Caught at the 8-yard line. He head up the middle, 10. He's at the 20; he's at the 25! 30! 35! 40! Now he's going down the sideline 50! I think he's going to go all the way! He's at he 20! 15! 10! 5! Touchdown!!! The excitement felt at that one moment is indescribable. Its moments like these fans live for, but have you ever wondered how much training and what mentality the player needs to have in order to achieve those great ordeals? In this paper I will look into a High School football team with all different age groups, from the freshman to the seniors and see how each of the subgroups act differently. This will allow me to see how students adapt to different situation and how the players are on and off the field. This will help me discover
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To begin when you first walk into the locker rooms at Bartlett High School you first realize how the lockers are set up. On one side there is the underclassman and on the other side the upperclassman (Varsity player). Everyone typically stayed on there side of the locker room. In the middle of the locker room was the coach’s office with connected to both sides, sort of acting as a bridge between the upperclassman and underclassman. Watching everyone sit in their chairs getting their pants and cleats on it was loud with conversation of what was going on in their summer lives. One by one the players began to leave the locker room and I followed. Coming out of the locker room I noticed that all offensive players in a group talking as they walked to the field and all defensive players were doing the same. As we approached the field I noticed that the field was not just one field. There were multiple fields that were set up. All you would see is a giant mass of green with a couple hundred white stripes. As you scan the field you can see that there are multiple tackle sleds set up at each field. Those are used to help the players gain strength and increase their tackling technique. At the end of each field you would find a yellow a pair of post that are joined together by a crossbar, this was know as the goal post. In the middle of the main practice field (where the varsity kids practiced) was a big trash bucket filled with football and any other equipment that the team may need during their
To begin when you first walk into the locker rooms at Bartlett High School you first realize how the lockers are set up. On one side there is the underclassman and on the other side the upperclassman (Varsity player). Everyone typically stayed on there side of the locker room. In the middle of the locker room was the coach’s office with connected to both sides, sort of acting as a bridge between the upperclassman and underclassman. Watching everyone sit in their chairs getting their pants and cleats on it was loud with conversation of what was going on in their summer lives. One by one the players began to leave the locker room and I followed. Coming out of the locker room I noticed that all offensive players in a group talking as they walked to the field and all defensive players were doing the same. As we approached the field I noticed that the field was not just one field. There were multiple fields that were set up. All you would see is a giant mass of green with a couple hundred white stripes. As you scan the field you can see that there are multiple tackle sleds set up at each field. Those are used to help the players gain strength and increase their tackling technique. At the end of each field you would find a yellow a pair of post that are joined together by a crossbar, this was know as the goal post. In the middle of the main practice field (where the varsity kids practiced) was a big trash bucket filled with football and any other equipment that the team may need during their