Comparison: Rugby And American Football

“Football is like life it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.” - Vince Lombardi. With Football there are many positions offensively and defensively which are best to be known for playing or watching and especially coaching. Football started out as the AFL and then merged with the NFL which formed the Super Bowl. But let 's not forget the small amount of women in powder puff football. With football being so famous more and more rules are developed. But the main part that makes football so interesting is its history without it, you would have never know how the super bowl came to be and the wonderful coaches that made the game competitive and filled with life long experiences.

American football has quickly become America’s favorite sport, nothing like turning on the TV on a Saturday or Sunday and watching some football with friends or family. Whether you love it or hate it there is no denying that football has become one of the most popular sports on the planet. Despite the controversy surrounding the dangers of football, it has still developed into a multi-billion dollar industry. Pretty much everyone has heard of football or the stars that surround it, but few people know how football got its start.

Camaraderie: Unlike many other sports, football requires dozens of players who have committed to training and working towards the same goal. The bond or brotherhood that football develops while working toward this goal is unlike that of any other sport. 2. Work Ethics: Football requires timing, precision and execution to be successful on the field. Those things are only developed during practices which can be a burden and grind during the heat and dog days of summer conditioning.

There are several ways that football has evolved over the years, including television, uniforms, training, methods and diets, and passing changes. In the early 1900’s people couldn’t just sit down on the couch and turn on the game by the click of a button. Fans could either watch it on regional broadcast, listening to the newscasts on the radio, or reading the newspaper the next morning to find out what the score was or what the major highlights were. Nowadays, more and more people are watching the game from the stadium, which can be very pricy, but most people watch it on the television with broadcasters and constant information about the players during the breaks. The uniforms have drastically changed. The players back then did not have nearly as much of protection as football players now have.

Football has been a major American tradition for roughly 150 years. Football is played just about all over the world, just somewhat differently than the American techniques. Even Though it has been a tradition, it hasn 't always been played the same. Over time Americans have realized how dangerous football is, “ But football was already a deadly sport. Eighteen people died that year during games, three of them college players, and the rest high school athletes.” (source 1) The year 1905, football was “all the rage”, and attracted many people, as athletes began to play, more people began to get injured. After several years of American football, many athletes have been injured, and as a result, it needed to be changed.

What if you were very athletic in the 1930s and you wanted to play football, would you play with all of the chances of getting injured? Have you ever wondered about Football in the 1930s and wondered what types of protection changed, and was created? In this essay it will show all of the aspects on how Football has changed and what it was like. Football is an amazing sport itself, but once helmets and pads and other types of protection get added it makes it much more fun and safer to play. Football is one of the most amazing sports in the world, and they have had some of the best athletes and coaches in the program.

American football has many different aspects that helped change America today. Football has earned millions of fans to the game every year. The sport has changed and helped various people strive through life. At the same time, football has caused many downsides that have changed people’s lives forever. Through the beginning to now, football has been filled with many impacts and injuries that have changed the game.

However, it's understood that there are ways to attempt to make the sport safer, all while having it still be just as fun/entertaining. Updating the "armored" pads the athletes wear, making amends to some of the rules, different methods of training, are all ways to make things even just the slightest bit safer than they already are. In case you weren't already aware, though you might've been, football is one of, if not the, leading causes of head/sports-related injuries. Like what's said in the above paragraph, in 2005 to 2006, over 500,000 head injuries were recorded nationally, "nationally" being in the U.S. Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy conducted a study to compare injuries (that word's getting redundant, isn't it?)

College football is getting to be as popular as professional football. In some areas of the country, college football is a lot more popular than NFL football. In Nebraska for example, Memorial stadium in Lincoln becomes the state 's third largest city on home football game days. The stadium becomes a sea of red as fans dress in the team colors in support of the Cornhuskers.

Football is for people who are highly proficient. Not only do you have to be very flexible but you have to be alert at all times. If you are not alert you will get hammered into the ground and not know what happened to you. Football

Many of our sports have evolved in different ways today. To some it 's more than just a sport. It has evolved to where some dedicate all their time to and some its just what they grown around with. From all the way back to the 1800s to today have made the game a lot safer. It also has brought many crowds of people from all over the world.

There are a variety of instruments used in a marching band, from horns to drums, in football, there is only one ball. They also differ greatly in uniform appearance. Football requires a helmet, shoulder pads, cleats, jerseys, and all other necessary required uniform pieces in order to play football. Where as a marching band’s apparel is very showman-like with extravigant hats, gloves, tops, and shoes; however, there is one thing that these uniforms have in common, and that is they both represent the school they attend in a tasteful, meaningful way. Crummett 2

The sport of Football has been evolving to help prevent head injuries in many ways one way that it tries to help prevent head injuries is by making a stronger helmet. When the sport first started playing with no helmets. but they later found out that without helmets there were too many people getting

Couches tell the player to not leed with there head because you can get a concussion they tell them to hit with there shoulder pads if all football players follow this rul people will not get concussions. So football is a safe sport people just break the rules and thats when people get hurt. Football is all about having fun and yes it can be a rough sport but if people dont have a high pain tollureanse then the dont need

Professional football in one completed study pertained to be the highest concussions among individuals who had reported to have zero to five plus concussions. Football was compared to professional men’s ice hockey and professional men’s rugby. Rugby reported more concussions in players compared to players in hockey. The only number value to be higher than footballs was rugby’s account of having approximately fifteen men suffering from six or more concussions (Gouttebarge, Aoki, Lambert, Stewart, & Kerkhoffs, 2017). Due to not wearing helmets and performing with a forceful nature, rugby players accumulated more concussions than hockey players.