Football

Concussions in football A traumatic brain injury (TBI) also known as a concussion is a serious health problem to athletes, especially to football players. The brain controls the body and gives a person personality and defines every aspect of his or her life. A brain injury can disrupt a person’s life in an instance and like broken bones or bruises; TBI can limit or prevent normal body functions. A brain injury, unlike common injuries can damage mental abilities to include memory and speech

sports may be confusing. In America the sport we call Soccer is actually called football in other countries. Because of this, in other countries our game of football is called American football or gridiron football. So it’s like having two different sports with the same original name. In reality both sports are quite similar. Soccer is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. American football is a sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with

have played football for most of my life since I was 6 years old. Even though I have crossed obstacles they haven't been able to stop me. I would like to continue my education to college for I will be able to know tons of things. Also, by going to college I want to become a history teacher that coaches football. This has been one of goals for 4 years now since I have started to love history and football. If I didn't have football I wouldn't have anything for my grades. By having football in my life

In the fall of my sophomore year of high school, my brother had just made the soccer team so you could find us in the backyard kicking a soccer ball around. We would pass, practice corner kicks, and shoot for hours. Sometimes our sister, who was about five at the time, would join us, which mostly slowed things down. One fall afternoon after school, we were kicking the ball around and my little sister decided she wanted to play. She ran about ten feet in front of my brother for a pass and he waved

sport, one can learn about class struggles, politics, and religion. When studying the formation of football in Victorian England, William Baker takes a Marxist view. In his article “The Making of a Working-Class Football Culture in Victorian England”, he focuses on the class divide that football created during this time. In this article, the main focus in on the lower working class, and how football affected them. In Alan Metcalfe’s article “Organized Sport in the Mining Communities of South Northumberland”

state of research for college football training is great, with many articles looking to find data that is beneficial to both the players and coaches either with resistance training programs, conditioning programs, or supplementation studies. There are not many studies looking to see how these variables actually play a role in the competition or game. Strength and Conditioning Training and Speed Speed is one of the most significant characteristics of a college football player due to the nature of the

I choose football Because that’s been apart of my life for a very long time. I also play in this sport I love everything about it. The hitting the crazy one hand catches. I love when my coaches yell at me. Because it makes me learn an understand my position alot more. So anyways some of the things u will need for this sport. Is one football helmet and Shoulder Pads an game pants. Those are the Main things that u will need for this sport. The next thing is you have to know what side of the ball you

questions asked to football players, coaches, athletic NFL trainers, and even scientists regarding the game of football, there is one question that remains the most controversial and the most talked about question surrounding the NFL, “Do helmets actually prevent concussions?”. While there are many speculations and arguments for the agreement that helmets do prevent concussions, this is simply not the case. There are three main reasons why helmets in the NFL and other lower level football leagues simply

College Football VS. Pro Football           With a growing number of people becoming interested in professional football along with college football, I thought I would explain some of the contrasts and comparisons’ between the two divisions.           The first big contrast is the number of teams and number of games they play in a season. College football has 117 teams in the division 1-A, which is

experience that has been particularly meaningful to me is my experience playing varsity football. Not only has this experience been the highlight of my high school career, but it has also been one of the most worthwhile experiences I have had. While participating in football, I have not only built many relationships that will last a lifetime, but I have also learned many lessons that I may not have learned without football. I learned how to deal with great diversity, whether it be on a small scale, such