...Football refers to a number of sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer". Unqualified, the word football applies to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears, including association football, as well as American football, Australian rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, rugby league, rugby union[1] and other related games. These variations of football are known as football codes. Various forms of football can be identified in history, often as popular peasant games. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools in the eighteenth and nineteenth century.[2][3] The influence and power of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread, including to areas of British influence outside of the directly controlled Empire,[4] though by the end of the nineteenth century, distinct regional codes were already developing: Gaelic Football, for example, deliberately incorporated the rules of local traditional football games in order to maintain their heritage.[5] In 1888, The Football League was founded in England, becoming the first of many professional football competitions. In the twentieth century, the various codes of football have become amongst the most popular team sports in the...
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...The game is normally played on table tops. The optimal table top is roughly rectangular to resemble an American football field, and has an evenly polished surface to facilitate sliding of the "ball". Players of the game frequently adapt school desks or fast food tables for impromptu games. Generally, a playing area can be made out of any flat surface where the two players are able to face one another, and where the players are roughly a normal conversational distance apart. When a surface is larger than the desirable field of play, drink containers and other artifacts can be used to mark out-of-bounds. For one-down games, the field is typically 24 inches (2 feet or 60 cm) long and for 4-down games, the field is typically at least 36 inches (3 feet or 91 cm) long, and as loThe game is normally played on table tops. The optimal table top is roughly rectangular to resemble an American football field, and has an evenly polished surface to facilitate sliding of the "ball". Players of the game frequently adapt school desks or fast food tables for impromptu games. Generally, a playing area can be made out of any flat surface where the two players are able to face one another, and where the players are roughly a normal conversational distance apart. When a surface is larger than the desirable field of play, drink containers and other artifacts can be used to mark out-of-bounds. For one-down games, the field is typically 24 inches (2 feet or 60 cm) long and for 4-down games, the field...
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...Participating in the game of football is a perfect way to stay fit both mentally and physically, while at the same time has been known to have negative effects on high school athletes. Taking part in the sport can improve an athletes physical and mental well being by enhancing physical fitness, promoting competitiveness, teaching the value of team work and enabling players to receive a scholarship. However, the sport can also have negative side effects on an athlete by exposing them to serious injuries, performance enhancing drugs, erratic behavior such as bullying, and requires so much dedication there is a lack of free time for high school athletes to experience life. (1) No American game has won so much praise and at the same time, so much censor, as has football. Football has been criticized by so many, the question is being asked, “ Do the positive benefits of playing football, outweigh the negative effects?” Many parents are starting to question if it is healthy for their children to play football. One of the most rewarding benefits of playing football is the positive effect it has on the body and mind. Player workouts tend to benefit the whole body. Weight lifting builds muscle in the upper and lower body, while running drills and plays contribute to a healthy cardiovascular system. Not only does playing football have positive physical effects on the body, it also has considerable mental benefits. The exercise one acquires while at practice or participating in a game...
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...whether or not college football players should get paid to play football. I feel like this is a topic that a lot of football players that is transitioning from high school to college discuss frequently. There has been a few controversies on if college football players have been paid under the table. When you hear that they have been paid under the table, it means that either the college they have chosen has given them money secretively, the head football coach paid them out of their own pockets, or even someone they know personally has paid them to play for that school. College football players should not be paid to play football. There are many reasons on why they should not get paid. When you hear a certain college name, the first thing you hear come out of someone’s mouth is something about how good or bad their football team is. Football players are shown a lot of attention. On their campuses they are very well known, whether or not if they play in the games or sit on the sidelines. Most college football players end up getting a full ride to school because they play football. If they are not paying for school out of pocket, they shouldn’t get paid to do something they are supposed to do. Another reason why they shouldn’t get paid to play football is the fact that other teams that play sports on the campus don’t get paid. Why out of all teams, football should be the one to get paid. For example, a baseball team on the campus might be better than the football team but they don’t...
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...The game of football is something that is very intriguing. Most people think that it’s a only a game of super star athletes and hard hitting. Little do they know there is much more to this game. Behind the scenes is where the true football players are made. Hard work, long days, and fatigue all describe what the preparation is like. However, while all of this seems so difficult the rewards that being a football player provides are priceless. One of the greatest rewards of being a football player is feeling like you are part of a “family.” After a team has gone through off season workouts, summer workouts, and eventually two-a-days they become bonded. The bond is similar to a big brother-little brother bond. Everyone is always looking out for each other and nothing can separate them. During this bonding process, many friends are made. Players discover teammates that have the same will and desire as they do for the game. Not only do they become friends on the field, but off the field as well. Another one of the great rewards of football is game days. After the long, hard week of practice is over it is time for the team to see how they match up. There is nothing better than preparing to walk onto the field in front of over 2,000 screaming and yelling fans knowing that you get the opportunity to see how you stack up against your opponent. Not only does this provide great enthusiasm, it also provides the home team with an advantage. During the game, the “trash talk” and opposing...
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...I 10 October 2012 The Game of My Career Kevin Bell was a quarterback of a big name team in Madison County, Tennessee. He was six feet four inches tall and was about two hundred twenty pounds. People in the town saw him as a hometown hero. All the girls describe him as nice guy, that was good looking, and always wore nice clothes.. It was his senior year and Kevin was hoping to get recruited to play college football and he had some scout come and look at him his junior year. The scout told him that he needed to work on his footwork in the pocket and also learn to read coverages better. So, he spent countless hours in the film room over the summer, and watched film from the time he woke up to the time he went to sleep. He also made sure that he worked hard in the weight room too. Over the summer he worked so hard that when he came out he was drench with sweat and every bone in his body was sore. All the work he put in over the summer really paid off when the season came around. His team was named The Trojan and they were in the highest division of high school football. This division was known for hard hitters and having some of the best athletes in the nation. Kevin was leading all the categories for quarterback completion percentages, passing yards, touchdowns, and rushing yards. Scouts from the top college in the country were coming to see him: Georgia, Alabama, LSU, USC, Norte Dame, and Florida. He had lead his team to an undefeated season and they were about to play for...
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...Football and society I am writing this blog in order to highlight the effects football has had on society and how society has changed or influenced football in a particular way. I have been a football fan for as long as I remember and it has been a huge part of my life. It has affected the way in which I think and also my physical health. If I was asked when I was young what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would give the same answer as the majority of my peers, which was to be a professional football player, playing for my favourite team. Which I’m sure made my father gravely disappointed as he would have imagined a completely different path for me, He would have liked me to be a professional footballer playing for his favourite team. The reason I say ‘Completely different path’ isn’t just an attempt to be humorous it is an indication as to how seriously some football fans take the game. Calling it a game in fact would almost be blasphemous to some who see it as more of a way of life. Opposing sides are no longer commonly referred to as competitors they are known as your Rivals, implying they are your enemy. Even in the lowest tiers of Football, where your average working person plays, the game has been taken so seriously that people have been badly injured through ‘off the field’ violence, Parents and supporters can be seen hurling obscene abuse at children and even members of the clubs partaking can be witnessed behaving in such a manner that they either have to be sent...
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...My senior year of high school football was my toughest. We had a horrible losing record going into our last game, our senior game. A lot of pressure was on all of the team to go out there and get this last victory for the season. The season going the way it was there wasn’t much support from anyone. Our last game was against Pueblo High School and we needed to win. The practices that week were very serious for the remaining seniors. We all knew how important this game for us and the community. We knew that no matter what we had to win. Come game day everybody was prepared both mentally and physically. All of the team was focused and constantly had one thing on our mind, getting the W. Starting stretching and running through pre-game warm-ups was so intense. The look in every senior’s eyes showed everyone we had one mission and it was going to be done. At the start of the game the sun was barely peeking over the mountains as the moon was coming up. The temperature was refreshing just as the feel of the grass was. The noise from crowd was so loud you could hear it from every near street corner. At the coin toss we shook hands with each other showing sportsmanship but inside we were ready pounce on them in an instant. The rising chants from the sideline continued just the kickoff started. We raced downfield for the first of many bone-crushing hits that night. The First quarter was dead stall as each team was trying to gauge each other’s ability and talent. The second quarter...
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...2010 Playoff Fantasy Football Contest Entry: $10/entry Limit 2 entries per person (Please honor the spirit of the rule – no entries from your 2 year old please) Select 1 player per group. Winners will be determined by total points accumulated by selected players throughout the playoffs and Super Bowl. Tiebreaker I: Most selected players in the Super Bowl. Tiebreaker II: Combined score in the Super Bowl. (Under beats Over – example: 52 beats 56 if the total score is 54) Entries submitted without points tiebreaker get assigned a tiebreaker of 0. Payback: 100% 1st place 60% 2nd place 25% 3rd place 15% Please email in the entry form with your choices marked in bold etc., or just type up your selections in an email. Due to the short turnaround please do not mail the forms. And please make arrangements to get your entry fee paid promptly. Please turn in entries via email by Noon Saturday 1/9/2009. My email: reg05@comcast.net Scoring: Offensive Scoring: 4 points per TD Pass 6 points per TD Run/Reception 1point per 10yds Rushing/Receiving - (RB’s do not get Receiving yardage points!) 1point per 25yds Passing 1point per Reception (RB’s get reception points) 2points for 2pt conversion.(QB gets 2 on pass play) Defensive/Special Teams Scoring: 6 points for the following : -Interception/fumble return TD (Offensive fumble returns do not count, def and spec teams only) -Kick/punt return TD (6pts for individual player as well) ...
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...past memory that stands out the most to me is playing for my high school football team. The time I had spent on the football field as a teen was without a doubt the best time of my life. It’s been a long eight years since I have played football but, I can’t go a day without reflecting back on my ball playing days. Every time I see a high school football game I wish I could turn back the hands of time and play football for my high school again and relive all the great moments I spent with my teammates again. Growing up, I went to a lot of different schools, because my family moved a lot so as result I never had steady solid friendships also as a pre-teen I was getting in to trouble and spending too much time on the streets and not focusing on my studies. I was skipping a lot of school and starting to rebel a lot. I was headed on the wrong track my older brother took a notice to this and stepped in to steer me back on the right course. His suggestion was joining football. He said I had too much free time and nothing positive going on and looking back he was right. He helped gain an interest in football and got me signed up on the team. My brother being such a positive person and looking out for me and my future and playing on the football team really saved my life as I look back. If he never helped me get into football who knows what my future would have held. When I became a player on the football team that was the first time I had real true friends. My mother said to...
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...How Did Football Start Aia Seve College Success 10/23/14 Bibliography history.com. “Professional Football Is Born.” 2014. Accessed October 22, 2014. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/professional-football-is-born. charlotterugby.com. “Rugby Vs. Football.” 2014. Accessed October 22, 2014. http://www.charlotterugby.com/rugby-vs-football/. Americaneagle.com. “History: Birth of Pro Football.” 2014. Accessed October 22, 2014. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/birth.aspx. randomhistory.com. “58 Fun Facts About Football.” 2014. Accessed October 22, 2014. http://facts.http://facts.randomhistory.com/football-facts.html/football-facts.html. profootballhof.com. “General History - Chronology.” 2014. Accessed October 22, 2014. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/chronology/1869-1939.aspx. This is paper is about the history and transformation of Football. There are two different types of football, there is European Football what we call soccer, and there is American Football which will be talked about in this paper. The purpose of this paper is to answer the following question on who, how, and where of football and also the rise in the popularity of football to what it is today. The who, meaning who was the founder of this game; the how, meaning how did this game come about; and the where, meaning where was professional football created; how was football played then transformed to how football is played now. A quick background of American...
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...Football is a game played with a oval ball, where two teams compete to kick, carry or throw the ball into the others’ end-zone or territory. It has very interesting and extensive history, and there are a lot of other factors needed to be a great football player. A player that I look up to and strive to be like is LaDainian Tomlinson. The first open-air game of football took place in 1409. In the past there were a lot of things you could do that you couldn’t today, for example during present time if you pull someone by their facemask you will get punished by facing a ten yard penalty. If this act happened about 40 years ago a simple slap on the wrist would be enough punishment. Due to the very physical nature of this sport, football can be very dangerous. History shows players would cut off certain body parts if it would cause them so to not miss a game, people were hitting so hard sometimes they would pass out or get brain damage. A good football player needs talent, perseverance, and drive. A good football player needs the determination to push through the line, to get to the quarterback, to get to the end-zone, to keep the play alive, to not let their man get pass them. A good football player will be able to play any position his coach puts him in and play it to the best of their ability. A player with those skills that I know of is, LaDainian Tomlinson. Tomlinson was born on June23, 1979 in Rosebud, Texas and is a free agent in the National Football League or [NFL]....
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...Modern fantasy football can be traced back to the late Wilfred "Bill the Gill" Winkenbach, an Oakland area businessman and a limited partner in the Oakland Raiders. In a New York hotel room during a 1962 Raiders eastern cross-country trip, Winkenbach, along with Raiders Public Relations man Bill Tunnel and Tribune reporter Scotty Stirling, developed a system of organization and a rulebook, which would eventually be the basis of modern fantasy football.[1] The inaugural league was called the GOPPPL (Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League), and the first draft took place in the rumpus room of Winkenbach's home in Oakland, California in August 1963.[2] The league consisted of eight members, made up of administrative affiliates of the AFL, pro football journalists, or someone who had purchased or sold 10 season tickets for the Raiders’ 1963 season. Each roster consisted of the following in the GOPPPL: two quarterbacks, four halfbacks, two fullbacks, four offensive ends, two kick/punt returners, two field goal kickers, two defensive backs/linebackers and two defensive linemen. The current GOPPPL roster now includes: two quarterbacks, four halfbacks, six wide receivers/tight ends, two kickers, two defensive backs, one return team, and a bonus pick for any position. As of 2012, the GOPPPL will celebrate its 50th season and still maintains its TD-only scoring heritage. In 1969, Andy Mousalimas, an original creator of GOPPPL and participant in the inaugural draft...
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...The future of football In our society today football is the most popular sport and is one that people can’t wait until it starts every year. Players and fans start to get ready once summer starts to come to an end. Players are practicing while their loyal fans are buying gear, getting the grill ready, taking days off of work in advance and buying tickets to their favorite college or pro teams or maybe even high school. Even though the fans show so much support for their sport they don’t know first hand how much of a toll this sport takes on the players bodies with injuries. Many injuries can be fixed and heal but others like concussions which could cause problems to theses players later on in life. Sports analysts and doctors have talked about the future of football because of the risks that result from years of head blows and concussions. To many concussions and head blows can result in serious medical problems for ex-players later on in life like not being able to walk or memory loss. Over the next decade it could be possible that football could be no more because of how serious players futures are affected by these injuries. In this ill give my opinion on the future of football, will it decline and should it be number one. Is football in jeopardy of not being a sport anymore or even so protected by fines and rules that it’s not fun to watch or even play anymore? No it’s not in any kind of trouble of loosing its fans, players or popularity anytime soon. Player’s love...
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...Physics can be used in football a lot of different ways. In football you have distance, wind and weight of the football. When playing football the farthest receiver the harder you have to throw the ball. Also in football impulse, conservation of momentum, and rotational motion these are three important principles of physics when it comes to blocking and tackling someone. If the running back is running with the football in open field his momentum would be 960 kg-m/s. If you decide to try to stop the running back you would have to change up his momentum. The tackler has to apply an impulse in a different direction. If the defensive back wanted to tackle the running back the defensive back would have to consider creating an impulse of 960 kg-m/s....
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