thousands of years. Although different variations on the game‚ it is known as one of the oldest ball games ever played. Handball was played in Egypt over four thousand years ago. It was also played in ancient Rome and in many cultures in South America. On five thousand year old tombs at Saqqara in Egypt‚ there are drawings of Egyptians playing handball. It shows girls groups of two playing the game. The Egyptians were known to play many ball games. The balls used in handball were made to be durable
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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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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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Football 101: Players and Positions The famous game of football is by far the largest‚ idolized and patriotic sport in the USA today. Surely out of all the competitive sports‚ football is the most popular and most admired by fans. There are many assignments for the players of football that play very important roles in whether the outcome will be a loss or victory. These duties are divided among key players which are normally referred to as starting players‚ who are usually the best players on the
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The game of football has come a long way‚ and so has their footwear. Football cleats have greatly improved over the years and improved the quality of the game. Cleats are a big part of the game of football and are important to game. The first cleats were not the best cleats ever made but they worked. In 1820‚ the first sets of cleats were used in as football game played at Harvard. The studs of the cleats were made of wood and provided better traction than regular shoes. In the year 1925‚ the first
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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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the Westwood Warriors‚ and where both teams would put everything on the line in order to win the game hoping to better the chances of securing a state playoff spot. The game remained equal at 0 to 0 till the second half‚ where we finally with 10 minutes left in the game took the lead. The goal was a pivotal point in the game and everything change for the worst for myself. Last five minutes of the game everyone on the field putting their complete effort for a chance to win‚ when the referee blows
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buttery bowl of popcorn and watch an aggressive game of football where teammates are constantly tackling each other‚it is important to still remember that as fun as this game may be to watch playing it leads to many dangerous life-threatening injuries. The informative article "Hard Knocks" By Gabriel Charles Tyler found in upfront magazine‚ the infographic‚ titled “How Many G’s”‚ and the youtube video labeled "Concussion Hazards in Youth Football" (Dr. Drew interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta‚ HLN/CNN)
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College football has been around for many years‚ and the BCS part of the bowl system has been in place since 1998. Many could say this was the year that one of the worst post-season sporting systems was put into place. It has done many things good and bad. It has caused a lot of controversy‚ gained universities tons of money‚ and frustrated many college football fans around the nation. With good comes bad‚ it is about outweighing the negatives with positives‚ and this is not something the BCS system
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Title: The Basics of Football Betting Description: Football betting is an activity that amplifies the thrills of the already popular sporting event. Learn the basics and head on towards electrifying moments! Keyword: football betting A quick search on the Internet for the most popular sport in the world will most likely give out numerous results. Some have basketball on the number one spot‚ while others may have it in second place. Cycling is as high as number four in some lists and as low as the
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