A sports agent is a legal representative hence agent for professional sports figures like athletes and coaches and procures and negotiates employment and endorsement contracts for the athlete or coach whom they represent.

Because of the unique characteristics of the industry sports agents are responsible for communications with team owners, managers, and other individuals. Primarily, agents are used to broker and negotiate contracts for their clients.

As of 2012, nearly 1.1 million high school athletes and 70,000 college athletes play the sport in the United States annually, almost all of them men, with a few exceptions.

The National Football League, the most popular American football league, has the highest average attendance of any professional sports league in the world; its championship game, the Super Bowl, ranks among the most-watched club sporting events in the world, and the league has an annual revenue of around US$10 billion.

American Youth Football, is a support services organization, dedicated to promoting the wholesome development of youth through their association with exemplary adult leaders in the sport of American football.

Rules and regulations ensure players are in a safe environment with a competitive balance between teams. High school football is gridiron football played by high school teams in the United States and Canada.

It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both countries. It is also popular amongst American High school teams in Europe.

• The role of the offensive unit is to advance the football down the field with the ultimate goal of scoring a touchdown. The offensive team must line up in a legal formation before they can snap the ball.
• The role of the defense is to prevent the offense from scoring by tackling the ball carrier or by forcing turnovers interceptions or fumbles.The defensive line (DL) consists of defensive ends (DE) and defensive tackles (DT).
• The special teams unit is responsible for all kicking plays. The special teams unit of the team in control of the ball will try and execute field goal (FG) attempts, punts and kickoffs, while the opposing team’s unit will aim to block or return them.