Prof. Keith Bishop
English 101
12/10/2013
“How I Learned To Love Football”
“Move Over Boys, Make Room In The Crease”
Sara Maratta and Felisa Rogers essay is the opposite of one another. Sara Maratta at the age of 14 developed a liking to sports, hockey was Marattas number one sport. Maratta knew hockey inside and out. Her favorite aspect of the sport was the fighting part. It drew her deeper into the sport. Maratta had a passion for the Blue Jackets team, and being her number one hobby whom she supported as a fan. Although women want to be heard in the sports world and want to participate in the games, it is still a man dominated sport. Men feel that the sports world is not for women. Since she was a little girl, Felisa Rogers never liked sports. She participated in band camp and worked as a score keeper, her social status suffered. Roger’s family never encouraged her to play or to like sports, they believe sports are barbaric. Felisa Rogers moved to another school district where sports weren’t so popular, and her social status didn’t suffer. Felisa fit right in with the kids at her new school. Felisa Rogers dislike of sports grew as the years went on. The only time she would watch football was at a social gathering that her husband had coordinated. “Sara Maratta is studying journalism and political science at the University of Cincinnati and is interested in a career in journalism or politics”.(537) Maratta at the age of 14 years old sat home one weekend and was bored, she went into the family room expecting to watch a cooking show with her family, and was astonished that her father was watching a hockey game she was so fascinated about the first game she saw and became an instant fan of that sport. Marattas’ title ”Make Room for the Crease means it’s the area near the net which the goalie must protect with his life”.(538) Maratta cheered when fights broke out with her favorite team and the opposing team, since then she has