Rugby football

Cam Newton makes $53,000,000 a year for playing football. That’s $3,312,500 for one of his sixteen games. He is only one of the thousands of professionals being overpaid. I believe that professional athletes and performers should not make the amount of money that do on account of the other men and women who work harder, the money could be used in other ways, and trained athletes and performers influence kids in a negative way. To begin, professionals should not earn large sums of money…

Cadin Chaplin ¾ In 2009 75% of athletes in the NFL after 2 years of retirement are bankrupt. Athletes are overpaid to play something for “fun”, even some athletes seem to be paid limitless amounts of money to play sports. Most athletes pay is more than most people who are actually important. Stanton scored 325 million dollars for only 37 home runs. Even the president's annual salary is only 400,000. People who devote their lives to try to make cures for cancer don’t even get half as much as a…

If the coming weekend was declared technology free, I would play football, soccer and I would master riding my motorcycle. I have never participated in a football league, but my dad used to play when he was in college. On the weekend I would ask my dad to take me to an open field and teach me how to pass and catch the ball properly. I would invite my friends out to play so that I could show them what I learned and we could try out some plays. Next, I would go practice playing soccer. I used to…

When I was in elementary school I played soccer and was fairly good at it too. I was a fast runner and great both at chasing the ball and occasionally tricking the other team by kicking it backwards. I lost interest in soccer after a while, only wanting to attend the games instead of practices, and stopped playing. Years later, I attempted to pick it up again. My siblings and I all went to play homeschool soccer, and there were over a hundred kids in different age groups. I was 13 or so, and I…

It was my first season playing with Storm. I was excited to play because I knew it would help me develop my soccer skills and mentality of the game. So I went to tryouts and a week later my mom received an email that I had been placed the 02 Boys Black, one of the highest teams in the academy. I went to training and met my team. Two of my friends were on the team. Seeing the other kids play I knew how more talented they were than me. So I knew I had to step up my game. I was becoming more…

All Canadians like hockey, everyone in Alaska lives in igloos, and all homeless people are lazy and drug addicts. Assumptions make people think of people as just one thing, when they really aren’t; they are much more. Two famous authors, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Sherman Alexie clearly state how single stories block people's perspective, by showing them just one side of the story. They use their own experiences to show how assumptions relate to stereotypes. Even I made an assumption of my…

Have you ever heard of the fourth most famous athlete in the European League? His full name is Neymar da Silva Santos. He was born on February 5, 1992 in Sao Paulo Brazil. Growing up Neymar loved playing soccer he would go outside every day and play, trying to get better. His efforts paid off after He moved to Santos when he joined the club, Santos. Neymar came into fame at an early age at Santos, where he made his soccer debut at age 11. Later he joined Santos FC, signing a three-year…

The game had started and I was running towards the goal with the ball at my feet. Take a shot I repeated to myself, score a goal. “Shoot!” I lifted my foot hitting the ball into the air spinning to the goal. It was saturday morning and the sun was shining bright. I was outside practicing shooting goals. I really wanted to score a goal. I had a game later that day and I was so excited. I had been working all morning on shooting goals.I was so focused on shooting I could barely hear my…

I believe that there should be a form of regulation for the salaries of big time artists, athletes, coaches, and other celebrities. I believe that people should be paid according to the importance and demand of the job they are required to do. I believe the amount of money they make every year is ridiculous considering they are only entertainers. Entertainment is important, but it’s not a necessity. Our soldiers, police officers, and teachers are being paid significantly less yet their jobs…

Through all this mess Luc had decided to actually join the football team. Tryouts had been on a Saturday Lexi and Shimmer had gone with him. Monday evening before their first class Luc went to the locker room to check the coach’s board to see if he made the team. Not only had he make the team he was first string offense fullback. And practice was every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, before his evening classes, with games on Saturdays. Being true to their word their parents made Lexi and/or…