How can football help kids with math? - Answers

Football can help kids with math in the following ways:know the time of a game and how much time you have to get to the stadiumawareness of how many players should be on the fieldknowledge of how many players make up "a team"the ability to recognize the numerical differences in team jersey numbers, such as No. 1 and 58knowledge of time, e.g. the clockknowledge of how many yards make a "down", e.g. first down, second down, etc.the ability to calculate how many yards are needed to make the next downthe ability to understand the 'hash' markings between lines on the field and know what they meancalculate how many yards a player ran to make a touchdownknow how a kicker calculates the yardage needed to make a field goalthe ability to understand statistics of a team or player's performance, in one game, one season, or over a careerthe ability to comprehend league statistics and team rankings in the leagueknow how many spectators attended a significant gamethe ability to impress family and friends with how much you know of numbers concerning a team or playerthe ability to be curious about other ways mathematics are used in sports and how you might use math in sports.