Linebacker

Vince Lombardi addressed football as, ¨Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect of authority¨. Throughout my lifetime I have had many experiences, some great, others, not so great, but no matter what, I have put full effort and commitment with everything that I have done. The most valued experience that I have is football. Football has shaped me into the person I am today and has laid a foundation in which I could build my…

Flag football is one of the fastest growing sports in America. The soft feel of the grass, the smell of the field, and a love for the game have helped make it so. According to the International Federation of American Football, the governing body whose duty is to grow the game, 2.4 million kids under 17 play organized flag football in the United States. CEO and Executive Director of USA Football Scott Hallenbeck spoke about the sport's growth. He feels flag football is paving the way for girls…

you being a newcomer and a freshman who is aching to show the school pride decided to go to your first ever American football home game, at your high school. And at the end of the night, you get asked on a date by your high school’s football team linebacker (which is considered to be a pretty big deal) but being an Indian girl, especially who grew up in India for most of the life, dating is considered to be a taboo, so saying no and rejecting one of school’s precious boy do seem to turn the…

A concussion is a serious injury to the brain caused by a jolt to the head. Concussions continue to plague NFL players in today’s day and age. Most often concussions are disregarding as a minor injury. A concussion is a lot more serious. These injuries do a lot more than just sideline a player for a couple weeks. They can have lasting effects that can make life difficult for ex-players years after they retire. In order to protect the health of their players, the NFL must do more to reduce…

everything down with him and many of the girls would stop pursuing him because of it. His senior he got many offers from colleges all over the world, and decided to pick Texas Tech after all. As of now he is a senior at Texas Tech, switching to the linebacker position because his coaches thought he would play that position better. Kenny plans to enter the NFL draft after graduating and if things don’t go in his favor, he plans to pursue something with his nutrition…

Some of the employees roles are defined as follows by Ciotti (2014): Expediters are the extra person between the one who rolls your burrito and the one who rings up your order. Linebackers are the employees who patrol the countertops, serving-ware, and bins of food, so the ones who are actually serving customers never turn their backs on them. Mise en place, meaning setting out ingredients and utensils ready for use. Lastly, “aces…

The Sports Plague Felt by All: Injuries: Growing up, I was very involved with sports, just like the many other people. As most of you already know from experience alone, playing certain sports like football, and soccer tend to result in various injuries, ranging from bruises, to nagging aches, and pulled ligaments. Occasionally you might have suffered a more severe injury like tearing ligaments, breaking bones, or becoming severely concussed from a blow to the head. Unfortunately, the latter of…

which is defined by braininjury.com as a sudden trauma-induced alteration of the alert state. Also given on the website is an explanation about how a concussion is caused by the impact of a force. Typically, when a human is hit head on, such as a linebacker tackling a running back with a shoulder to the head, there is initial impact that is very visible. This impact is the initial, or primary, impact, and involves the brain being smacked against the frontal bone of the skull. However, what is…

“Man, we kicked the crap out of those guys.” Theo announced “Yeah, just look at the scoreboard.” Eric agreed Earlier, that Thursday before Friday’s game against the rival Carolville Hawks, the Tri-county Titans were sitting in their high school waiting to be dismissed by the bell so that they could go to a low-tempoed walk-through practice. The whole team and some of their classmates were all jammed inside of a small, four walled white room with only one window, their last teacher for the day,…

an hour ago. I go through some more tutorial obviously catered towards idiots, amnesiacs, and small children. I walk into the grass, then bam, the first encounter. The Locke has begun. The first encounter was a Level 3 Lillipup. Groot imitates a linebacker, tackling Lillipup twice before I threw…