MORGANTOWN‚ W.Va.--Strength and conditioning is an aspect of sports‚ especially football‚ that people often overlook. If teams aren’t properly conditioned it could spell trouble when the pads come one. That is what the West Virginia University football team is focused on this summer. For the Mountaineers’ speedy style of play conditioning is detrimental when it comes game time. "We’re a fast paced offense‚" senior wide receiver Shelton Gibson said. "We go and we go and we go. The better we can
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college can be a problematic experience for anyone‚ especially if they are not prepared or focused. Athletically‚ it became overwhelming to me because I wasn’t mentally prepared which poured over to academics. The jump from high school to major college football is a substantial one in terms of speed‚ talent‚ physicality‚ and complexities of the game. It all started when the freshmen reported to campus. The start of two-a-day practices was less than a month away and the coaches wanted to get us on campus
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A football player kicking a football is an example of a gross muscular skeletal muscle coordinating together to display the live-action potential of the chemistry between the functions of the nervous‚ muscular‚ and the skeletal system. For these actions to take place‚ the skeletal system must first be established and erected along with the cartilage‚ ligaments‚ and tendons attaching bones‚ muscle to bones‚ and articulation for movements. When a football player sprints on the field during a game
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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
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The Struggle of Paying College Athletes The Coach of a football team is just as important as any player performing on the field. In fact his power over the team surpasses that of any one single player‚ the coach can determine whether an entire season is a victory or a loss. Perhaps this is why Colleges justify paying a coach millions of dollar a year‚ but the players who are out there beside him next to nothing. Although a lot of the players that perform on the field week by week do get
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Schools use old football helmets for their football teams - some as old as 10 years. Each helmet has a 10 year old warranty and should get reconditioned & recertified every year. It doesn’t mean that a 10 year old helmet isn’t up to code. It just means you can’t use it because you can’t get it recertified. Helmets that were recertified have lables inside them showing the last recertification date.http://www.kshb.com/news/football-helmets-up-to-10-years-old-still-in-use Let’s face it. Football will always
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We all know the classic NFL(National Football League). It is certainly fun to watch‚ but how to the players feel when they play? Football concussions are a big deal when it comes to mental and physical stability. NFL players may be able to sustain through concussions and pain (even though it is a bad thing to ignore)‚ but teenagers‚ on the other hand‚ shouldn’t try to fight the pain. High schools should not be able to run football teams knowing the dangers of the sport. Teenagers are more susceptible
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In 2007 high school and college football there are around 7.23 ‘’catastrophic head’’ injuries per year. This sport is dangerous because it’s too brutal. So many kids play football when it’s not safe for them. If you play you should at least wear the right material to play. Most kids don’t wear anything to protect them against the harmful impacts that happen. ‘’Catastrophic head’’ injuries are an enormous concern in football today. Football is a dangerous game to be a part of even though it’s fun
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As a cheerleader‚ I took part in a high energy and enthusiasm activity‚ yet I craved more. “More” just so happened to be flag football. The summer before I entered the first grade I asked my parents if I could make the transition. My request was met with emotions including concern‚ intrigue‚ but most of all‚ support. My parents were not going to dissuade me from participating in any hobby‚ especially one I seemed so interested in pursuing. I showed up to the first practice with my curly‚ blonde
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Ryan Jerzy Jerzy 1 Cady English 103 26 May 2003 "NCAA Football Playoff System" Thesis: The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) formula has been used to determine the top twenty-five teams in NCAA Division I college since 1998. Many think this system is inadequate and should be changed. The alternative is a playoff system that would give more of the top teams a chance to be named the NCAA football National Champion. I. BCS formula A. Computers 1. Where they’re from 2. How they
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