All athletes regardless of age, gender, genetics or sport can benefit from effective training. It is important that the selected training improves the body’s ability to perform tasks associated with the chosen sport. (Kiss, 2010) Touch football is a fast paced game where an oval-shaped ball is passed between players who avoid being ‘touched’ by the defensive team, in order to score a touchdown. The game requires a range of demands from the three energy systems; Creatine phosphate, Lactic Acid and Aerobic. Specific fitness components are also required to perform a game of touch effectively. There are three positions in a touch game; centre, link and wing. They all require varied amounts of the energy systems and fitness components. This assignment will focus on the exercise physiology in relation to touch and the evaluation of my own fitness profile.…
It happens about 100 times a game in the National Football League: a bone-jarring tackle that slams a player to the turf. On the play shown in the photo above, Seattle Seahawks defensive back Marcus Trufant (23) drilled Philadelphia Eagles receiver Greg Lewis (83) with such force that Lewis couldn't hang on to the ball. (Seattle won the Dec. 5, 2005, game at Philadelphia 42-0 in the most lopsided shutout ever broadcast on Monday Night Football.) Incompletions and fumbles aren't the only consequences of such tackles. More than 100 concussions are recorded each season in the NFL. Given the size and speed of today's athletes, it's surprising that more gridiron warriors aren't carried off the field on their shields. For that, they can thank high-tech gear that protects them from the physics at play in the sport's fearsome collisions.…
Passing with in step - you’d be told to keep an eye on the person your passing to open your body up, put your non kicking foot besides the ball pointing to where you want the pass to go, make contact using the instep of the striking foot and kick the ball, after contact with the ball follow through it.…
This term in year 11 senior physical education we have been learning the use of the three energy systems and how they are used in the game of touch football and how they function together. To understand the energy systems, our class went through a number of fitness tests.…
“The object of the game is to put the ball into your opponent's goal. This may be done by throwing the ball from any part of the grounds, with one or two hands, under the following conditions and rules”:…
his college football season, multiple players have been called out for targeting. The fact that not all of the officials calls have been correct is one of the main issues. According to the AFCA, (American Football Coaches Association) rule 9-1-3 states, “ No player shall target and initiate contact against an opponent with the crown (top) of his helmet. When in question, it is a foul.” Many officials this year called targeting on players who were not following the outline of this rule. The targeting call should be changed to how the officials are calling it.…
The soccer kick is the essence of association football (soccer). This move is performed in every single game of football all over the world, whether it’s professional or amateur. There are two main ways of classifying kicks in soccer; the free kick and kicks in general play. The free kick occurs when a player impedes one of the laws of the game and the opposing team are therefore awarded a ‘free kick’ without the other team touching the ball and must be a certain distance away from the ball and the player who is kicking it. The kicks in general play are very OPEN skills as there are countless different scenarios when it comes to the soccer pitch. The free kick is somewhat CLOSED because of the ball being stationary on the ground however the distance and environment is still very unpredictable. The soccer kick is a GROSS MOTOR skill as I will show further in the report almost all the muscle groups will be utilised and activated. The soccer kick is also a SERIAL skill; the run up, striking of the ball and follow through all come into play.…
In touch football the ball is passed between the attacking team to players that are onside, who will run or move with the ball in an attempt to gain ground, giving them a chance to score. Defending players prevent the attacking team from gaining ground by touching the ball carrier, (Touch Football Australia, 2013). The attacking team has six touches until the ball is changed to the defending team. There are six players from each team on the field at a time. The six players are split into positions that consist of two middles, two links and two wings. The middles are positioned in the centre of the field, between the two links. These players must be fit with excellent communication and ball skills. They also crease opportunities for the outside players, (SportingPulse, 2013). The next position is the link. Links are positioned between the middles and wings. They are the most deceptive runners with the best ball handling skills. They have good anticipation, acceleration and evasive skills, (SportingPulse, 2013). They also need to be able to communicate and have good spatial awareness to keep everyone aligned in defence. The last position is the wing. They are positioned on each side of the field, outside the link and near the sideline. Wings are expected to be the fastest players on their team. The wing position seems to be the easiest…
Some people think that goalies are the most important players on the field. History, manual neuer, and how hard it is to play the position is very important.…
“Heading is when a player propels the ball using their head”(Sports Definitions). “There are four main types of heading that occur in the game – the defensive header, used to clear the ball from the defensive area; the glancing header, used as a “pass” to advance the ball; the flick-on header which uses the back of the head to direct the ball; and the dramatic diving header, used to attack or to score a goal” (Pimlott). With each of these types of headers in soccer each one must be properly learned otherwise there will be a greater chance of risk and harm to players.. If players are taught the proper and basic fundamentals of soccer then they will be able to safely head a ball. When players…
A soccer throw-in is when the soccer ball is played out of bounds of the field and a player has to enter the ball back in bounds. The team that touched the ball last lost possession so a player from the opposite team gets to throw the ball back in bounds. The player that throws the ball back into bounds grabs the ball with both hands and puts the ball all the way behind their head. The player then proceeds to bring the ball over their head. They then release the ball and try to throw it as hard as they can to their teammates. When a player throws a ball in, the ball does not just travel in an upward direction. If the ball did that then soccer players would never get the ball where they want it to go. The ball is put into the playing field again by…
The game of football (AFL) is one that requires a variety in movement patterns and intensity efforts based on positions and gameplay situations. With the variety movement patterns and efforts interplay is a huge part of the game with a constant change in the dominant energy systems between aerobic, and anaerobic systems. AFL requires players to also be able to perform a number of fitness components at an elite level, which can be tested by completing a number of fitness test.…
Football is by far the main sport played and watched in the United States, and it is becoming more popular around the world. The history of the game dates all the way back to the eighteen hundred, with people who did not wear any equipment, to present day, having a thousand or more dollars of gear rigged onto their body. A lot of people are fans of a team or just fans of the game but many people do not know how much the game has evolved from such a simple and aggressive sport to a complex game that uses much more than just power and aggression, as current players have to use their brain to win games. Since football started the offense has evolved into many different offenses including tight and spread formations To understand the game…
The NFL (National Football League) uses many forms of technology. You may not realize it but they actually have a lot of technology in there everyday games. For example they use headphones to communicate and they use a scoreboard to keep track of the score and to know how much time is left in the game. They also use tablets to make up plays. As you can see there are multiple sources of technology and more that I haven’t even mentioned. Right now, I will only talk about one of these pieces of technology. That one piece of technology will be the earpiece that quarterbacks and coaches use to communicate with each other.…
The Great Game of Soccer It is hard to find a better sport to play than soccer. Soccer is a game that can be played by people of almost any age. There are eleven players needed to play on a team.…