German American Football

Hello folks and friends.
I thought I might share my adventure from last Saturday with all of you. As you can see below, we went to an American Football Game last week. Yes, we do even have a football team in Chemnitz, called the Chemnitz Crusaders. I tried to remember the rules of the game cause I've been told them last year but without any success, I'm afraid. (But thanks for doing anyway, Matt. It was worth a try.) So we got there an hour too early but that way we were able to see them warming up. It kind of reminded me of the games I played in kindergarten like the jumping jacks we did there. All of them were bellowing and screaming and did funky moves. And this was only the warm up. So I was excited about the game. They started and I have to say that it was about time because the sun was shining badly and we had about 90 degrees Fahrenheit that day. Poor sweating people playing on the field trying to catch an oval ball, I thought to myself. But they chose to do so, right?

During the first quarter I didn't even see where the ball went. Man, you have to really focus on the ball or else you'll completely miss the whole game. I think it's easier to watch it on TV. But I really liked to see the players jumping on the one with the ball. That was fun to watch.
Anyway. After the second quarter we left with the score 00:07 for the other team, whatever this means. It was just too hot. And now I'm sitting here with a whole lot of questions concerning this sort of sport like "Why do they use an oval ball? How much are ten yards? or Why do the referees have different caps?" I just don't understand. Hopefully someday a patient somebody will take the time to explain.