First, the rich aroma of fatty fried foods wafts through the air, second loud cheers & boos surround the stadium and lastly a tingling sensation of excitement fills the body. This the stadium of American football the most toughest and brutal sport known to man, the sport where throwing simple pigskin across the field that became a favorite pastime for most people.Football in it’s origins wasn’t well respected and it was considerably feared by many Americans when football was first played on the grassy football field. The brutality of the game has lessen to a tolerable degree now in modern time, so it can be more pleasing to the public to watch, then in which lead to the sport gaining a massive fanbase in America. The sport of football and the way it's played is inspired by rugby,which was popular in European countries then rugby became interesting to play in America. So with the inspiration coming from a rough and brutal sport football did not shy away to the violence, actually that is how the sport thrives. In the 1900s football gain some popular in collegiate sports with powerhouses Harvard, Yale, and Princeton leading the college football to prominence. Though people weren’t really in love with these colleges letting college students play the sport, for a credible reason that the sport was still young and underdeveloped. Players were dying from being injured while playing as football didn’t have structure rules that it has now. A prominent example is the The “Flying
My first point is the injuries sustained while playing the sports. Football, unlike basketball, is known for notorious tackles against other players. The game is designed to hurt the
It is America’s game. Tough, rough, explosive, exciting, and captivating. One can’t deny that this sport can truly be a thrill to watch. Big plays accompanied by big hits. Touchdowns paired with broken bones and concussions. Kids start when they are young aiming for the stars to be the next great NFL player. It is instilled in the culture from young age that football players are the biggest, baddest, and toughest athletes on the planet. They are the modern day warriors out to entertain the masses. Football players don’t get hurt, they play through the pain, at whatever cost and taking whatever medication they can to numb the pain.
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
Football remains the most popular sport in America and the ninth most popular sport in the world for a reason. Since its creation in 1869, football has played a fundamental part of American society. Every Sunday, my family along with millions of other Americans turn the television to CBS, NBC or FOX to watch their favorite football team go to battle. My family and I bleed burgundy and gold and root for the home team the Washington Redskins. Americans including myself display great intensity and passion for the game of football and the result of the game often changes my attitude for the better or worse. Watching the game on television may come as exhilarating and entertaining, but playing the game creates the best times. Overall football has made a severe impact on many people’s lives. Football teaches unique lessons in a hands on manner which helps athletes like myself sustain a much more adventurous life. Football has made an immeasurably positive influence upon my life, but the sport has its dangers. Football changes lives.
Most people understand that football is a violent sport, and one must be very tough in order to compete. Injuries NFL athletes suffer can affect, not only the player, but also the fans and family members watching. Over time, many have become increasingly disturbed by the violence that routinely occurs in
American football originated with its earlier form of play that derived from a variation of
While Walter Camp, the father of American football we all know and love today was established. Before the 19th century “football” referred to many number of games played on foot. Each one of these games had different rules; same were played solely using your hands and were a running game. Yet others forbid the use of the hands and were kicking games. Many football historians place the games beginning in rugby which began in 1823, due to its many similarities. One of the legends is that football was invented when Englishmen playing rugby grew tired of not being able to use their hands, so they picked up the ball and ran. Then in an endeavor to enforce the rules another player tackled the man who picked up the ball. Although we didn’t aren’t sure if this is true we do know that a variation of English rugby was taking off in Canada which later became Canadian football. This is important because it had a huge influence on developing American football (Saperecom).
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 the 1900s some people felt the game of football was too rough. So they thought that the game of football should be banned. But over time people realized that the game was dangerous because of maybe what they wear. People decided that the equipment should be better so that the game is not so dangerous, so they made the safety of the game better and saw that injuries went down over
The National Football League (NFL) has diverged over time during its existence from 1920. The National Football League 's experience is still more exciting today than in past generations. The actors today are larger, more degraded, and stronger than professional actors. Although the same general rules still apply in today’s game, but new ones are brought up every year to protect players from injuries. Ever since the league started in 1920, the football equipment for participants has improved even better over the years. Likewise, today’s football culture is even more exciting for participants and fans to enjoy. For the players today, it is more comfortable to drive themselves and their teams from the
The NFL, the governing body and league format for American football is the largest grossing sporting league in the world. The sport symbolises and embodies American culture as it is fast paced, dazzling razzmatazz of a show brought to a conclusion every year by the greatest show on earth, the Super Bowl. The themes explored are going to be America’s issue with race, how the sport has evolved with TV and commercialism linking the sport to capitalism and the free market. And just like the opening a theme will be size, how large everything is about the sport and the country and how it is associated with the US.
In the article, “Why Americans Should Quit Watching Football,” Charles Camosy states that football is a very violent activity and should be discouraged until the game is altered in some way. He does this by describing how a movie that shows violence in the NFL would not be popular because Americans do not want to see the violence that goes on behind the scenes. Camosy then goes on to say that he is a fan of football himself. He states that “Left unrestrained, I could easily watch five, six games in a typical weekend” (qtd.in Camosy). This shows that he himself is a fan of the violence he wants changed.
Since the introduction of organized team sports into American culture, numerous sports have stepped into the limelight for certain periods of time but none have stuck around as long as football has. Just as with everything else in life, football has had it’s fair share of drawbacks since its invention in the mid-19th century. Despite the drawbacks and criticism football has faced, its role and influence on American culture between the 1890’s and 1930’s far outweigh the negative aspects of its past.
The behavior of a football players over the years has become somewhat of a problem at time. While some football players have great lives and come up in great homes there are some who grow up in bad areas and are exposed to bad things at a young age. Football can teach the brain many different things football trains and strengthens and emboldens and from the way we are trained it can teach the brain a bit of violence the sport may have this way of big men in a violent way colliding into each other for gladiator glory in a way that alters their brain chemistry and might make them more dangerous and violent. What you see in football players, from a young age is that they are trained to hit hard, be aggressive and take severe damage. Not only
Football is one of the most popular sports in America. The sport started in 1863 as a game between universities and became professional football in 1892. American football got its popularity in the universities and become one of its most popular games. Later, High Schools started to introduce the football game as well as a part of their sports. Since football became very popular, many teenagers try to get into the school teams, but not all of them were lucky to get into the teams. Football requires of strength, hard training and the courage to fight in order to keep the ball within the team, in consequence, it causes many accidents have happened since then; for example, broken ribs, legs, arms, etc. If players are not careful, they can ended up with a broken part of the body; therefore, the sport should be vanished from all high schools because of the risk outcomes. Football is a brutal sport and can lead teenagers to have a different attitude, and feel with a source of power over others causing bullying and other type of mental disorders.