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Field and Boundary

also: boundary and field · boundary · field · wide side · short side

The ball's position splits the field unevenly: field is the wide side, and boundary is the short side.

A football field with the ball on the right hash. The wider space from the ball to the left sideline is labeled Field, while the shorter space to the right sideline is labeled Boundary.
With the ball on the right hash, the open side to the left is the field and the short side to the right is the boundary.

Field - More Space

The side between the ball and the farther sideline. Routes and formations have more room to spread out there.

Also calledwide side

Boundary - Less Space

The side between the ball and the nearer sideline. Routes and receiver splits have less room there.

Also calledshort side

Tendency Reports

If you use Playside, Hudl or QwikCut to tag your opponent's offensive plays and fill in the Hash and Play Direction columns, these products can generate a tendency report telling you how often the team runs to the field (i.e. the wide side) or the boundary (the short side).

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