Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is a popular event that takes place in the United States every year at the end of each football season. Despite it being for football, it is also known for the iconic commercials that are put out in honor of the Super Bowl. This is the perfect time for companies to sell their products to consumers. Budweiser aired an ad in February 1, 2015 for Super Bowl XLIX called “Lost Dog”. This one minute ad portrays the friendship of a dog and a horse. At first it doesn 't make sense as to…

Is Jose Mourinho the greatest football coach of all time? During his first press conference after being appointed head coach at Chelsea Football Club Mourinho said, "Please don't call me arrogant.. but I think I am a special one." Since that press conference, the media has called him arrogant many times but he has also convinced them that he is the greatest football coach in history. Mourinho is the only coach in Europe that has worked his way up to a coaching position, he has coached five…

Have a Coke and a Smile Throughout history thus far, one of the greatest ways to reach a large audience with a message has been through the television, since it’s conception it has been used by advertisers to convince people to buy a product. Ads, or “commercials” are now a staple of the television world and can thus be considered an art of their own. Some ads have had more success than others, even to the point of cultural fame. One of these ads is an ad done buy the coke company that features…

Is it science or cheating? That has been the big question for a lot of football fans for the previous four months. It only takes one word for football fans to either roll their eyes or start an argument. What is this I am talking about? Deflategate. What is Deflategate? Deflategate is an American football controversy. A team is suspected of cheating by lowering the air pressure of the football, making it easier to grip. According to Gregory DiLisi et al, “Athletes and physicists have since…

Writer's Statement Maks Z For one of my text production tasks I chose to write a descriptive piece inspired by a 3 km time trial for field umpiring. My target was 13.30 which was the required time to umpire division 1 football. The purpose of the text was to capture my thoughts and feelings going into this event. I portrayed this by using a wide variety of language techniques, to express my experiences and emotions in the…

MOVIE REVIEW (OLA BOLA) 1.0 SYPNOPSIS Movie that set background in 1970’s, Ola Bola celebrates the unity and courage that inspire a team of Malaysian footballers to rise through all previous situation that story from zero to hero. Inspired by real events, the film showcase, the pride, and passion of a multicultural football team and their struggles to overcome personal and collective hardships. It is at once a powerful exploration of everyday human relationships and of the indomitable spirit…

Conditioning is a vital part of training for all sports. Football is one of the most physically demanding sport around. It is said that players on an average run up and down the length of a basketball court or 10-12km per game. Coaches can spend hours every week on technique which is vitally important, but if your players can’t run for 90 minutes in a competitive environment it’s a waste of time. However, the problem with conditioning training is firstly, players hate it! Sending them running…

When I was in my middle school years, the nickname of Star Super emerged from the high school football team. The origin behind said nickname came from the captain; who was referred to as Super Star. The reasoning behind why I was given this nickname was never known, but I do have a couple of ideas. My first idea was that he was my role model, so I would try to copy anything and everything he did. Whether it was my attempts to copy his on- field play, his leadership, or even his humor, I tried to…

The influence of others has the ability to change and shape people. Based in the 1980s, Remember the Titans is a true story following the football team of a newly integrated school. Gerry, one of the main characters, is the captain of the football team. The rest of the team looks up to him. When the school integrate, he was dead set against having them. With the help of the new Coach, who was also black, Gerry learned to accept his teammates and become a better football team because of it. By…

Remember the titans’ focuses on a football team of the separated T.C William School Alexandria Virginia in 1971, the white and black schools are integrated and so are the two school’s football teams. The very successful white football team head coach Bill Yoast is replaced as the head coach for the new integrated team, by an equally successful black coach Herman Boone. This action angers Yoast who contemplates advancing his careers elsewhere. However, he is prevailed upon by the white players…