American football terminology

Embrace the Suck I was five years old when I learned how to throw a football. My Dad spent hours in that muddy backyard trying to teach me how to throw “just like Peyton Manning did,” my favorite NFL player. The first step was to place your fingers on the end of the laces and grip the side of the ball with all five of your fingertips. Next, with one swift motion I was told to launch the ball forward as hard as I could. However, in order to make the ball spin in a spiral, at the end of my…

Throughout my entire life, I have played basketball. Thinking back on it today, this is basically my first year I haven’t played basketball. Although I know this sport like I know how to tie my shoes, I’ve never really thought of it in any other way besides an activity that I love. My many years of playing influenced my decision to use this topic for my assignment, but also the big impact it had throughout the rest of my family. My grandpa had coached college basketball, and my mom played…

game of American football. A large majority of people only see football as a game and that’s it.Yes, it is a game, but it is far more than that. It is life rolled up into a game of inches. Just like life, there are no short cuts in football. It is either all about the grind or nothing at all. The people who put in the work shine and are glorified. The people who are slackers will quickly fade into the background never to be remembered. The Oxford English dictionary says,“football…

The Internet has made it possibly for college football scouts to connect to players all over the country like never before. College scouts can now view game film from high schools without having to leaving their computers using a revolutionary new website. Prior to the creation of this website scouts would have to travel all over the nation watch hundreds of games to hopefully find a couple of players worthy of a scholarship or offer to play at the next level this excluded many players who due…

Allison was drop dead beautiful, and she still is. She married her high school sweetheart, the captain of the football team, Lester. They had 3 kids and lived in small town, USA. Lester drank, and beat Allison regularly when he came home from his job, stocking shelves at Walfart. Allison had a dream of working with animals, far away in a game preserve in Kenya. What a silly dream for a small town, USA girl. And then she met Harriet Rothchild. Bonus Blockbuster “House of Romance,” title…

One of my favorite hobbies is golf. I've been playing for more than four years and I really enjoy it. With the help of my coaches, I’ve improved drastically lot over the years. At The First Tee, a youth golf organization, I was taught the nine core values of golf: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy, and judgement. These core values are not only important in golf, but also in my daily life. Playing golf, either on a nine-hole or an…

duration of their lives because of playing football. With these risks in mind, it can be a challenge to maintain love for sport as harmful and hazardous as football; yet, I have seen all the good that this game can provide. Football can provide purpose and structure to those who need it most in their lives. The right team can set young athletes on a path of personal and emotional success. Finally, as you will see in my own story, one’s relationship with football has the ability to form and…

at practice and try my best everyday because I really do want to get better. The better I get the more I could possibly get noticed and impress colleges. Although this is only my freshman year, I’m really looking to make an impact on varsity. My football season went great, and I really got my name out there, so I want to continue this trend for wrestling. People say practice makes perfect, and everything you do you have to practice it. Going to practice and actually trying will make me not…

I write because I’m a writer. I write because I can. I write because I have nothing else to do. I write because I can do anything I want. I write because I feel like it. Or if the teacher makes me. I write about the slam-dunked footballs. I write beginnings and ends. Lots of middles too. I write for pleasure. I write for joy. I write because I’m a nice boy. I write in the summer. I write in the spring. I also write in winter. And even autumn too. I write for those who cannot write. And those who…

One of my greatest passions is deer hunting. The rush, the satisfaction, the connection with nature. I love it all. Some say I can’t be any good just because I’m a girl. Ask my brothers and they’ll say otherwise. In 2014 I shot my first buck. It was a massive, 220 pound, eight point. I was only 12 years old at the time and I was absolutely ecstatic. Watching him fall down to his face in defeat sent my adrenaline racing. I just couldn’t get enough. In 2015 I shot the biggest doe I’ve ever seen…