why is american football called football?

it really doesn't make sense to me, you barely use your feet on american football and it's called football

it really doesn't make sense to me, you barely use your feet on american football and it's called football

hyrueprince11

Statistically, most of the points are scored by kicks.

EDIT: Apparently, it's pretty much a descendant of football(soccer) so the creators just kept the name.

Kickoffs, extra points, field goals, punts...there's enough feet involved.BladeOfHeaven

don't think that's enough, the hands are used much more than the feet, it should be called handball ( even if handball already exists), or advertisement ball since every 2 minutes there are advertisements or pause ball because the game is paused every 2 minutes

[QUOTE="BladeOfHeaven"]Kickoffs, extra points, field goals, punts...there's enough feet involved.hyrueprince11

don't think that's enough, the hands are used much more than the feet, it should be called handball ( even if handball already exists), or advertisement ball since every 2 minutes there are advertisements or pause ball because the game is paused every 2 minutes

:o Every time they're using their hands they're also using their feet. ;)

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[QUOTE="BladeOfHeaven"]Kickoffs, extra points, field goals, punts...there's enough feet involved.haggard_korn

don't think that's enough, the hands are used much more than the feet, it should be called handball ( even if handball already exists), or advertisement ball since every 2 minutes there are advertisements or pause ball because the game is paused every 2 minutes

:o Every time they're using their hands they're also using their feet. ;)

lol, but well they also use their knees and it's not called kneeball

Why is american football called football?

My bro says that it's because the ball is 1 foot long, but I'm not sure of that.

cause AMERICAStaRzeG

Yep that's pretty much it. We do things differently because we're American. And to answer the question that this brings up no it doesn't make sense.

Why is american football called football?

taj7575

haha, lol

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Why is american football called football?

White_wolf_eye

haha, lol

Just trying to help :)

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Why is american football called football?

taj7575

haha, lol

Just trying to help :)

Last time I did that someone I got modded for some reason x_x.

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don't think that's enough, the hands are used much more than the feet, it should be called handball ( even if handball already exists), or advertisement ball since every 2 minutes there are advertisements or pause ball because the game is paused every 2 minutes

hyrueprince11

:o Every time they're using their hands they're also using their feet. ;)

lol, but well they also use their knees and it's not called kneeball

No, it should be humanbodyball. :)

I personally think it should be called Americanball. We're the only country that plays it so why not? :P

My bro says that it's because the ball is 1 foot long, but I'm not sure of that.

zigaum

That is actually a good logical explanation.

Why is american football called football?

taj7575

so american football is actually called gridiron, I'll call iot that way from now on because that makes mor sense than football

Why is soccer called soccer?

Why is soccer called soccer?

grenadexjumpr

that actually has a reason, some guy below just explained it, tried to put a link but dididn't work

still hate the guy who did that because thanks to him a lot of people call actual football soccer and call gridiron football

[QUOTE="BladeOfHeaven"]Kickoffs, extra points, field goals, punts...there's enough feet involved.hyrueprince11

don't think that's enough, the hands are used much more than the feet, it should be called handball ( even if handball already exists), or advertisement ball since every 2 minutes there are advertisements or pause ball because the game is paused every 2 minutes

Advertisement balls is a good idea! :)

I tried watching a few american football matches, but its just not worth it when they stop every 2 minutes and show commercials.

Just seems like all show and no sport.

Why is soccer called soccer?

grenadexjumpr

Soccer was derived from the second syllable of the word, "association" from the Football Association that was formed in England in the mid 1800s.

Why is soccer called soccer?

grenadexjumpr

Hahahaaa, good one.

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Why is soccer called soccer?

Dogswithguns

Hahahaaa, good one.

it's not a good one at all because that actually has a reason

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:o Every time they're using their hands they're also using their feet. ;)

haggard_korn

lol, but well they also use their knees and it's not called kneeball

No, it should be humanbodyball. :)

I personally think it should be called Americanball. We're the only country that plays it so why not? :P

What about Canadians. Canadian Football sounds kilometers beter than Canadian Americanball.

Every football game starts with a kick and sometimes ends with one. >_>SoraX64

but hands are used much more than feet on gridorin

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Why is soccer called soccer?

hyrueprince11

Hahahaaa, good one.

it's not a good one at all because that actually has a reason

Okay, so why didn't they call soccer = football then?

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[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]

Hahahaaa, good one.

Dogswithguns

it's not a good one at all because that actually has a reason

Okay, so why didn't they call soccer = football then?

everyone calls soccer football, only americans call it soccer and even when only americans call football soccer it's annoying, football was created before gridorin and feet are used much more on football than on gridorin

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[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]

Hahahaaa, good one.

Dogswithguns

it's not a good one at all because that actually has a reason

Okay, so why didn't they call soccer = football then?

Soccer and football are interchangeable terms that mean the same thing. The question is in the topic is why american football is called football.

Because it is. Why do people really care what it's called. It's not a hard concept to understand that different words or phrases in different regions of the world may mean different things. When people say football in the states I know what they mean. When people say football in europe, I know what they mean, too. It's really not that hard of a thing to figure out.

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haha, lol

bitemeslippy

Just trying to help :)

Last time I did that someone I got modded for some reason x_x.

No, it should be humanbodyball. :)

I personally think it should be called Americanball. We're the only country that plays it so why not? :P

haggard_korn

Uh, no we're not.

Canadian Football League

British American Football League

I'd recall that. They do use their feet. They run don't they?

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No, it should be humanbodyball. :)

I personally think it should be called Americanball. We're the only country that plays it so why not? :P

SaintBlaze

Uh, no we're not.

Canadian Football League

British American Football League

I learned somethin today. :)

Why do we park in driveways and drive on parkways.....

"There is no spoon"...

Because you park in the driveway and drive in the parkway.

There is a good article in Wikipedia on the history of American football here that provides some good answers.

I'd recall that. They do use their feet. They run don't they?

coolkid93

you also use your foot on basball to fun and it's not called football

Why do we park in driveways and drive on parkways.....

"There is no spoon"...

masiisam

what jfish said

I just call it Gridiron just to avoid confusion.

it really doesn't make sense to me, you barely use your feet on american football and it's called football

hyrueprince11

Because you can't play football without feet.