American football

Is football too dangerous to be played the way it currently is? Maybe football shouldn’t be played at all. The latest findings show that 81 to 91 percent of deceased National Football League players had signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Alternatively, others think football should be made safer to reduce some of its violence. American Football dates back all the way from the late 1800s. The sport of American football itself was relatively new in 1892. It started from two sports, soccer and

just how prevalent in youth football are concussions? Some claim that most players experience head trauma that will leave a lasting negative effect on the athlete’s brain. Others believe that concussions in youth football are very rare and most of the time have no long term effects on the athlete. Many would say that even if there is risk of injury, football provides many positive opportunities that kids should not pass up on due to fear. The sport of American Football provides challenges, comradery

In American Football, the key is to score the most points. I am just going to tell you how to exactly do that. There are five different ways to score in American Football. There are various ways to score these points on each side of the ball. The most common ways in scoring result in either a touchdown or a field goal. However, there are a few other ways to score in the game of football. Touchdowns are the most common scoring drives in football. A touchdown is when an offensive player carrying the

“Tom!”, “Mike!”, “Tedy!” Squashed in a crowd of hundreds of people, being prodded forward by my mom, I was overwhelmed by the noise, the air of excitement,everyone hoping for the same thing, an autograph from a Patriots player. I held out my football and hoped someone would grab it and sign it. One player grabbed it, but I didn’t know who because I was anxiously looking at the ground. Mike Vrabel, the huge linebacker, realized the instant he saw me that I was shy and nervous. He got my attention

I was anxious to get out of class gazing at the clock, and as I hear the bell I dart to the field.There were at least 100 7 and 8 graders waiting to try out. As I walk onto the soccer field I hear “DUCK”as a soccer ball whizzes by my head,“That was a close one,” said JJ. Mr.Hutcheson then came and said that he was going to be the soccer coach thus starting the tryouts. Just as me and my friends start kicking the soccer ball, our coach comes by and introduces himself, he was 5’8 feet tall, had a

Rugby and American football are two sports I really enjoy watching. You have the game of intense play with a complex strategy to score a touchdown and preventing the opponent from scoring. In addition you have another game that is very similar, making fast transition like in soccer trying to also score while preventing the opponent from scoring. When I watch Rugby and American football on television some of my friends ask me what are the similarities and difference from American football and Rugby

Beep beep beep! I turn off the Love/Hate machine we call an alarm clock. I put on my away colored football jersey; I get a little ball of excitement and eagerness bouncing around in my body. I run up stairs to get ready for school as I smell the aroma of bacon wafting in the area. I walked out my front door as the cool fall morning air hits my body. I open the wet car door handle to get into my car; I plop on the chilly leather seats, plug the aux cord into my phone and turn on some rap to set the

make it. Football was something I did to challenge myself. I was always the smarter kid in school, and never was challenged much so I wanted to try something different. The first year I played I was in the 4th grade. I went out thinking that it was gonna be easy like school was. I was shocked to see how wrong I was. The coaches seemed like monsters for the things we had to do. Continuous running, drills, and screaming  made the field seem like hell. After my first practice my

To become a quarterback in the National Football League, a man must have strength, accuracy, focus, and determination. Not having any of those skills, a man will not be selected to the National Football League. One man who possesses those skills is Tom Brady. Since he has learned to play the sport, he has develop his skills to be able to successfully compete with others in the National Football League. Beginning of Something Great Born August 3, 1977, in San Mateo, California; Tom was the youngest

Football Did you know football is one of the best sports in the world? I am going to tell you about football and things you need to know about football. If you don’t know about football read this. American football is an united states football game. The sport is played by two teams and you have to have eleven players.When you play football you have to play on a rectangular field. Which is 100 yards but some of it you don’t play on which is the extra 20 yards. The field goal has goal post on