History of American Football Essay

insane out of bounds rule. Just ask Vlastuin, if he’s allowed to answer? This is a statement is from one of those smug AFL administrators who stated; “A strengthening of the deliberate out-of-bounds rule has been partly credited for the free-flowing football on display in the opening two rounds, and said the umpires could have been even stronger in their adjudication.” (AFL.Com.au) Take your hand off it mate.…

I’ve never been to a college football game before, nor do I know the slightest bit about it. But I figured it would be just like going to a high school home coming game but with more people. I had been waiting for this day for weeks. Waking up from my deep sleep to my nerve-racking alarm telling me its time to wake up, I stretched my 5’1 body out of bed, wrapping my toes in the curls of my crème colored carpet. I could smell the morning dew as I woke. I had my clothes ready for weeks, so I…

On November 6, 1869 Rutgers and Princeton played what was supposedly called the first College football game. In the 1880’s a player from Yale changed the rules and officially made it American Football. People like the game of football because of these five reasons: 1.Violence- People like the violence of football because they like to see big hits. People say they like the violence because when people hit each other very hard, bodies go flying everywhere. They also say that who doesn't like to…

announcers checking mics, slight chill in the air. The Burlington Edison High School football team runs onto the field. My cheer team and I prepare for a stunt as we are pumping up the crowd. Moments later I am thrown into the air, staring into the crowds. The next thing I remember was waking up, it’s a new day, and I am in a hospital bed. My eyes were blurry and my head was pounding. That night at the football game I was dropped on my head, learning to find I suffered a traumatic brain injury.…

million people playing fantasy football each year. Fantasy football isn't just a game, it is a past time. People spend hours on research trying to find the perfect lineup. People also gamble trying to earn money and bragging rights. Fantasy football is an American phenomenon and will continue to grow because it helps win money and earn bragging rights. Fantasy football is an American phenomenon and millions of people play every year. people love fantasy football and would do anything to win.…

My favorite sport is football because I get excited when the game comes on. The game is a very intense sport. The game gets me very emotional when my team loses. I have a strong passion for football and sports. The game gives me a lot to talk about when I watch them play. My favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys because they work well together as a team. They are a very successful team together. They respect and help each other out in their time of need. They have a lot of fun together…

Cheerleading is just as dangerous as football. Lots of things can go wrong in cheerleading. Due to cheerleaders getting hurt severely, we need to do some things to be less accident prone. There are many ways to prevent getting hurt,but catching the flyer when something goes wrong it is almost unfeasible.Cheerleading is just as extremely dangerous but is also very fun and competitive. Stunting can be amazing but highly dangerous at the same time. Stunting is when you take a flyer by the feet…

Football It was a hot cloudy day and you could smell the fresh smell of the freshly cut grass. The football team and i were ready and hyped for our first home football game. We were hyped up and ready to destroy Hill-Gustat. They won the coin toss and got the ball first, we kicked the ball to them and ran and scored a touchdown. I wasn’t worried because i knew we could beat them. “ready set go go” “blurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” all i heard go through my ear as the referee blew the whistle. We had a…

sums of money because America is in an economic crisis, they do not teach Americans valuable lessons, and also the money could be used for medical research. I feel that professional athletes and entertainers should not earn large sums of money because we are in an economic crisis. Since we are in an economic crisis, why should men playing football get paid more that an average American that works at a real job helping Americans? Also, while the…

It was summer and it was time for football in East Hall. That means we practiced 3 days a week, 100 push ups a night, 2 hour practices, helmets never came off and we were only 9 year olds. We were almost undefeated the previous year and we want be undefeated that year. So we had to be disciplined, work hard and do what coaches told us to do. We were determined to win the Hall County Football Championship, since Flowery Branch won it the previous year we wanted to beat them so bad. Practices were…