take part in football or basketball in the United States. This is a big number of people participating. It is a great way to stay active. I am going to compare the two sports to each other. Obviously they are different but there are some similarities. I will talk about being active‚ being on a team‚ and how they are played. Being active is in both of these sports. They require a lot of energy. Basketball is a smaller playing area meaning the court is obviously smaller than a football field but in
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If one was to compare and contrast Football and basketball‚ he/she would find many similarities and differences. Football and basketball are similar in having uniforms but differ in the number of players and the equipment that is required to be worn. In high school‚ the most enjoyable part of one’s Friday night will somehow include football and basketball games. Football and basketball are almost always recognized as the most important sports to a school. Contrary to what spectators may think‚ these
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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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Florida welcomed Emmitt and was excited to see him do his thing on the football field. Not being blinded by all the fame he was receiving‚ Emmitt worked hard‚ studying for his major in architecture. Balancing being a star football player at a football crazy university and making good grades was no problem for the star. However‚ beyond his knowledge‚ he would soo be called up to the NFL before obtaining his degree as an NFL football player.
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Poetry Analysis In the poem Football by Louis Jenkins‚ the author makes a new affiliation between football and life. Jenkins juxtaposes the idea of playing the decision maker on the football field as a quarterback with daily decisions of life. The poem is about a quarterback who has taken the snap from center and now has to make a decision on what his next move is. As he is pondering through his ideas‚ he closely begins to analyze his how his signal calling on the field relates to his judgments
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One very important way to reduce the amount of concussions in football is informing the players about factors such as the dangers of concussions‚ how the athlete knows if he has one‚ the rules of the game‚ and proper tackling and blocking techniques. Teaching and making sure they know the major health and life threatening risks of concussions is a crucial aspect of prevention. Information such as what a concussion is‚ how it occurs‚ and the long and short term effects are the main points that must
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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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English 12/18/12 Why Football It’s the most fun‚ most competitive‚ team-oriented sport in the earth. We do anything to win a game. Ladies love us guys want to be us. Everybody loves the game‚ people are always playing it‚ and it is the soul of the universe. When you put on the pads‚ lace up the spikes‚ and buckle your helmet you walk onto the field with a swagger and nothing else matters. You will forget if you failed a test‚ fought with a friend‚ or lost some money. Football is the sport I love
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Football Life The Average size of a Nfl player ranges from 5-11 to 6-4 and weight 215-295lbs. I was roughly 5-4 and 120lb when I started my football career so as you can see how I differed. I was told before I even started to play that I was to short or too small but I was determined as a person also as a player. I started football freshman year coming off the street just playing some pickup games at a middle school. I was inexperienced with little knowledge of the sport from what I had watched
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field. Daniel Rodriguez‚ a new wide receiver‚ had just joined the Clemson Football team. He was the smallest‚ yet oldest person on the team. At 24-years old‚ he was five-seven one-hundred and seventy five pounds. This was his dream. He ran down the hill‚ along with his team‚ into Death Valley as the Clemson was enjoying their first home game of the season. “This is no ordinary day‚ and I suppose I am no ordinary college football player.” Daniel said before he took the field that day. This is no ordinary
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