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Football is an american sport played all over the world when i started playing football i was like 7 or 8 years old. I remember the first time I caught with 1 hand was when me and my brothers and friends were outside. It was Noah,Jonah,Jurell,and me so we were play a 2 on 2 and noah said down set hike and I ran a streak route and he threw it to me and no one was guarding me because i’m faster than everyone so I was running as fast as possible to the ball and then I put one hand in the air and I…

“To be a better football player than you’ve ever been. You have to do something you’ve never done.” by Felicity Luckey. It was a cool evening as the game started, it was a Wednesday and we are lining up to play Rigby. The spark of excitement in the air and the noise of the whistle and we were off. Football has shaped me into the person I am today. It’s not just my favorite sport, it challenges me to do things I’ve never done, making me want to prove myself, and this demanding sport has made me…

Throughout my life nothing has taught me more than playing my favorite sport, football. I have played many other sports such as baseball, basketball, and track, however, none of them make me feel the way football does. Although many people may agree that football is teaching violence and causes injury, I believe that it is a learning experience more than anything. Football has taught me how to hold myself accountable, how to fight through pain, how to fail, and also how to succeed. No matter…

It was Easter break of my junior year in high school. I had just finished recovering from a catastrophic injury that I had received while playing football. I had broken my ankle and needed to have a plate and seven screws put into it. It was difficult mentally and physically to come back from being my whole life basically, revolves around athletics. Having my life being impacted by this incident alone I was having a tough time from getting my mind straight. Only my parents helped me realize what…

ball at any given point in the game. Most of the points scored in football are scored by the offense. The goal of the offense is to score a touchdown, or get as close to the goal line as possible to score a field goal. One of the most important positions in the offense is that of the quarterback. Several important traits of the quarterback—throwing, reading the defense, and accuracy—take skill to master. Most people are more interested in the game when their favorite team is on offense.…

Many people nowadays have no clue how to play or how America’s pastime works. Football is arguably America’s favorite sport, and the lack of people who understand this game is surprising. There are many variations of this great sport with simple and specialized rules. The basic rules of the great sport can be very simple as long as you pay attention. While playing football you have a goal of taking the ball from one end of the field to the other without having to handover the ball to the other…

In the face of conflict, it is human nature to react in anger, but the reaction of a Christian, who knows God’s words react with patience, love, kindness, forgiveness, prayer and knowledge. The problem with today’s society is that we spend our time and efforts in conflict with different races, cultures, and lifestyle choices. We are constantly fighting for equality, to where as we should be fighting for unity. Instead, we should be spending our efforts reaching out in love and respect,…

Memory is the ability to recall something after it has happened. There are three stages that are gone through to make a memory: the encoding, storage, and retrieval. The encoding is the initial learning or experience of an event. Storage is just the holding of information until the retrieval which is when you access the information. If there is a mishap between these stages, then the memory will be loss. These stages are vital to the making of a memory, and help filter the important information…

This study seeks to explore and explain why ACL injuries are more prevalent in female athletes. FACTORS OF ACL TEARS ACL injuries are due to many different factors besides the way a person lands or moves their legs. Some of those factors depend on an athlete’s age and/or the length and frequency they play, whether it be in an actual game or practice. Many athletes begin playing sports around the age of five or six years old. Children that age play sports for the fun of it and also play…

Mike agrees with this statement and added “Every little piece of your life has bought you to the position you are in at this point”. Throughout his football career, he has received a vast amount of coaching, and guidance in coping, being resilient, dealing with stressful situations, handling defeat and managing his time. Due to this extensive, continual…