Football has been around for centuries and it has become one of America’s favorite sports. Even though it is a sport many enjoy watching it is also a dangerous sport. Many football athletes don’t realize the things that can go on during a football game and even if they did they don’t take enough precautions to keep themselves safe. Football is a dangerous sport that can lead to multiple concussions and brain trauma‚ but there are ways that this sport can be made safer. I believe that football can
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Richard Garcia ENC1101 Online February 25‚ 2013 Two Sports: Basketball and American Football In countries throughout the United States‚ most people enjoy high scoring sports with a great deal of physical contact. In my opinion‚ both Basketball and American Football are the two most popular sports here that fall under that category. In which as fans we can all appreciate and participate with our own friends and family members. Furthermore‚ not only can we watch these games at home‚ but we can
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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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CJ Davis UC-110 Dr. Gibson 2/13/14 Johnny Football This time of year is one of the best times if you are a football fan. The Super Bowl has just ended and now teams are gearing up for the upcoming NFL Draft on Thursday May 8th which will conclude on May 10th. This is a great time of year for a football fan because you get to see the new young talent; and how that talent can either improve or be detrimental to your favorite team. Without a doubt the most highly publicized player over the past
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when I got outside the lightbulb came on “Why don’t I play football with you so I will have fun and you will have fun to.” Then I ran inside to get a football. “What are you doing”. “getting a football to play with scout.” “ok but I thought scout was scared of footballs”. “oh‚thats right!” then I put the football away when I got outside I was sad because I could not play football then all of a sudden I said “may be I could play football with the tennis ball” Then I got the tennis ball to play with
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As I reflect on the past eleven years of my football career‚ I have learned many important lessons. Besides the fundamentals of football‚ I have learned many lessons‚ including teamwork and perseverance. In my years of playing football‚ from little league‚ through middle school‚ and into high school‚ where I am playing now‚ teams that play as a cohesive unit always do better than the teams that don’t. Teamwork allows people to form bonds and build relationships. We learn to rely on one another
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English Football Racism Have you ever stopped to think if racism is really over? Do the black people or any minority get looked at equally? These are questions that have risen in recent English football. Many of the football players tend to be told rude remarks that should never be told to anyone and are inhumane or morally incorrect. It is something that has happened since this sport came to a start and has not been able to be taken care of. Unfortunately these black football players are already
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Everybody loves to watch football. It is a large part of the American culture. 64% of Americans watch and enjoy football every Sunday according to gallup.com. But everyone seems to leave out the ugly truth of the whole sport; the violence. Football is said to be the 3rd most violent sport in the world‚ right behind hockey and rugby‚ according to reference.com. The difference between football and those two sports is how many people play them. About 6 and a half million people play hockey and rugby
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Football in England Bill Shankly‚ Liverpool manager on football: “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I’m very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much‚ much more important than that.” General facts:- national sport in the United Kingdom -over 40‚000 association football clubs‚ England has more clubs than any other country - played in English schools since at least 1581 -modern global game of Football was first codified in 1863 in London -UK is
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Football Hero ( The poem football hero by Kaith Laing effectively uses literary techniques to convey a sense of not belonging for the primary feature a boy named ken‚ through his use of colloquialism‚ jargon‚ repetition‚ dialogue‚ metaphor‚ similie and sensory description the audience is communicated a changing idea from one of a warm atmosphere to feelings of exclusion and sadness of not belonging to a football team. Through the authors use of colloquial language and jargon‚ the audience is
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