Everybody loves to watch football. It is a large part of the American culture. 64% of Americans watch and enjoy football every Sunday according to gallup.com. But everyone seems to leave out the ugly truth of the whole sport; the violence. Football is said to be the 3rd most violent sport in the world‚ right behind hockey and rugby‚ according to reference.com. The difference between football and those two sports is how many people play them. About 6 and a half million people play hockey and rugby
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Football in England Bill Shankly‚ Liverpool manager on football: “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I’m very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much‚ much more important than that.” General facts:- national sport in the United Kingdom -over 40‚000 association football clubs‚ England has more clubs than any other country - played in English schools since at least 1581 -modern global game of Football was first codified in 1863 in London -UK is
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Flag Football Flag Football Flag Football is a version of American or Canadian football. It is very popular worldwide. The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game that is often called tackle football but instead of tackling players to the ground the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt form the ball carrier “ de flagging” to end a down. Other rules are you can have a minimum of five players. No jewelry or things like that that would get in the way. All
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Football and baseball are two sports that have been played in america for along time. Some people say that baseball is what America use to be and football is what america is now. These sports have many differences and similarities that I would like to share with you. There are some that are obvious but there will be some that you may not know about. Football and baseball are different in many ways. They are played at different times of the year. First I will start with the ball. A baseball is spherical
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Topic: History of Football General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the history of football Introduction II. American Football was game that started in college in the late 1800‚ from the 1950’s it rose to become the most watched sport on the US. III. Through my research and former high school football player Football is the dominate sport in all of the US and is now gaining popularity around the world. Body I. Football was created by universities in 1874 and
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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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In youth and high school football‚ many injuries are suffered every year. Some injuries are just painful spots on the body‚ such as contusions‚ breaks‚ and sprains. Other injuries may be catastrophic and sometimes even deadly. State laws in WV now require players to take concussion tests yearly before seasonal play begins‚ but the question some may ask is‚ is just one test a year enough? Personally‚ I am a strong supporter of children playing any sport that is offered. With that being said‚ young
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The National Football League has recently faced a class-action lawsuit from hundreds of ex-football players regarding the lifelong effects of football concussions. The NFL has settled its brain trauma case in September of 2013 with an agreement to pay out $765 million to 4500 football retirees (Ezell). Concussions have become a major issue in not only the game of football but the business of football as well. In high contact sports‚ such as football concussions are going to be very prevalent. Equipment
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this football game. All kinds of emotions stir‚ and as the men pound at each other constantly‚ the crowd roars. Because of all of the intensity involved in the game‚ football is on of the world’s most popular sports‚ however‚ understanding the game of football is not easy. Football is a complex sport in its origin‚ evolution‚ and rules of the game. It is said that the forerunner of American football was a game called "harpaston‚" played by the ancient Greeks. Similar to modern football‚ the
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knowledge about football‚ I do think that football is dangerous for high school players. There are studies done that have proven there are more high school players getting hurt then the college players. “According to the study‚ published in the August 2007 issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine‚ four out of every 1‚000 high school football exposures resulted in an injury‚ while eight out of every 1‚000 collegiate football exposures in an injury.” In a way‚ high school football players tend
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