4. In this segment titled, The Redskins’ Name- Catching Racism, by former The Daily Show host Jon Stewart, the name of the Washington D.C. Redskins is critiqued by both fans of the football team and Native Americans alike. Due to the heavily entrenched racial connotation of the particular word “redskin” many feel as though it not only is entirely inappropriate, but also highly offensive to those who have felt the full impact of the nuance the word entails. However, fans of the team believe it represents nothing other than tradition, and stands as a symbol of camaraderie, teamwork, and perseverance.…
Season long fantasy football is a game played by millions across the United States, and recently a new form of it has become popular too, daily fantasy football. In this format you draft a new team every single week. Because fantasy football is a game of skill, the government does not consider it gambling, therefor making it legal to place wagers on your teams on sites like Fanduel. In reality, luck is involved, but if you look at some advanced statistics you can eliminate a lot of the gamble. I go by…
Imagine having your identity being mocked and disrespected on TV daily. You probably wouldn’t be too happy. This is a constant injustice that Native Americans have had to deal with since the beginning of sports. Different variations of Native American imagery have been used as mascots for sports teams of all types and of all levels. There are countless high school, college, and professional athletic teams that label themselves as the Indians or have mascots that are known as Indians.…
Many Redskins fans will argue that the name is, in fact, not racist because it is part of their culture too and that Native Americans shouldn’t be offended because it’s just a name, they shouldn’t take it too seriously. In fact, one Redskins fan featured in the video had stated “Do you know any Native Americans? Am I not a Native American? Was I not born in this country?” This perfectly demonstrates how whiteness allows white people to see other races as if we are all on the same playing field and then, when people of color disagree, gives white people the privilege to silence them as well.…
Reardan—The gym at Reardan was packed on Friday night two hours before the game. With the Reardan Indians 12-1 record in the regular season,and their only recorded loss being to their only rivals, The Indians were desperate for revenge against the top team in the district, the Wellpinit Indians. And that’s exactly what they got. The Indians defeated the Redskins Friday night by forty points and a final score of 83-43. The team set a new record for most points ever tallied by a team in the district.…
Youth football is leagues of children from the age groups of 5-15 all divided into their own divisions. Each division has age groups to determine where the child is placed. These divisions are known as tiny mite ages 5-7, mitey mite ages 7-9, Jr. Peewee ages 8-11, and then peewee ages 9-12. This is the full contact tackle league. The controversy with this is that kids shouldn’t be playing full contact football at that early of an age.…
“Football is like life it requires strength, tranquility, responsibility, and respect for authority.” Said by vince lombardi. The NFL was created on August 20, 1920 and the first football game ever recorded was on November 6, 1869. One might say playing football is easy wrong it requires a whole lot more then tackling, and running with a ball. First thing you need for football is a physical to make sure you are eligible to play.…
During a game against the Eagles in '99,Michael Irvin was forced hard into the turf by Tim Hauck. He ended up with a cervical spinal cord injury and was forced into early retirement. The first football game was in 1869 since then football has changed,with pads and helmets . Currently we just passed Super Bowl 50.We would be better off without football because people get injured too much. Knee injuries and concussions are the most common of injuries.…
Political-correctness, described by Bill Lind on “The Origins of Political Correctness,” as a form of cultural Marxism due to the totalitarian ideology parallels, has currently shaped the way Americans process issues. Sadly, the problem is that many Americans simply can't recognize deficiencies anymore living with this belief . Political-correctness is a way to avoid offending, or hurting another person's feelings by for example, removing certain art, music, sexism, racism, etc.. Throughout the nineties and to this day, offending someone because something may possibly exhibit their “social disadvantages” or how they are “discriminated” has been considered unfathomable. This has gone to the extent of changing social norms, such as the word criminal.…
The stadium is filled, and the cheering from the crowd makes it hard for me to hear myself think. The smell of popcorn and other goods are being vended at the concession stand. The band has left the field with their piece still drumming in my head. We are in the first quarter with the lead; the scoreboard shows a score of twenty-eight to seven. The coaches are yelling, “offense” so; I put my helmet on with the upmost eagerness and headed to my position on the field.…
It was the first day of football practice, I was so excited to finally see how it feels to be a football player. I played for a team called the Sims Raiders. When I arrived at the…
Soccer has always been my love, my passion, and my outlet. If I have a rough day, all I have to do is lace up my cleats and step onto the field and just like that, all my worries drift away. I would always play for myself and no one else, it was my game and I thought that no one could take that away from me. Every time I played soccer I felt free, until the day that everything changed.…
Needs Analysis: Soccer Soccer is a demanding sport. Players must be well conditioned, strong, and flexible. The legs are the obvious muscle that must be toned, but few people realize that the core, arms, neck, and back must have a strong muscular background as well. These muscles work together to contribute to the success of a soccer player. Injuries to the muscles happen often, but this risk of injury can be minimized with flexibility training.…
It was a brisk fall evening with the sun just about to set behind a hill. I was 10 years old, playing in my third season of football, and my first ever game under the bright lights surrounding the high school stadium. The time had finally come, the lights had been on and warming up for several minutes, I was going to play a game under the lights on the high school field. My experiences that night were not forgotten, but today I couldn’t even tell you if we won the game that night. The lessons I learned that night weren’t about winning and losing, I had done plenty of that already in my life.…
Many people nowadays have no clue how to play or how America’s pastime works. Football is arguably America’s favorite sport, and the lack of people who understand this game is surprising. There are many variations of this great sport with simple and specialized rules. The basic rules of the great sport can be very simple as long as you pay attention.…