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 2007 Parapan American Games at all times. No more than two players of class C8 are permitted to play at the same time. The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 6 teams divided among two groups of three. Position 5-6 Position 3-4 Final Football 7-a-side at the 2007 Parapan American Games Football 7-a-side competitions at the 2007 Parapan American Games in Toronto was held from 13 – 18 August 2007 at the Centro de Hóquei sobre. A total of five teams will qualify to compete in the football five a side competition. The host nation (Canada) automatically qualifies a team.