Football: A Biomechanic Analysis

Balance is a main priority on the offensive line to ensure that you do not get knocked back into your quarterback. On offense, you want your legs to be the strongest part of your body, because they do the majority of the work (Gerard). On the defensive side, it is more beneficial to have speed with more upper body strength because they use their arms and hands much more (Gerard). Although it is more beneficial to have more strength in certain areas for both positions, it is very important to be physically strong throughout your entire body on both offense and defense because it is a very tough and physical

The game that America has come to know and love may have more behind it than everyday viewers and fans realize. Physics fuels every aspect of the game of football and is evident in the collisions that take place on every play. Watching a game of football can be a great learning tool to anyone interested in better understanding the laws of physics. Many great examples are provided on every snap. Mass, force, momentum, velocity and torque all play significant roles in the tackling action performed by players and the better you understand these terms the better you can begin to understand the game itself.

Limb length has a significant role to play in the success of the tennis serve which can evidently be seen in that over the last few decades the sport of tennis has had few professional players that are shorter than 180cm (McLester & St.Pierre, 2008, p 240).

Football is game of speed, strength, and strategy. The best way to be a better player is working on becoming bigger and stronger while maintaining the speed, but when the players mass, strength, and speed all get better the forces the can produce a greater force with their hits. According to Timothy Gay, Physics professor at the University of Nebraska and author of The Physics of Football, a Defensive Back at the average one-hundred and ninety pounds that runs a 4.56 forty-yard dash can produce sixteen-hundred pounds of tackling force, which easily can break any bone of the human body. Due to the extreme forces the players are exposed to, it is necessary for each player to wear pads that help reduce and spread out the forces, and helmets

The physics involved in soccer includes friction, torque, center of gravity, Magnus Effect and Newton’s three laws of motion. The physics of soccer comes from three main parts of physics which is velocity, acceleration, and displacement. Velocity is shown in soccer with the speed and direction of the soccer ball when it is hit or kicked. Acceleration is shown in soccer when the ball changes velocity when it is hit or kicked. Displacement is the change in position of the soccer ball.

The topic of most concern for both parents and school board members is the risk of injuries. Tackle football may be fun for children, but the hits can be hard, resulting in excruciating injuries that can have long lasting effects that aren’t fully understood, such as reason as to why some kids don’t recover from a single injury or why some children have more catastrophic

While it may seem as though the linemen in the NFL are just as big as they were thirty years ago, they’re not, they’re bigger. In 1970, only one N.F.L. player weighed as much as 300 pounds, according to a survey conducted by The Associated Press. That number has expanded from three 300-pounders in 1980 to 94 in 1990, 301 in 2000, 394 in 2009 and 532 as training camps began in 2010. The major change in size have caused the people in the sports society to question why the players have increased so much in size.

American football is very popular in American culture today. Professional football games bring a lot of people together and are something little kids dream to play when they are older. When it comes to the topic of Professional football, most will agree that it is a violent sport. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of is it worth playing or not. Some are convinced that it is and others feel that the sport is too dangerous. However people feel they usually still watch NFL football in person or on television. Even though the NFL is exciting to watch and America’s favorite past time, it comes with a physical cost to the players.

In “What is the Safest Starting Position for American Football Players?,” scientist’s Bruno Bonnechere, Bennoit Beyer, Marcel Rooze, and Jan Serge Van Sint explain their experiment showing the pro/con ratio for football players who practice with various sprint starting positions, and the “learning process effect” (Bonnechere, Beyer, Rooze, Serge Van Sint, 2014) amongst football players and non-players. The results from different tests give a conclusion that is targeted to football players, and the officials of the game.

On any given Sunday, America has tens of thousands of arm chair quarterbacks sitting in their living rooms calling the shots for the NFL teams of their choice, but the “arm chair lineman” is basically unheard of. An effective offensive line is crucial to the success of any football team. Without a working line, many quarterbacks and running backs would not have the successful careers they now possess. The left tackle is the second highest paid player in the NFL, according to an article in the magazine Bleacher Report (Salman, 2008). The exorbitant salary received by left tackles illustrates the organization’s understanding of the necessity for a powerful offensive line. The work of the offensive line is to provide protection and create time for other players to make decisions and follow through with game-changing plays.

As I said, football players risk injury, “ Football players are nearly seven times more likely to be injured during a game than in practice”(Burris 1). Some of the injuries they may fall to are concussions. It is known that “Concussions make up 7.4 percent of all injuries in college football players” (Burris 1). Many of the football injuries can affect their lives forever. “The athletes also reported more limitations in daily activities and more major and chronic injuries” (Burris 1).

`    America’s favorite sport may be slowly killing those who play it. Athletes are widely considered to be the most fit and healthy people in the world, but that is a misconception in some cases. ”Obesity concerns are not only restricted to the general population, but surprisingly, include athletes as well”(Camilo). Football players, especially lineman are the most vulnerable to obesity. The game has evolved greatly, bigger and stronger players are been built like machines to be able to absorb and deliver force at preposterous amounts. In 1957 the first rookie weighing 300 pounds or more entered the NFL, in 2011 that number grew to 132(Washington Post). Coaches scour the country for tall, athletic, young boys that they can mold into being

When it comes to extreme sports, most people picture things that can cause massive and sometimes fatal injuries. However, as a soccer player, I can tell you that not all extreme sports have to be life risking tricks and stunts. Our team and others like us, all have a lot of battle wounds each season and even though we aren’t risking life and limb on the field, we are still in jeopardy of our own brand of injuries that can make it impossible to play the sport we love.

The growing culture of athletics has exploded into more than that of just a sport. Collegiate and professional American football has grown itself into a multi-billion dollar industry with a fan base of over 350 million people. As the game of football has grown and evolved, so has the demand for bigger athletes. All positions have increased in size through the years, however one position has seen the greatest increase in size. The average weight of an NFL offensive lineman today is 310 pounds. This is an average increase of 50 pounds in 60 years. Teams and coaches are pushing for players to get larger at a faster rate, primarily offensive lineman. The drawback with this philosophy is as the size of the individual increases, as does the risk of health complications. However, size isn’t the only concern for these players that has recently has had light shed upon it, the process of playing a line position (offensive or defensive) includes repeatedly taking head collisions against the opposing player. Recent research has shown that this type of play, even while wearing protective headgear, is causing lasting brain damage and head trauma. The purpose of this review is to examine the research that has been conducted on the negative health effects associated with playing the offensive lineman position at the collegiate and professional level. Also, why these conditions are arising and what the

Football has always been a sport of strength and size. Players would use their strength and size to hurt other players just to score a couple of points. For this reason, Football has become a very popular sport in the United States for many decades. However, since football is based on a person’s size and strength, many coaches around the world have begun to plump up their players to make them more hard-hitting and threatening, giving teams an advantage over other teams. With many teams trying to obtain the same goals, many football players have become overweight throughout the years.