American football American football American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, which is the team controlling the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the defense, which is the team without control of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and aims to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four
Football 7-a-side at the 2015 Parapan American Games Classification Athletes with a physical disability competed. The athlete's disability was caused by a non-progressive brain damage that affects motor control, such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or stroke. Athletes must be ambulant. Players were classified by level of disability. Teams must field at least one class C5 or C6 player at all times. No more than two players of class C8 are permitted to play at the same time. In the first group stage have seen the teams in a one group of five teams. Position 3-4 Final Football 7-a-side at the 2015 Parapan American Games Football 7-a-side