room. My partner is Cody Beattie‚ he is 15 years old‚ Cody has dirty blond hair. Cody is normally a very jolly guy! Cody is wearing a grey shirt and grey sweatpants because usually here in michigan it’s chilly out. Cody is a very intelligent person. “When did u first start playing football‚” I asked‚ Cody doesn’t hesitate to say “I started playing football in the 7th grade.” “Where did u play ur first game at‚” I cross-questioned him Cody replied with “ The Marshall High School Football Field
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as long as possible. The Ancient Greeks competed in a similar game entitled ‘Episkyros’‚ but both of these pursuits reflected rules closer to rugby than modern day soccer. The most relevant of these ancient games to our modern day ‘Association Football’ is the Chinese game of ‘Tsu-Chu’ or ‘kick ball’ as it translates. Records of the game begin during the Tsin Dynasty (255-206BC) and represent a game in which soldiers competed in a training activity featuring a leather ball being kicked into a net
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History of Football - The Origins The contemporary history of the world’s favourite game spans more than 100 years. It all began in 1863 in England‚ when rugby football and association football branched off on their different courses and the Football Association in England was formed - becoming the sport’s first governing body. Both codes stemmed from a common root and both have a long and intricately branched ancestral tree. A search down the centuries reveals at least half a dozen different games
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Tennis and my passion for this sport Tennis is a game of skill and talent. One needs to be adroit to play this sport professionally. People don’t play sport because it is fun. Ask an athlete‚ most of us hate training. We play the sport because we can’t imagine our life without it. It is a part of us‚ the love/ hate relationship. It is what we live for. We live for the practices‚ the travel‚ the countless pair of different types of shoes and the appreciation of our coaches. We live for the way
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I have been participating in sports ever since I was four. Athletics has always been a very big part of my life‚ and that is the way I love it. I play soccer‚ volleyball‚ basketball‚ and lacrosse for my school‚ as well as playing travel soccer for the LIJSL. I also enjoy playing softball‚ football‚ tennis and any other sport. Partaking in athletics has had an extremely positive influence on my life and my development as a person. For one thing‚ it has taught me cooperation and teamwork. It has taught
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announced my son’s name over the loudspeakers. I knew nothing about football‚ but I did know that a touchdown was an accomplishment. This was Ty’s first game on varsity. He had worked so hard for that spot on the team‚ he deserved it‚ and now it was paying off. I pulled out my phone and saw the three texts left by my husband. I slide and replied. He wasn’t going to be here‚ he was not supportive of Ty’s football career‚ citing brain damage as a good reason not to trifle with the sport. I agreed‚
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The essay “Football Envy at the UN” by Kofi Annan‚ proposes the idea that passion shown towards soccer during the World Cup should also be shown towards global issues. If people could only have the same fervency for human rights as they do for soccer who knows the impact it could have? This thought provoking idea is developed in Annan’s essay by comparing soccer’s intense competitiveness‚ teamwork‚ cross pollination and equality to the lack of with UN issues. In this easy read essay‚ Annan is able
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could walk‚ I was involved in sports. From playing tee-ball in the backyard with my dad when I was three‚ to trying three new sports as a senior‚ athletics have been an integral part of my life. In my elementary school days‚ I tried every sport that was offered through the Jefferson Parks and Recreation. This included baseball‚ football‚ wrestling‚ karate‚ soccer‚ and tennis. Through middle school‚ I dropped several of these sports to focus on my two favorite sports‚ baseball and wrestling. Training
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type of sport is just not about winning or losing‚ but most of the time‚ factors like respect and sportsmanship is what makes a team successful. "Victory is remembered for at most two decades; an act of good sportsmanship is remembered for a lifetime" (Simon Nguyen). Sometimes‚ not being able to conduct good sportsmanship and respect among your own teammates and opponents is what ends a player’s career‚ as that is also what fans and others observe in players. These two major aspects of a sport should
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population is only 6.6 billion Hello I am one of the biggest football fan in the world. And I am here to show you how football is synonyms to any religion in the world. I will be telling you about the customs‚ rituals‚ the gods‚ the holly places and the like of football a.k.a. soccer and how they are some what of same nature as the ones practiced in some of the world’s major religions like Christianity and Islam. Like Hinduism‚ football has many gods. If we take Arsenal FC for instance the striker
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