Six-man football is a popular variation of American football played with fewer players. It is often referred to as small-sided football, abbreviated as 6v6. It is also called six-a-side football or six-man flag football. Some people use the term half-sized football because the field is usually smaller than a regular football field. Another synonym for this type of football is sandlot football, which refers to a game that is typically played on an improvised or unstructured field. Six-man football is mostly played by small schools with fewer players or in communities where there is not enough interest to field a full squad.