Definition
A penalty in football for grabbing, twisting, or pulling an opponent's facemask, which is dangerous and illegal. The penalty typically results in 15 yards and can cause serious neck injuries if the action is severe.
Etymology
Compound of 'face' + 'mask,' referring to the protective metal bars that cover a player's face on their helmet. The penalty developed as facemasks became standard equipment and officials recognized the danger of grabbing them.
Kelly Says
The facemask penalty was created after too many players suffered serious neck injuries from having their heads twisted by the protective bars meant to keep them safe! There used to be 5-yard and 15-yard facemask penalties depending on intent, but now it's all 15 yards because officials decided any grab of the facemask is dangerous enough to warrant the major penalty.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምስክት ለውጥ
mis-kit le-w-t
ARالعربية
قناع للوجه
qana' lil-wajh
BNবাংলা
মুখমask
muk-h-mas-k
CACatalà
mascarilla facial
mas-ke-ree-ya fa-thee-al
CSČeština
masky na obličeji
mas-ky na o-bli-che-ji
DADansk
ansigtmaske
an-sigt-mas-ke
DEDeutsch
Gesichtsmaske
geh-t-s-maske
ELΕλληνικά
μάσκα προσώπου
mas-ka pro-so-pou
ESEspañol
mascarilla facial
mas-ke-ree-ya fa-thee-al
FAفارسی
ماسک صورت
mas-k soor-at
FRFrançais
masque facial
mask fa-thee-al
HEעברית
מסכת פנים
mas-ket pa-nim
HIहिन्दी
चेहरे की मास्क
che-ha-re kee mas-k
HUMagyar
arcmaszk
ar-c-maszk
IDBahasa Indonesia
masker wajah
mas-ker wa-jah
IGIG
nwata na-e-nwa
nwa-ta na-e-nwa
ITItaliano
maschera facciale
mas-ke-ra fa-tsee-ale
JA日本語
フェイスマスク
feisu masuku
KKKK
жүретін маска
zhy-re-te-n mas-ka
KMKM
បានមានទ្រង់ទ្រង់
ba-an ma-an treng-treng
KO한국어
얼굴 마스크
eol-gul mas-keu
MSBahasa Melayu
topeng muka
to-peng mu-ka
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြောင်း
lu-kya-ng
NLNederlands
gezichtsmasker
geh-zichts-mas-ker
NONorsk
ansiktmaske
an-sikt-mas-ke
PAPA
ਮੁਖ ਮਾ maska
muk ma-s-ka
PLPolski
maska na twarz
mas-ka na twar-z
PTPortuguês
máscara facial
mas-ke-ra fa-thee-al
RORomână
mască facială
mas-ca fa-thee-al-ah
RUРусский
маска для лица
mas-ka dlya li-tsi
SVSvenska
ansiktsmask
an-sikt-mas-k
SWKiswahili
kifuniko la uso
ki-fu-ni-ko la oo-so
TAதமிழ்
முகமூடி
mu-ga-moo-di
TEతెలుగు
ముఖమask
muk-ha mas-k
TLTL
maskara ng mukha
mas-ka-ra ng mu-kha
TRTürkçe
yüz maskesi
yoos mas-keh-si
UKУкраїнська
маска для обличчя
mas-ka dlya o-blych-cha
URاردو
چہرہ کا ماسک
che-hra ka mas-k
VITiếng Việt
mặt nạ
mat na