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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Understanding: Open or Closed? The importance of body shape when attacking in soccer. Abstract This paper offers an account of a practical coaching session presented to coaches at the Teaching Games for Understanding International Conference held at the University of British Columbia‚ May 2008. It aims to demonstrate how TGFU pedagogy can be used effectively to coach players at an advanced level. There is firstly an attempt to present a rationale for the coaching strategies used; linking theory to practice
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Marketing & Culture 2010 “The phenomenon of football shoes – what´s your colour?” Background Since the first classic football shoes were introduced in 18861‚ they were simple uniform brown/black leather shoes with studs. The one and only characteristic of the early football boot was to provide the player grip on the playing surface and prevent him from slipping on muddy or wet grounds. During the following decades the football shoe underwent several technical modifications‚ especially
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The Autobiography of a Papago Woman In the latter part of the 1930s‚ PhD. Ruth Underhill headed a college-financed anthropological study of the Southwestern-based Papago society (Lavender). The result from the venture was a self-proclaimed “autobiography” of a Papago woman’s recount of her experiences as a member of the tribe. Though Underhill’s Autobiography ultimately fails to provide a comprehensive historical study of the Papago‚ it nonetheless provides a rich‚ fascinating introduction to
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me up for success in my future. Charlotte Kent‚ professor of English at Mercy College believes in strict syllabus with high expectations to shape her students and help prepare them for their future outside the classroom. In Michael S. Roth’s book Beyond the University‚ there were many critiques and arguments about the purpose of education
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As I walked out on to the football field on a good Thursday night‚ I have never realized how much I love football until the first game. High School football is completely different than youth football in good ways. I have learned a lot from football such as teamwork‚ responsibility‚ and it allows me a frustration outlet. Playing the sport of football teaches athletes team work. Athletes learn how to get along with their teammates. For example‚ let’s say you play offensive line‚ you have to be able
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with a reduced usage of fuel. He called the stove the Franklin stove. Another thing he invented was swimming fins‚ since he loved swimming. He also invented the lightning rod‚ and received honorary degrees from two universities. They were the Universities of Saint Andrews and the University of Oxford. Benjamin was very good in Mathematics‚ but was even better in science. Benjamin decided that he was going to sell his printing press business in 1748. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1750
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most teamwork is often required in sports. While football and baseball are both known as professional sports‚ football requires more teamwork‚ making football the more challenging sport in which to be successful. Often sports teams are often unsuccessful simply
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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 then
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A Brief History of the Game Football’s Early Beginnings Football (as well as rugby and soccer) are believed to have descended from the ancient Greek game of harpaston. Harpaston is mentioned frequently in classical literature‚ where it is often referred to as a “very rough and brutal game“. The rules of this ancient sport were quite simple: Points were awarded when a player would cross a goal line by either kicking the ball‚ running with it across the goal line‚ or throwing it across
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