American Football: Too dangerous for school? Goals‚ baskets and touchdowns; Three basic sports terms most people have learned through tradition and participation. People have enjoyed watching and playing sports for centuries‚ even millennia‚ but with all the excitement and competition comes a lot of injuries and accidents. The game that has the most serious injuries and is the most dangerous is football. The classic game of American football must be banned from scholastic sports leagues because it
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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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Comparison and Contrast: Football and basketball Sports have been played all over the world for hundreds of years. Football and basketball are two of the most common sports that are played in many parts of the world. Some of them are played individually‚ whereas others are played in teams against another team. Some of them are very popular and most sports provide many benefits to anyone who plays them. The best way the to select which of the two sports you should play is to know the characteristics
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Professor Larsen Football Head Football is an all American sport that has led to the downfall of many great athletes who have suffered from the sport in a psychological and physical manner. Football is a dangerous sport that is only played by one country‚ the U.S.A. Realistically‚ banning the sport is almost near impossible‚ but there should be regulations to the sport if that people would have to meet in order to insure safety and knowledgeable facts about the sport. Football is not meant for
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Though the benefits of becoming a Fish and Game Warden sound encouraging there are risks wardens take on duty and occasionally off duty as well. The Weight of the responsibility of enforcing laws related to hunting and fishing in the United States rests on the shoulders of the nation’s game wardens. At first it may sound like a fairly uneventful job but the fact is that game wardens face dangers on a daily basis that are inherent to the job. Their positions involves investigating accidents‚ property
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American Football changed when the sport became worldwide and in schools. Gear in American Football changed over the years and I will be talking about the helmet and shoulder pads.The first helmet used was made out of mole skin.The first helmet used in football was in 1893 in the Army-Navy game.The helmet was made to prevent head injuries or etc.Helmets back then were made of leather straps and moleskin.A Chicago sportings goods company named Riddell patented the first plastic helmet.Shoulder pads
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Violence in football We all know that violence comes into sports. Aggression and sport have gone together as long as sports have been around. Violence is a part of sports‚ no matter how much the professional associations deny the fact. Professional football is commonly known as favorite pastime of many people. Each week millions of TV viewers watch their teams score touchdowns‚ kick field goals‚ and win games. The fans of professional sports are expecting more from the players‚ and when they
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middle School Football Team‚ Football is a very fun sport that invalves tackling‚ pushing‚ and hitting. Most of the time football is fun just from playing ruff (tackling‚ pushing‚ hitting). Kids who play football are always to play games like bull in the ring and oklahoma drills which are very contact drills‚ and so is football. Now‚ coaches are thinking about having a limited number of hits in practice. But most players disagree with that statement because football is all about hitting. If they
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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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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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