. The receiving team’s touching is always legal.

You are allowed only one forward pass in any football play. A team can have as many backward passes as it wants. A legal forward pass must be thrown from behind the line of scrimmage. A forward pass thrown beyond the line of scrimmage is an illegal forward pass.