Glossary of American football

Bear Bryant Famous Arkansan A great team needs an outstanding coach. If a team wants to be able to win many football games, then the coach needs to know the game. There has been many amazing football coaches, but Bear Bryant was one of the greatest. Paul W. Bryant, also known as Bear Bryant was an Alabama Head coach for college football (Hendricks). His team won many football bowls and championships (Puma). The way Bear had his childhood the way that it was, shaped the man to become a great…

friends that I started to do things with. I had finally made all my friends but it was all being taken away from me. One of my brothers still lived in New Mexico, so I thought of the plan to stay with him to finish my senior year. I had played football since I was in the eighth grade and began to love the sport more than anything. During my junior year, the head coach began to have problems with me. He started pulling my…

No one likes a cheater, that is why Tom Brady is one of the top 10 hated football players according to (trendingtoplists.com). Although Tom Brady is one of the best quarterbacks to live, he is still hated. There are several reason why Tom Brady is disliked. These reasons include his success, his beautiful wife, and the Deflategate incident. Tom Brady is one of the most successful quarterbacks on and off the field. Some of his successes on the field include, winning 4 Super Bowl championships…

Technology such as clothing and equipment development, sporting facilities and stadium development, video and computer games and more have had a huge impact on football. Officiating a football match includes consulting a third referee and replay technology. A third referee is a person that would be referred to if the umpires could not resolve a problem. For example if a player may have touched the ball with their hand. Then replay technology was bought in. Before this technology numerous of…

When applying for colleges just a year ago, I was unsure of a major. I have always loved sports and everything dealing with them.After researching different majors, I then realized I could find a home in the sports and recreation management field. The sports management field has opened my eyes to many options already and I’m only in my second semester of college. As of right now, I would like be involved in high school sports possibly as a coach or athletic director. The high school I attended…

I have spent most of my life surrounded by horses, cows, and goats. I have been stepped on, thrown off horses, penned up against gates, had surgery, traveled to different states, I am even on TV and have more pieces of flesh missing from my legs than I care to remember. It is just how rodeo is there are risks every time someone steps into the rodeo arena. I have many all-around titles and various awards from rodeo. I also have my own personal trainer that I go to, to help me with competing. I…

Notre Dame football coach, Knute Rockne, says this quote that is true in today's sports world. He states in his quote, practicing sportsmanship is more important than just teaching it. When I was younger, playing T-ball, teaching sportsmanship is what everyone did. The coaches, the parents, the umpires, and even the other players, it was always about having fun and being fair. Most of the time not keeping score was the norm. However, as athletes grow older this mentality quickly changed. Today,…

parts of the body. In “Hard Knocks” by Gabriel Charles Tyler, “Concussion Hazards in Youth Football” by CNN, and the infographic from the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology, it can be clearly comprehended that although the sports that teens play are fun, there are serious dangers that support the argument that schools should ban programs such as football. In “Concussion Hazards in Youth Football” by CNN, the topic of concussions and their life-threatening and permanent results are…

O.J Simpson When you hear the name “O.J Simpson,” do you think of a NFL legend or a murderer? As a kid, O.J Simpson was in love with football, and went on to play in college, and even make it into the NFL. After he retired one of the biggest court cases in history happened. Even with a lot of evidence, O.J was found not guilty. Simpson had even more criminal trouble later on in his life that would send him to prison for 33 years. Simpson was a NFL star until one of the biggest murder trials…

safety of football, many will argue that the game is safe because it is a very popular mass cultural pastime among many traditional American families. In my opinion, football is among some of the most dangerous sports that exist. The dangers of football include, but are definitely not limited to, unnecessary roughness, both on and off the field, numerous accounts of injuries, some being life-threatening, and various life long effects on the players. Engaging in the act of playing football…