We all know the game of football is one of Americas most beloved and exciting sports‚ but what are the long term risk of playing this brutal game. The game of football was invented November 6 1869 the first game played was by Rutgers and Princeton Unversitys sense that day the game of football has grown into what it is today a multibillion dollar industry‚ but new studies have been released showing that in high school kids 11.2 kids get a concussion out of 10000 games or practices. But what are
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I play quarter back for Pensacola Catholic High. To me football is one of the biggest adrenaline rushes you can get. The game is fast and I like that. When I play football I feel unstoppable and I love it. When you play quarterback the game is in your hands and it is up to you to lead your team to victory. You have to make sure your team is focused and prepared. You have to be a good leader to play quarterback. If your team starts loosing you can’t just act sad and give up. You have to do the right
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that popular a sport compared to Baseball and American Football but around the world it is the most popular sport in the world. I have always played football but I had never followed it until I was 14 and that ignited a passion in me like nothing else. I support Chelsea Football Club the current English Premier League Champions. I have supported them since I was 12 years old even when I did not watch football but ever since I have started watching football I just love them more. I would consider myself
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The mind game When the name Peyton Manning is mentioned‚ almost anyone would recognize him as an NFL football player and many would know him as an elite quarterback that broke records left and right; however‚ few recognize the major impact he has left on the game of football. From the time Peyton Manning began playing football‚ he was different‚ he was not very athletic and his passing skills were not exactly perfect; yet somehow‚ he was a step above everyone else on the field. It appeared as if
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Rugby is Safer Than Football With rugby’s growing popularity in the US‚ it is starting to get noticed by greater amounts of people and is now being compared to American football. But the biggest conversation is about the safety of each sport. Some say that rugby is football but without the pads and so that automatically makes it more dangerous‚ but not using pads does not mean that it is going to get someone hurt more often. Besides‚ the one who says rugby is more dangerous hasn’t looked at football’s
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learning eyes. Kids see how they act‚ how they celebrate a touchdown‚ even… how they are hit. With concussions in youth football turning into such huge issues including safety and prevention the National Football League is one that has been stepping up to take its own changes. The NFL has always endorsed safety with youth programs and encouraging concussion prevention‚ but with football being such a physical sport it begs the question of‚ “Is it worth it.” With the NFL being one of the most prominent
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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
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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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Football: America’s Favorite Sport "INTERCEPTION!" shouts the announcer. The game is 20-14. Your team who is losing‚ just intercepted the ball at your 10 yard line. There is one minute left in the fourth quarter and each team has only one time out. You are the quarter back and now have to take the ball down-field to win the game. What’s your call? Imagine being in that scenario. One minute to make a touchdown so you can go into overtime. You are on the other end of the field and if you
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Professional football that we know today is much different than it was when the game was still being completed in the United States many decades ago. Pro football officially began when the National Football League was founded on August 20‚ 1920‚ in Canton‚ Ohio by seven men‚ Jim Thorpe being the most well known of the seven. For a couple decades‚ the NFL was the only professional football league but then in July of 1959 another league came to be. This new league became known as the American Football
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