English 12/18/12 Why Football It’s the most fun‚ most competitive‚ team-oriented sport in the earth. We do anything to win a game. Ladies love us guys want to be us. Everybody loves the game‚ people are always playing it‚ and it is the soul of the universe. When you put on the pads‚ lace up the spikes‚ and buckle your helmet you walk onto the field with a swagger and nothing else matters. You will forget if you failed a test‚ fought with a friend‚ or lost some money. Football is the sport I love
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field. Daniel Rodriguez‚ a new wide receiver‚ had just joined the Clemson Football team. He was the smallest‚ yet oldest person on the team. At 24-years old‚ he was five-seven one-hundred and seventy five pounds. This was his dream. He ran down the hill‚ along with his team‚ into Death Valley as the Clemson was enjoying their first home game of the season. “This is no ordinary day‚ and I suppose I am no ordinary college football player.” Daniel said before he took the field that day. This is no ordinary
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Rogers September 28‚ 2010 Event That Changed My Life Essay When my coach told me I could play college football‚ I started trying hard in my school work and in life. My dream is to be the starting tackle for a college football team and to obtain a degree in criminal justice. Before my coach told me I could play college football I had no aspirations in life. Through my experience with football‚ I learned that to achieve what I want in life‚ I have to work hard. During my freshmen year‚ I didn’t
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Among the sports that have enormous followings and make people converge to great stadiums and at their favorite spots or drinking areas to watch are football and Soccer. Soccer is probably the most popular sport in the world and football has an enormous following as well. While some differences between soccer and football are physical aggression‚ scoring and the shape of the ball. The similarities between these two sports are the shape of the field‚ number of players and timing of games. Two
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Recent studies show that football players are likely to have brain trauma and will be affected in the long run. Because of the abnormal buildup of protein in the brain‚ it causes the tissue to be degenerated. Although brain trauma can become a problem for anyone at any time‚ football is a push for the problem. One of the common effects on the brain is chronic traumatic encephalopathy‚ which is the loss of memory‚ emotional and aggression control. After all‚ football should be banned from high school
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Eighth grade year‚ gym class‚ flag football. I remember this day like it was yesterday. I had a fuming hatred for the gym teachers and their actions toward these pre-pubescent kids who take everything a little too personally‚ but with these rude teachers each and every reaction from each and every kid was appropriate. The only way I could describe these teachers is 40 year olds who find joy in making 13 year olds miserable. So‚ it all began when the flag football unit started. I wasn’t afraid of the
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One very important way to reduce the amount of concussions in football is informing the players about factors such as the dangers of concussions‚ how the athlete knows if he has one‚ the rules of the game‚ and proper tackling and blocking techniques. Teaching and making sure they know the major health and life threatening risks of concussions is a crucial aspect of prevention. Information such as what a concussion is‚ how it occurs‚ and the long and short term effects are the main points that must
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History of Women’s Football in England I have chosen to do my essay about the history of women’s football in England. I’ve chosen to write about this because it is a topic which I am interested in as I play for a girl’s football team inside school and out. Also I would like to find out more about women’s football and where and when it all started. In this essay you will find out about the basic history of women’s football heading all the way back from 1895 to present day. I will also write a comparison
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buttery bowl of popcorn and watch an aggressive game of football where teammates are constantly tackling each other‚it is important to still remember that as fun as this game may be to watch playing it leads to many dangerous life-threatening injuries. The informative article "Hard Knocks" By Gabriel Charles Tyler found in upfront magazine‚ the infographic‚ titled “How Many G’s”‚ and the youtube video labeled "Concussion Hazards in Youth Football" (Dr. Drew interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta‚ HLN/CNN)
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Is football dangerous? Football is dangerous‚ and they have proved it. But should we not watch it‚ because it is dangerous? Do we have the right to ban football‚ or will it ever be banned? Does football have a too great of a hold on Americans‚ that we have to have it‚ like it’s an addiction we want it around‚ even though it’s dangerous‚ but is that even a right reason to have football‚ because we are addicted to it? Football is very dangerous it causes CTE or chronic traumatic encephalopathy. It
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