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line of scrimmage

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line of scrimmage
n. pl. lines of scrimmage Football
Either of two imaginary lines extending across the field parallel to the goal line at the ends of the ball as it rests prior to being snapped and at which each team lines up for a new play.
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Noun1.line of scrimmage - line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage"
scrimmage line
line - in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
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They do both so well, what's going to happen at the line of scrimmage might determine the game.
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That adoption of the rule, permitting the throwing of forward passes from any point behind the line of scrimmage by the high school Federation, opens up real opportunities for tactical invention by the modern-minded coach.
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With the banning of the fair catch also comes protection for punt returners in the form of a five-yard protective "halo" by potential tacklers until the punt is caught, and members of the kicking team will not be able to release from the line of scrimmage until the ball is kicked.
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