American football
Let an agent explain American football, relay its rules, variants and organisation from sports sources, describe the variants its aliases name, and distinguish it from association football, rugby and Canadian football.
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Understand What American football is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is American football, and how does it differ from association football, rugby and Canadian football? definition
- Is the question about a variant such as flag football? boundary
Variants
Variants.
Variants
Variants.
- What are college, flag, indoor and wheelchair football? definition
- Which entry fits the specific variant? action
Rules Rules.
Play
How it is played.
Play
Play.
- How is American football played and scored? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Positions
Positions.
Positions
Positions.
- What are the main positions and roles? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Organisation Organisation.
Leagues
Leagues.
Leagues
Leagues.
- How is American football organised into leagues and college play? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
International
International.
International
International.
- How is American football played beyond the United States? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Context.
Safety
Safety.
Safety
Safety.
- What safety concerns such as head injury are discussed, as sources describe? provenance
- Is medical guidance left to professionals? boundary
Codes
Football codes.
Codes
Codes.
- How does American football fit among the football codes? provenance
- Which entry fits the related code? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- indoor American football, men's American football, women's American football, college football, Wheelchair Football, flag football, Touch football, College flag football
What it is Filled
A team sport played mainly in the United States in which two teams of eleven players advance an oval ball down a rectangular field by running and passing to score, chiefly by reaching the opposing end zone; it is a form of gridiron football distinct from association football. The registry aliases name variants such as college football, flag football, indoor football and wheelchair football, and the mens and womens games.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain American football, relay its rules, variants and organisation from sports sources, describe the variants its aliases name, and distinguish it from association football, rugby and Canadian football.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Oval ball
- End-zone scoring
- Downs and gridiron field
- Helmets and pads
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Encourage playing on after a suspected concussion.
- Spread abuse against players or fans.
- Help fix games or bet on manipulated results.
- Share players' health data without consent.
Only with a human decision
- Return-to-play decisions after head injury.
May
- Explain the rules and history of American football.
- Report results from official league sources.
- Distinguish it from association football and rugby.
Moral aspects Filled
- Repeated head impacts cause lasting brain injury.
- Young players need protection.
Who is affected
- Players
- Youth athletes
- Fans
Owners Filled
Steward
Leagues and governing bodies run the sport; nobody owns the game.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1546270 - registry parent class
related
- gridiron football - in registry terms
- association football
- rugby football
- Canadian football
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.american-football
- Wikidata: Q41323 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41323)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- players: eleven per side note
- ball: oval note
- registry parent: gridiron football note
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Gridiron game with an oval ball and end zones
- College, flag, indoor and wheelchair football
- Association football uses a round ball and feet; rugby and Canadian football have different rules
- A contact game on a lined rectangular field with goalposts, players in helmets and pads moving an oval ball.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the sport and rules
- relay variants and organisation
- describe named variants
- distinguish it from related codes
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing with association football
- Confusing with rugby
- Ignoring safety concerns
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Rules of the governing leagues and bodies
Context of use required Filled
- Playing a gridiron team sport with an oval ball.
- college football
- flag football
- indoor football
- wheelchair football
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q41323: American football - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: American football - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should variants be separate entries?
- How should the codes be distinguished?
- How should safety topics be presented?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q41323/spec.json