Shawn Meyer
Ms. Williams
Advanced English II, 3rd Period
21 November 2017
The History of Football
Known to Americans as soccer, to all the other countries in the world, it is known as football. Football can be dated back to 200 - 300 B.C. when it was used by China as a military exercise. While it has existed for a long time, it has not always been popular. In its primitive stage, football was known to create public disturbances. However, football is constantly evolving, to gain popularity.
Football was not always as popular as it is today. According to FIFA, “Kings Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V all made the game punishable by law because it prevented their subjects from practising more useful military disciplines, particularly archery.” (FIFA). For the duration of the 100 Years’ War, football was banned by the royal officials. They banned football because they viewed it as a waste of time. Since England and France were in war, the royal officials wanted their people to spend their time preparing for war instead of …show more content…
According to FIFA, “A change did not come about until the beginning of the 19th century when school football became the custom, particularly in the famous public schools.” (FIFA). Schools did not like the violence that occurred during the football games. To represent their school better, they put more emphasis on educational and moral values. The schools encouraged that football was to be played based upon values of selflessness, and teamwork. As a result, football began to lose some of the extreme violence that was associated with it. Public schools also began to try to unify the game so that there was a standard for the rules and the equipment that the players wore. Some important rules that they agreed upon consisted of ones that did not promote violence. Since football started to become less violent through rules that were created, it’s popularity began to
Ms. Williams
Advanced English II, 3rd Period
21 November 2017
The History of Football
Known to Americans as soccer, to all the other countries in the world, it is known as football. Football can be dated back to 200 - 300 B.C. when it was used by China as a military exercise. While it has existed for a long time, it has not always been popular. In its primitive stage, football was known to create public disturbances. However, football is constantly evolving, to gain popularity.
Football was not always as popular as it is today. According to FIFA, “Kings Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V all made the game punishable by law because it prevented their subjects from practising more useful military disciplines, particularly archery.” (FIFA). For the duration of the 100 Years’ War, football was banned by the royal officials. They banned football because they viewed it as a waste of time. Since England and France were in war, the royal officials wanted their people to spend their time preparing for war instead of …show more content…
According to FIFA, “A change did not come about until the beginning of the 19th century when school football became the custom, particularly in the famous public schools.” (FIFA). Schools did not like the violence that occurred during the football games. To represent their school better, they put more emphasis on educational and moral values. The schools encouraged that football was to be played based upon values of selflessness, and teamwork. As a result, football began to lose some of the extreme violence that was associated with it. Public schools also began to try to unify the game so that there was a standard for the rules and the equipment that the players wore. Some important rules that they agreed upon consisted of ones that did not promote violence. Since football started to become less violent through rules that were created, it’s popularity began to