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The article “Our Football Story: Should We Let Our Son Play Tackle Football” is written by Michael Lupton. Lupton writes about the growing issue of parents believing that football is too dangerous for their children to participate in. Lupton believes that parents should definitely allow their children to participate in tackle football, and uses research to prove it. The research is unbiased and published by medical professionals. Research shows that youth tackle football simply isn’t as…

thing in football is the protection of a player’s brain. Some one can break an arm and heal, but your brain doesn’t work the same way. Each year there are 640,000-768,000 brain related injuries according to Sports Concussions Statistics on the Head Case website. The helmet is by far the most important piece of equipment in the game. Over time the transformation of the helmet has left a huge effect on the safety of the game and the safety of the players and is continuing to impact football in a…

American Football is a unique product. While occasionally organizations have attempted to create actual competition in terms of identical sports, most have failed or been absorbed by the NFL giant. The NFL, like any other company, is in existence to create revenue. While there is no current competition to the NFL in terms of leagues, the NFL’s success is defined by viewership. Without viewership, advertising dollars will fall. A decrease in viewership will result in less revenue for the NFL…

In the past decade, American football has been in turmoil about brain damage suffered by players at all levels of the game. The National Football League is facing a class action lawsuit from hundreds of former players because of head trauma. They are donating huge amounts of funding to research the problem. Helmet manufacturers are searching for the idea that will protect players from concussions the best they can. The NFL and NCAA have put in a number of policy changes in an effort to reduce…

Introduction This assignment presents a critical reflection on an incident which prompted an ethical dilemma for me as a football coach for the u15s Summerton Stars during the 2016/2017 season. Critical reflection is utilised in this assignment as it can be seen as an evaluative tool to understanding one’s past experiences and actions, thus enhancing knowledge and guiding future actions (Whitaker and Reimer, 2017). Sports ethics was formally established after the 1960s, when it was recognised…

Detroit Lions; and the Detroit Lions, a corporation and a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. Jerry Argovitz was acting as Billy Sim’s agent when he was negotiating contracts between the Detroit Lions, Inc. and the Houston Gamblers, Inc. throughout the months of April and July of 1983. In March of 1983, Argovitz was in the process of applying for a Houston franchise in the United States Football League (USFL). Argovitz was later approved for a franchise in May 1983,…

The Super Bowl is one of the most anticipated events each year, but not only for the game, some watch just for the commercials. With millions of viewers these commercials get seen everywhere and are sure to leave an affect on viewers whether they realize it or not. It is important to analyze these commercials and study the stereotypes that are being portrayed. There have been many studies focusing on the Super Bowl and how the advertisements are portrayed, since there is such a large audience…

“Take A Knee” – Athletic Defiance Janet Weiner Introduction Colin Kaepernick is an American Football player who wanted to peacefully protest police brutality and racism against African American men. During, the national anthem before a game he “took a knee” in protest. Other football players have joined in this protest. Police brutality has become an incredibly polarizing and contentious issue in America. President Trump took the stance that kneeling during the national anthem is…

The selfishness these players show reflects on themselves and their team. This protest all started over a year ago. September 26th, 2016 when the San Francisco 49ers played the Green Bay Packers at Levi Stadium in California for a regular season football game when one of the 49er’s players did something that shocked the nation viraly. While the Star…

rink etc. a person knows what kind of injuries can occur. One of the main sports that has many injuries would be football. Football is a worldwide sport and it is a popular event from high school all the way to the professional league or commonly known as the NFL. The people in these organizations look past what the risks are for playing football because it brings so much joy. Football involves a lot of violent contact and there is many times in the sport where a person will suffer scary blows…