American Football Conference

experienced failure in myself as a athlete too many times. I fell into a bad depression when I got hurt my varsity Sophmore year, and junior year. My second injury was the worst I lost all hope in football. I also had no idea what I would do with my time. I had devoted so much of my high school career to football, I was lost as a person. I felt as if I had no identity. Although, I was unable to play with my team I came to every game and practice and supported my team, this shows a lot about my…

Mark Twain said that “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” At first look, I believed this quote to be quite ironic. I thought that ignorance can not possibly lead to success, but then I considered that maybe Twain isn't talking about real ignorance. I believe that Twain is saying that you have to be ignorant of all the things that can go possibly wrong by doing what you are doing. He also talks about how having confidence is another key attribute to…

that the members of the organization need. Not only do we have presentations but we have community service activities available throughout the year. One of the main community service events is working the concession stands at the Rutgers University football games. Through the games I learn very valuable lessons that will help me through life. One of the main lessons is people skills. During the games all type of people come to the concession stand. You have to deal with those people and handle…

Different formations determine whether a team wishes to play more attacking or defensive football. The most common formation in professional football is four defenders, four midfielders and two strikers. In four defenders there are: two center-backs and two fullbacks. In the four midfielders there are two central midfielders and two side midfielders. In the two strikers…

confidence I gained. Even though I didn’t win a match until 5th grade, I kept working because winning felt good. Immediately I learned that if I wanted to be successful, I had to put in the work at practices. Once I got into 7th grade I decided to join football team and the track team. I realized that I needed to be dependable to my teammates. I thought I could do everything on my own but joining team sports taught me that life isn’t…

In the NHL it is not prohibited for two players to have a fist fight mid game and some people believe this should not be happening because there are kids watching therefore exposing them to violence. There are many reasons that these fights occur, such as retaliation, intimidation, and deterrence but some people argue these are not good reasons to assault another player. Statistics have shown that fighting has no benefit and according to the NHL’s stats, the teams with the least amount of…

Sports injuries are common in all sports for all ages. “All sports have a risk of injury. In general, the more contact in a sport, the greater the risk of a traumatic injury, However, most injuries in young athletes are due to overuse”. (“2016 Sports Injury Prevention Tip Sheet”). This serious problem is happening around the world, but it can be fixed. To reduce The amount of injuries towards sports we can educate, motivate and change People’s Attitudes to find a solution. The first way…

Someone who has had a big impact on my life was my football coach. His name is PJ Book, Of course no one would refer to him as that unless they wanted a few extra sprints after practice. Instead he was always referred to as “Coach Book”. I only knew Coach Book for about 4 years, but during those years he had the biggest impact on me and was a huge role model. Going into my freshman year everyone was afraid of him, and we all knew what a tough coach he was. Our freshman team was separate from…

year we battle with Mountain Brook, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, and Oak Mountain for these spots. Everybody outside this section does not have nearly the same level of talent as we do in this backbreaking section. The only major competition that our football team has is Hoover. Essentially, if every sport was put on the same level and athletes in these minority sports received credit for their performances this conflict would be resolved but for the foreseeable future neither people or the system…

First I am thankful for my mom and dad. I am because there are not mean to me like other people parents are.They push me hard because they do not want me going down the same path they did. My parents want me to go pros in basketball or football because they almost went but got hurt. They work hard to buy me and my sister clothes, shoes etc. Next is my grandparents because their loving people. I am thankful because they use some of their retirement on us and some people grandparents wanna…