Players

Who knows what qualities something must have to be called a sport? Do we have a list of clearly defined points that are used to judge an activity to know if it is or isn’t a sport? Well I bring this up due to the controversial topic of “Esports aren’t really a sport” and how I disagree with this popular viewpoint. Esports have many traits that are found in other socially accepted sport such as football when a large group is required to work in a coordinated fashion under ample amounts of stress…

Agility is the ability to change directions quickly and easily. It is important for me as a Left Back as I need to tightly mark my player who is trying to lose me as his defender, and for making late sharp runs into the penalty box to try and score. I know this is a weakness of mine because when I'm in a match situation I sometimes struggle to follow my opponents run, meaning I have…

The building of a football dynasty is an American dream. There are several aspects that go into making a great football team, such as coaching, player talent, money, and location, the list could go on forever. There are great legendary teams that we can look back on for examples in the area. If we look at those prolific teams, and the leadership of the teams, we can discover just what it takes. Developing a great football team relies on powerful leadership, building a versatile team by scouting,…

games every day and they do not get paid for it, while the NBA does: In the 2013 NCAA tournament Louisville player Kevin Ware suffered a horrific injury to his lower right leg while attempting to block an opposing player’s shot. Six months later, Ware was healed and back to practicing.…

Like for instance PEDs in football you just get fined money. Some players were fined over one million dollars for using PEDs, but on the other hand players in the MLB get suspensions. Like Dee Gordon got a 90 game suspension for using PEDs in 2016. Now that is something that I have picked up with all of the differences. I have noticed that football is more worried about the money they make and the money that they can get from the players to continue to…

Recruiters use social media to connect with fans and athletes. Coaches and recruiters are able to communicate with athletes on social media by tweeting out messages to let their fans know what is going on Recruiting is the lifeline of college coaches and teenagers using social media to communicate, and some football staffs have published the boundaries of NAACP regulations to reach top high school recruits. cial media but they have to be careful. A coach was reminded by the LSU officials to…

Harvard and Young has a law degree and regularly speaks for political functions and ESPN. Fitzpatrick and Young are what football is supposed to be about. They are like Hector, compassionate, and controlled and turned off from being the football player. They are well-rounded individuals who see more to their lives than just the brutality of a football field. If all of football’s professional athletes were like this, then it would be a sport of the honor and positive outcomes that Edmundson…

problems of modern society.” The biggest part of the game is teamwork, a concept that I was introduced to early on, but we’ll get to that later. The first time I strapped on pads was in the hot August sun at 12 years old. At the time, I was the smallest player on the field. I could tell that nobody really respected me, but I didn’t really blame them. I had poor football mechanics, size, and knowledge of the…

Football is a dangerous sport but they know what they are getting into when they join the NFl or college football . I agree with the passage " Let Them play " because these guys have been playing football since they were little and they've surely been injured before so I'm sure they know the consequences of the game . The NFL is the highest level league of football you can play at , they're trying to make the game less harmful and dangerous says the article " Let Them Play " , but at the same…

Gates making sure he gets his cardio in on a treadmill after practice, Floyd laboring to the point that he’s drenched with sweat during a walk-through, and Rivers and Weddle putting in film study time when no one is at the facility as examples young players need to follow in order for the team to play at a higher level on game days. But…