

Another Gallaudet football innovation was the giant drum on the sidelines that would be used for the snap count (the players could feel the vibrations), but these days they use a "silent count system, which relies on the sense of touch and a good ol' hand-to-buttocks tap." They also did away with the huddle, instead just signing their plays out in the open, since the teams they play now don't know sign language anyway. As current coach Chuck Goldstein says, "My philosophy is if you're going to take the time to learn sign language and be able to interpret what we're doing in 25 seconds, then more power to you."


Let the McFeely and Johnson family help you get ready for the big game today with this adorable tutorial on American Sign Language football vocabulary: