American Football Conference

score against the opponent. Professional football and basketball are two of the most popular sports in America. With millions of fans watching live televised games across the nation these two sports each generate billions of dollars every year. The players make millions based on their salary, bonuses, and endorsements. Although, there is a substantial fan base for these sports, there is also a large percentage of people who are misinformed on professional football and basketball. Three…

athletes of any sport or division should be allowed to get paid. The NCAA makes an annual income of an estimate of almost one billion dollars. Many different colleges and universities make a lot of revenue from their athletic teams such as basketball, football, baseball, and etc. For many years many people have debated on whether or no these college athletes should be paid or not. With the amount of income that NCAA has been generating. Student athletes should not be paid because they are…

Yet another one of my goals is to maintain my intellectual wellness. School has always been very important to me. All throughout high school, I worked very hard to maintain a 4.0 GPA and to take as many college credit classes as my school offered. I want to try my hardest to keep this up for as long as I can in college. I know that it will be more difficult, but I think that it is possible. In order to get the highest GPA that I can, I will set a SMART goal to do homework for at least an hour…

It was another Friday night under the bright stadium lights on the football field with the fans cheering, full of spirit. It gives such a warm, joyful feeling when on that field. For some good reason, everyone on the team was pumped up and ready to play, especially me. I was feeling better than normal. I was ready to knock the wind out of some kids and make big plays on offense and defense. Before the game, my coach told me he needed me to play my best game that night and to not let him down.…

Children Play Tackle Football? One of America’s most famous sports is football. Football is a popular sport for people to play and watch. This is often an activity that families like to do together. It is also a sport that kids love to play but some parents object and are not letting their kids play tackle football. I think all students should have the opportunity to play tackle football, if they want to, and parents should let their children play. Football is a fun American sport that is safe…

Research Paper Concussions in Football Bang! Lights out. The most painful ringing is that of a concussion. A concussion is a very serious injury that results from harsh impact to the brain. Concussions can lead to serious long-term issues, as well as death and severe brain damage. With that being said, in contact sports, specifically American football, impacts to the head area are unfortunate familiarity. As a result of this problem, equipment and attire used in football has been continuously…

Most would agree that life is a beautiful thing, but more importantly the process of life even more so. No two people are one in the same; therefore we take many various paths to fulfill what life may have in store. Although we are all different, we do share the commonality of transitioning from a child to an adult. Ultimately, our choices and experiences form us into the man or woman we become. A Gate At The Stairs, by Lorrie Moore, exemplifies prime examples of how people make the…

He turned around and even through the face mask I could see he was excited. I could see his huge smile; however I could still tell he was nervous. My heart felt like it was going a hundred miles an hour my brother was about to play in his first football game. I had never been so proud in my life. Everything seemed to slow down but be fast pace all at the same time. They lined up he was squatting down on the end so I could see what was about to happen. Then next thing I knew…

I was a freshman in high school and it was the start of the football season. In my mind, my expectations for this season were not high. I was expecting to play freshman ball, but I was to be proven wrong. I walked down and into to the locker for the first time of my life, and at this time we had a freshman team and we were locating the locker room. The freshman locker room was small and packed because we had about 15 kids. There was a lot of speculation if there was even going to be a team. We…

University Final Exam At the beginning of the semester reality hit, I was no longer in high school it was the start of my college experience. I began to learn a lot about life and the do’s and do nots of college. College is a whole new set of responsibility’s that must be taught to be dealt with, you must learn how to plan ahead and really take a lot from all the classes you are in. College has taught me that I am not a regular student I must work twice as hard as the others in order to make…