High School Football Essay

While the majority of coaches are good coaches there are some who can do damage. These coaches have a “win-at-all-costs” mentality and can be really hard on the kids if they are not winning. Another psychological effect is inapposite feeling of superiority. The obsession with sport in our society can put an inflated sense of self on a child. If they are constantly winning or always making touchdowns they feel unstoppable. (Ph.D., 2015) “We must also recognize that participation in football, and team sports in general, has major benefits for fitness and character building. Participation in sports counters the major public health issues of obesity and, perhaps more importantly, the “disengagement” that we all observe in kids these days. Every parent of a teen, and even young children, realizes that a “virtual” world has often replaced the real, live interactions kids used to regularly experience. I strongly believe that participation in team sports has a major positive influence on youth, and we cannot discount the positive impact of this aspect of football. Ultimately, if a child is passionate about football and no other sport or activity, they are almost certainly better off playing football than being inactive and alone.” (Ph.D., 2015)

     Is High School football a sport, or is it more than that to some people? Recent newspaper headlines include such items as coaches abusing student athletes; fathers of athletes murdering coaches, and mother’s disabilitating cheerleading candidates to assure their daughters make the cheerleading team. In Odessa, Texas high school football is a major contributor to the society of a small town in Texas society. Every Friday night, 50,000 people fill the stadium to see high school students put their lives on the line to win a football game. H. G. Bissinger writes a novel called Friday Night Lights, about a year in 1988 where High School players prepare and play on the High School team, and what an impact they have

Why the interest in youth football lately? Youth football has been getting bad representation because of concussions and their consequences. Parents of football players are concerned for their children’s safety while playing tackle football. Plenty of cities and towns are banning youth football, because of concussions. Research shows that having many concussions may lead to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, otherwise known as CTE.

“‘Athletics last for such a short period of time. It ends for people. But while it lasts, it creates this make-believe world where normal rules don’t apply. We build this false atmosphere. When it’s over and the harsh reality sets in, that’s the real joke we play on people’” (Bissinger xiv). “Friday Night Lights” shows the darker side of high school football. Players are taught to play games to win, and thats all that matters. Football players are put under a tremendous amount of pressure, almost enough to be considered unfair. Even though football is a “team sport”, pressure on individual players is unnecessary. Some players have the burden of the team, the city, their family, and their future, resting on their shoulders. These players

For decades, American Football has captivated this nation as one of the prime sources of entertainment. With the culmination point, the Super Bowl, attracting more viewership than any other televised event in the country, the sport has seen a tremendous growth since its origination in 1920. In an era of economic struggle, job shortage, and high-cost of living, those with above average physical abilities can find the lure of professional football to be extremely attractive. With the wealth and fame attached to a professional career, many of our youths share the common dream of achieving football star status. In order to attempt this lofty goal, many kids enroll in this contact sport at an early age, often times with the support of their parents.

One of the most popular and dangerous sports inside high-school is, "American Football" some parents don't want to sign their teenager inside the sport, they believe it could lead to life threatening conditions. What parents don't understand is that it does more good than harm, it's better to start as a teenager to play these type of sports, to make the game familiar to themselves as they get older. When they get older and continue playing these type of sports it could lead them into getting scholarships, paying for their college, later they could even go for the big leads and go national, by playing for national teams. When playing national the players gets paid 44,000 thousand a game, which estimates to over 1.9 million per year, as you can

Football has many dangers and many precautions, but the more precautions than dangers. In football, size and aggression is an important part of the sport. Taking these variables into effect; some kids hit harder than others and because of this the effect has a toll on the ones who are taking the hits. There are rules that help prevent deadly collision hits, but sometimes it isn’t enough. There are certain parts of the game that people are hating yet in the pro leagues, these hits are the only reason people watch football.

The National Football League has been having some problems lately with its ratings because of the conflict they're having is making people not want to watch. The football players exercising their right to express what they feel about certain politics going on in the United States. The only problem is along the way they have forgotten what they are protesting for. It started with Colin Kaepernick expressing what he felt about the current issue in America to kneeling because it was the right thing to do or not because it was the wrong thing to do. These protests are making fans choose the side he or she wants to be on and splitting the fan like that is not good for the league.

You might believe that pressure in competitive sports is bad but the truth of the matter is if you have a small amount of pressure in competitive sports it can be good for kids. Because it provides emotional and physical support for kids, keeps students active and off the couch, and boosts self-esteem.

Sports have come a long way since basketball was played with milk crates and flat balls in the alleys of the poor and rich alike. One may ask, why should I be concerned with the senseless sweating and hours of practice of those who enjoy sports? The answer is one that will open your eyes to the fulfillment sports can bring whether recreational or competitive. Sport activities offer a variety of lifelong qualities and provide those who participate a sense of happiness like no other. Jennie Yabroff the author of “In Defense of Cheering”sheds light to her audience on why Cheering should be taken as seriously as any other sport. In contrast Felisa Rogers the

With 1:03 left the Hornets got a 14-yard from Sites, who broke a tackle on his way to the gain.

High School is suppose to be a time of great fun. In my small town of Greenbrier, Arkansas with a population of about five thousand people, our Friday night sports are everything. First Security, a local bank, tailgates before most games, people line up to get good seats, they deck out in “panther” gear, and everyone is always smiling and having a good time. At school before the games we have huge pep-rally’s where all 3 grades come together and yell and support the Panthers. A person from the team playing that night speaks about the games and how hard everyone has worked for tonight. No one is ever sitting and everyone finds it enjoyable. School pride is of great value to Greenbrier students.

It was mid-October 2010 on a Thursday night and the football team of Miami North Western Bulls were preparing for their second round of playoffs. The Bulls were practicing hard, giving their blood, sweat, and tears leaving everything on the field because Friday was the big game that they all had been waiting for. Friday was a rival game against Miami Central Rockets and the Bulls were prepared to take them down and become one step closer to completing as state champs. There was something special about this season specifically for Teddy because he was persevering through all the adversities he encountered this year. One being that his mom had been diagnosed with breast cancer, secondly it was his senior year and he was determined to defeat

“It’s playable. It’s just before the sand trap,” I tell my opponent before walking up and switching places with her. I tee up my ball and take a step back to look at my line. I position myself and the sound of my club sweeping across the grass fills the air as I practice my swing. I wipe my sweaty palms on my shorts to stop the club from slipping. Feeling confident I square myself up with the ball and ground my feet into the short soft grass. I turn my shoulders, raise my club, and turn through my swing quick as lightning, sending my drive straight down the fairway and right onto the green. Grinning I pick my tee off from the ground and walk back to my clubs. I couldn’t imagine a more perfect way to end my round. I wait patiently as my opponent hits their ball right into the trees.

Once a week, the fan runs away from home and attends the stadium. Flags flicker, rattles sound, rockets, drums, rain snakes and paper cut; the city disappears, the routine is forgotten, there is only one existing location, the temple. In this sacred space, the only religion that does not have atheists exhibits its divinities. Although the fan can contemplate the miracle, more comfortably, on the TV screen, he prefers to undertake the pilgrimage to this place where he can see his angels in flesh and blood, fighting a duel against the demons of the day and explains, “ How will you know what love is if you never became a fan of a club. How will you know what pain is if the defender never broke your tibia and fibula and you were in a slide