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    American football vs European football (soccer) On November 1869, Princeton and Rutgers played the first intercollegiate football game in New Brunswick, New Jersey, using a soccer-style game with rules adapted from the London Football Association (Michael Oriard 2017). American football is a combination of two English sport, rugby and soccer. In term of popularity, soccer is most popular sport in the world, whereas American football is only popular in the United States. American Football and soccer

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    Most likely the wide receivers will get the most concussions, because of the defensive linebackers and the safety’s. Well everyone on the defense is trying to tear the offense head off without the proper form tackling. Even a smaller defender can tackle someone bigger than themselves because of the proper form tackling. Due to the fact of concussions, tackling requires proper positioning, closing the distance and watching the hips to execute correctly. The person head should be looking upwards and

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    Concussion In Football

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    concussions. So yes, a football player in high school should have better equipment and higher training to reduce the risk of concussion. My first reason is more advanced technology in helmets can prevent concussion more training on how to tackle to lessen incorrect tackles leading to head collisions, and more training about the rules specifically. First, I am going to discuss about how high school players should have newer equipment . The first and most important equipment piece is the helmet. This is

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    During his tenure at South Charleston High School, the 6-foot, 173-pound Pitts had 348 career tackles, including 13 sacks and 35 tackles for loss. In his senior season, Pitts had 90 tackles, including 56 solo stops and nine tackles for loss. He recovered three fumbles and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. Also, the freshman is someone that can return punts if need be. Pitts averaged 45

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    Is tackle football too dangerous for kids who aren’t even fully developed? Back then, when it came to sports, safety was never one of the main concerns. For example, baseball was played for over half a century without requiring helmets. Recently, society has started to worry about future generations and whether some activities will have long-lasting effects on them, such as football. Although many are advocates for safety, others are arguing that kids should be able to play what they want. While

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    Football For Kids

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    In “ Former NFLers Call for End to Tackle Football for Kids” , Nadia Kounang expresses the fact that children under 14 years old shouldn’t be playing tackle football. More specifically Nadia Kounang argues that children playing football at a young age is dangerous because they’re bodies can’t handle the impact. She wrote about the health problems they could develop. For example, she said, “ It’s not concussions that causes CTE. It’s repeated hit…”. Additionally, the purpose of her writing this is

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    HERE Name: Dillon pan ELA/Per:1/2 Date:11/17/17 On-Demand Performance Assessment Argument and Information/Research Writing Should Minors Be Able To Play tackle football? Have you ever played tackle football? I must tell you it's fun, but there's always been a question “Should minors be able to play tackle football?” my opinion is yes. why shouldn't minors be able to play football?. Football is a fun high adrenaline game that many kids love playing it is played in youth leagues

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    Demario Davis Case Study

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    off-field baggage. The 27 year old was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2012 draft. Davis is a solid player who has been described as durable and dependable. He played weakside linebacker in the Jets 3-4 defense and produced 349 tackles in four seasons. As we all know where there are positives, there are negatives too. When looking at the numbers, Davis isn’t considered a big play difference maker. He only registered 6.5 sacks, one interception and

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    rules.'' McCalister is a big pass rusher form The University of Florida at 6’6 240. McCalister was a Combine Top Performer in three events Broad jump, 3 cone and the 20 yard shuttle. In 22 games over three seasons McCalister had 12.5 sacks 49 total tackles and 2 forced fumbles. He also suffered a broken foot this season. Another good 7th round value pick for the

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    To be successful in the sport of Rugby Union the typical anatomical features one must acquire is a lean body mass, muscular strength, power, speed and agility. While the somatic characteristics of a Rugby Union player will differ depending on their position within the team, a significant measure of muscle mass and strength is a distinctive attribute in most of them (Australian Institute of Sport, 2015). A greater body mass enables a player to produce a higher momentum; which is beneficial in the

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