Football And Its Effect On Society

Football is America’s go to entertainment sport. The NFL hit its peak in 2015, with an average of 114.1 million television viewers throughout the year (“Statista,” 2017). This sport is loved by all, the players, parents, coaches, and fans. But, is football merely entertainment? Is it just a simple game, teaching young boys the value of teamwork, dedication, and discipline? Are parents spending their Friday nights to support their boys, or is there something bigger happening? In H.G Bissinger’s novel, Friday Night Lights, one can see the true effects of this toxic drug through the mindset of the players and the actions of the coaches. While society sees football as entertainment, it actually functions more like a drug.

Even though football players are aware of the dangers the game can bring upon them, they take part despite it. The passion, the joy it creates; for professionals it’s also the devoted fans and compensation they receive is what keeps the players motivated. Today players are much bigger, faster, smarter, bigger, better. The game is more physical. The sport has never been so competitive. The popularity has reached new peaks, as much that the NFL has thoughts of moving a team to London, England. Additionally, Super Bowl XLVII (47) was one of the most watched television events of all time; an astonishing 108.4 million viewers (The Associated Press). Fans worship their teams and love to see big hits. Football is a contact sport; injuries are no

American football has been a well-known sport for over 140 years. The first college game ever played was between the Rutgers and Princeton. Little did they know about the risk that occurs when playing a physical contact sport. Some common risk that is associated with playing football is the chance of experience a concussion, disabilities caused by brain damage and sometimes death. In the essay “Would Football Without Concussions Still Be Football” written by Nina Burleigh, she discusses that it’s important to implement tougher rules to protect the safety of young football athletes to keep them safe from concussions. In other words, American football is better played when physical contact is not in place because it will protect football players

One of most dangerous sports in the world is also one of the most loved. Professional football has been America’s favorite sport since the NFL was founded on August 20th, 1920 and, its popularity is growing with Super Bowl XLIX raking in 114.4 million viewers to become the most watched telecast in U.S. history. The record they broke was previously owned by the 2014 Super Bowl, which received 112.2 million viewers. It also is one of the biggest markets with players, owners, general managers and TV networks, making millions of dollars each time a game is aired. But with this comes a consequence, something millions of American and international viewers are willing to ignore, the physical and mental health of the athletes that play the sport. Professional

Football is a rough sport. Many fans of the game watch it for the hard hits. These hard hits and the potential for injury is part of what makes the game so exciting. Some people say that football is too brutal and should be banned. Parents all over the United States don’t allow their children to play because of the risk of head injuries. Others allow their sons, and every now and then their daughters, to play and risk injury for a chance to earn a college scholarship and for a small percentage of players, the chance to play in the National Football League (NFL).

The National Football League was created in September, 1920 and has since influenced America not only economically but personally as the sport’s dangers are slowly unmasked. The National Football League has been covering up the corruption that has been going on for many decades and as people begin to dig, many hidden truths are beginning to be uncovered. When people think about the NFL, they are reminded of the sport that many have loved so much but little does our society realize the major economic effects that the NFL has on America. Not all of us realize how much of our tax dollars go towards new football stadiums, the massive parking lots used for games, and the football players themselves. The National Football League claims to be nonprofit, yet it is clear that it is far from that. In addition to the economic effects, it also has a more personal impact on our lives as more research is showing the health hazards of playing football. The multiple head traumas that football players get leads to chronic conditions such as CTE, a newer diagnosis, which causes many players to experience symptoms such as brain deterioration, suicidal thoughts and ultimately death. Many parents put their kids in a football league starting at a very young age but are unaware of the dangers they are exposing their children to.There have been several cases of sudden deaths from young players including Andre Jackson, a football player from Ohio High School who died suddenly two days after

However, the values of the sports in college that athletes dream is to go to college which is very well known and get the highest level and receive an education, however the college degree views an open door to America, but getting to play sports in college makes it hard to play professionally because it prevents from developing talent. Also that high school coaches expects athletes to leave education behind. The article Academies have changed the landscape of youth soccer explains that since the academy program changed to an 10 month schedule and forbidden players from high school competition causes prevention of youth to develop well in soccer. It seemed to done this because it was looking for 25 best players in the country and trying to make the sport only focus on the best and is taking away high school experiences. However, school and colleges had adopted soccer due to its popularity and credibility, so why forbidden soccer in high school if it is so popular? Most academies have established soccer programs for children and teenagers to increase its popularity and when it increases the more influence it will get on American society. In the U.S. Soccer Foundation which is safe, much affordable and very successful that these programs, mostly for kids, will help expand the community because it focuses on using soccer “as a vehicle for social change through support for sports-based youth development programs” (Krieger pg.

Although the number of injuries and concussions has been reduced, they are cause of the extinction talk of football in America. Many colleges, high schools and youth teams are prioritizing the health and safety of football players. Colleges and high school are becoming concerned about the lawsuits that have been occurring throughout the sport itself. Many say that they can’t see football lasting for a decade, but others say that it is a everlasting sport. Youth programs are reducing, High schools are cutting back on programs because the insurance and equipment needed today are too expensive. Liabilities exposures will began to spread due to former players suffering and the increasing lawsuits, lawyers will start shutting down services because

Professional football has been “the most popular sport in America for thirty straight years” (Nussbaum). Sundays have become a day, in which football fans spend it lounging in front of their television, cheering on their favorite team. Many people love the game of football and dedicate a lot of time towards watching it. However, other people are starting to get concerned over the injuries, such as concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), associated with the game. A writer for The Atlantic, Jeff Nussbaum, released an article called, “How to Bring Pro Football Into the 21st Century”, about the dangers of football and his belief that the National Football League should make changes to some rules, to prevent future injuries.

Football is one of America’s favorite sports. Teams and TV stations make millions of dollars off of the sport. A person gets payed a large amount of money to play a game once a week. This all sounds to go to be true. The truth is that there is a harmful and even deadly side of the game. Players wear

Football can bring people together if all of them love the game. Every year, millions of viewers from around the world tune in to watch one of the most exhilarating events. The National Football League has entertained the American people, stimulated the American economy, and brought families closer together.

Fans are cheering. Time is running out. Forty seven minutes and seventeen seconds of playing time has flew by. The team is tired, fatigued, but hungry for this win, but my offense has been running up and down the field scoring points like we are running suicides on a hard day of practice. This game has been all about the offense; just seeing who can score the most points until the clock runs out. On each possession every time my line got down in a three point stance we knew we were going to score a touchdown. Defense lined up in a three-three box; that makes it to where I have the lineman head up on me and two other lineman head up on my tackles. Wesclin defenses who was the team we were facing and their record at the time was (6-0) while the

Football is without a doubt the most popular sport in the United States today. It’s a sport full of contact and few limitations. The sport originated in 1892 and in 1920 The National Football League was introduced. The widespread appeal of football increased tremendously in the twentieth century. For many people, Saturdays during the fall and winter seasons are dedicated to tailgating and attending a game, watching a game on TV, or playing the game in a stadium with a large audience in attendance. While football has many positives, it also shares its negatives in which the fans have ironically fallen in love with, in many ways football is very similar to warfare.

On November 6, 1869, Princeton and Rutgers played what is known to be the first college football game. It wasn’t until the 1880s that Walter Camp of Yale University began to change the rules of Rugby and transform the game into what we know today as American Football. (“Birth of”, 2016). In America there is a football game every Monday night, the average view on these games is an astonishing 8 million views. (Monday Night ,2014). What’s the big hype about American Football? In a book titled, “The Secret Lives of Sports Fans: The Science of Sports Obsessions” by Eric Simons, he presents the reader with information on the view of Football. He says, “Your hormones are doing what the players hormones are doing… You can look at the testosterone of male fans, and it’s not just adrenaline, but your testosterone goes up when your team wins and down when they lose.” According to Simons your brain mirrors the actions that are occurring on screen. (Niiler, Eric, 2014). Without the same health effects that the players are feeling of course. While the viewer is seemingly to feel the same thing that the players are feeling what is one thing the viewer is really missing out on? Moments of impact.

Football, the exhilarating, fast paced sport, is one of the most watched sports in the United States. Around 63% of the country, 200 million men, women, and children watch the sport on their television or live at a stadium. The high intensity of getting the ball from point A to point B has its visual excitement and adrenaline. It 's clear why the sport gets so much attention. However, there is a flip side to this sport. Little does the public know, the physical effects of football on the players are far more numerous than a couple scrapes and bruises. There have been some researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University who have recently identified the degenerative disease which has been found in the 96 percent of NFL players that they’ve examined and in 79 percent of all football players. The disease is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE); it’s been widely believed to have formed from repetitive trauma (hits) to the head. This can lead to conditions such as memory loss, depression and dementia (Breslow). Moreover, recent studies have shown that the brain undergoes major trauma and stress as the high contact sport keeps the players in constant collision with each other. As young members of surrounding communities participate in this sport, there needs to be health and safety regulations as well as a way to monitor the players to prevent them from living a handicap life from CTE.