Football

Jamie Crosby Rase Int. Comp. Sixth Hour 17 September 2015 Title “Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important,” Bill Shankly, a renowned soccer player and manager in England, once said. Although most agree that soccer is very important, the definition of who is a great soccer team is different for each person. However, the true definition of a great soccer team is one that wins trophies. First, in order to have a great soccer club one must spend a lot of money on…

To many people, football is considered the most dangerous sport. The violent tackling nature means the possibility of broken bones or torn tendons with every play, and these injuries have always been understood as part of participating in the sport. A newer, less understood injury, however, is the concussion. 47 percent of all concussions in sports occur in football. For this reason, some parents are not allowing their children to play football because of the risk of head injuries. Unlike…

The game of football was made in the 1900’s. The game was developed to test teamwork, discipline and athleticism, which all defined both the way the game is organized and played. It originated in ancient times: it is widely noted that both the Romans and Greeks played a game similar to today’s football. However, this game was most intense and was viewed almost as a test of bravery. Actions such as hacking, punching, kicking, and generally assaulting the opponent were accepted as part and…

have a child that plays sports they can potentially become injured even though it’s said that football seems to have the highest risk besides women soccer (Consumer.healthday.com). Organized sports have so many benefits that it tends to overshadow the risk of getting hurt. Considering that injury is a possibility in any sport. However the risk of potential injuries and the growth in popularity of football combined with the teaching of fundamentals of the sport are enough to become…

not very important therefore I generally do not have fond memories associated with places that I have been to. If there was a place I would be fond of; it would probably be a football field. This is because now that I understand the sport a bit better I feel at home playing on the field. I started a little late on football, being as my first year was my eighth grade year, and I had no idea what I was even doing; and it did not help that the coaches did not make a playbook which made it a lot…

3rd Period 21 November 2017 The History of Football Known to Americans as soccer, to all the other countries in the world, it is known as football. Football can be dated back to 200 - 300 B.C. when it was used by China as a military exercise. While it has existed for a long time, it has not always been popular. In its primitive stage, football was known to create public disturbances. However, football is constantly evolving, to gain popularity. Football was not always as popular as it is…

hobby, everyone has a stereotype. And we’ve all heard the one about athletes, especially when it comes to football players. “Oh, they 're just a dumb jock, they 're only here to play.” But this stereotype is far from true. I have decided to disprove this too-well-known stereotype by surveying and interviewing the Mississippi College offensive linemen. For the majority of these men, football has been the center of their lives since they were very young. All of their lives they have dreamed of…

The Withdraws of Football The benefits that come from playing a sport like are astounding. The extra muscles, the increase in stamina and strength as well as the development of leadership and sportsmanship skills is enough to make any sports fan enjoy the physical activities. Yet with the rise in attention regarding the potential life threatening injuries most football players sustain from the play the field, it brings up the questions many sports fans, and concerned football moms, often ask…

Football is an intense sport that can potentially detriment your body internally and or externally. Therefore, medical and or immediate attention may be required if the injury is severe and can harm the individual that is hurt. However, just in case the person is hurt just to ensure their safety a medical team will be present, and ready to assist any player on the team at practice, and or game during the season as well as, off season. Since, football is a physical enduring sport injuries may…

American Football is the best sport in the world, read on to find why. American Football grew out from sports such as rugby and soccer and became popular on American college campuses around the late 1800s. Today, the most watched television in the united states the superbowl. The NFL has an annual revenue of $9 billion, with a profit of $1 billion dollars. In 1962 CBS paid $4.65 million in 1962 for the first exclusive rights to broadcast NFL games besides the NFL championship. American Football…