The Field

Football coaches take for granted that everyone knows what a football field looks like. That isn't always true! 

The distance from endzone to the opposite endzone is 100 yards and each endzone is 10 yards long making for a total playable distance of 120 yards.

A football field is  53 and 1/3 yards wide or 160 feet. On a high school field, the hash marks break the field into thirds with 53' 4" between both sets of hash marks and between the hash marks and the sideline. 

Each team conducts its kickoff to start each half and after a score from their own 40-yard line and the receiving team must be on their side of the 50-yard line.

After a score, the ball is placed on the 3-yard line where the scoring team can either kick it through the uprights for one point or execute an offensive play (run or pass) for two points. This is called the PAT or Point After Touchdown.

The crossbar of the goal post is 10 feet off the ground and 23'4" for a high school field. College and NFL goalposts are narrower at 18'6".