Personal Narrative: The Sport Of Football

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Football Football is a fun sport to play especially if you want to hit someone really hard and not get in trouble. You can hurt someone without getting trouble, and it is really fun when you get to know the sport of football. In Football you can run the ball, catch the ball, and throw the ball. When I play Football I like to punish people if they talk trash or just in general. Football is also allows you to play up to four years older than your age group, just think your a freshman in highschool and you get to play with varsity and punish the kids that are four years older than you. Also in Football there is a weight limit up until 7th grade. When you are in 6th grade or below you can only play in certain position depending on your weight.

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