TV Sports Football ------------------ From the clipboard menu(where the pencil is),select visiting team by moving the pencil to the team & press j/stick button.In 1 Player & Teammates(which is 2 humans against computer), he 1st team you choose is you! If you choose League option, you can edit any player of the 28 teams; select NEW SEASON & choose EDIT TEAM. NOTE: WHEN YOU BEGIN A NEW SEASON YOU ERASE ANY EXISTING SEASONS ON DISK!!! You can give players different Rankings or"talent points"Best player get 24 & so on...The points are divided umong SPEED, STRENGTH, HANDS, & AGILITY. CALLING PLAYS When your ready to call a play,refer to the j/stick icons. Move the j/stick diagonally toward the formation you want. When you have done that,the PLAYS are displayed, again move j/stick diagonally to choose the PLAY you wish.If you don't call a play in 15secs, the game will for you. NOTE:YOU CAN DOUBLE THE NO. OF PLAYS BY REVERSING THEM. TO DO THIS, HOLD DOWN FIRE BUTTON WHILE CALLING YOUR PLAY. PITCH LEFT NOW BECOMES A PITCH RIGHT, AND SO ON. To call timeout, push the firebutton before a formation is called. OFFENSE To send a man in motion,move j/stick left or right before play begins.There are 2 ways to hike the ball:push button,or pull back on the stick. Pushing the button means you want to follow diagrammed play & make a handoff. You CAN'T pass the ball if you push the button to hike!!!As soon as the running back has the ball, he will begin to run automatically.To make handoffs from the shotgun position, hole the button down for at least 3secs.. Pull stick back if you want to pass.You can drop back or roll left or right to pass.To throw,"point" the quarterback in the direction you want to throw the ball, & HOLD the j/stick button. A green "x" & show you where the ball will land & marks the middle of the "catchable range". As long as you hold the button, the x will continue to move. The moment you release the button, the nearest receiver will run towards it,& the ball will be halfway between it & the quarterback. Make sure you lead your receivers. CATCHING THE BALL The closer the player to x when the ball comes down,the better de chance to catch it. Watch out for INTERCEPTIONS!!! PUNTING To punt, press the fire button or pull the stick back.Move the j/stick left or right to point in the direction you want to kick it. Then hold FIRE down to kick it.For a long kick,try to release button as ball leaves the punters hand. KICKING FIELD GOALS There are 2 ways, by computer or you can do it.To let the computer try hike the ball by pushing FIRE. For you,pull back on the stick. There is a box in the lower right hand corner. Use this to guide to WHERE on the football you want to kick it.As soon as the ball is hiked, a red line will begin to move from bottom to top.While it is moving,slide the blue line in.Before the red line goes half way point on the ball, push FIRE to stop it. The spot where the lines meet, is where it will be kicked. DEFENSE The defensive player can be changed by clicking the button before the snap. To make a player BLITZ, choose a player & hold FIRE down & pull DOWN on the stick.