peyton manning about to pass the ball

Physics is the branch of science that deals with the physical world.
The branch of physics that is most relevant to football is mechanics, the study of motion and its causes.
We will look at three broad categories of motion as they apply to the game:

• Delivery of a football through the air
• Runners on the field
• Stopping runners on the field
  

Watching a weekend football game could be teaching you something other than who threw the most passes or gained the most yards. Football provides some great examples of the basic concepts of physics -- it's present in the flight of the ball, the motion of the players and the force of the tackles. Through the next few pages you will become more aware of the presence of physics in our american pass time of Football.