life of guitar asked:

I wanna be a running back on a football team and I never played before and I have NO IDEA how to play and don’t know the positions. Can someones list and briefly explain them (defensive and offensive) please? And if I am running back all I do is run and catch right? Can you please also tell me what a safety is? Serious answers only please, thanks.

Greg V asked:


I am male, 14 years old, 5 foot 9 inches tall, about 138 pounds, and want to try out for my highschool football team when the school year starts in sept. I am sort of slow in running but i have been jogging at least 4 times a week and over the summer plan to run 7 times a week. My catching skills are above average but not great, that skill i am also working on frequntly. I lift weights about 5 times a week but plan to join a gym soon to get better results. Since i am not fast i dont plan to be a wide reciever or a running back. I am actually hoping to become a tight end or a linebacker if i become big enough. I do need your opinion though on what i should try out for and what i should work on. Remember im slow, good, but not great, catching, and i am pretty good at getting around defenders. PLEASE HELP
I am also fairly good at tackling an i have never sustained any serious injurys. I also know a lot of the rules of football.