High School Football Game Analysis

Abstract: High school football in the state of Texas has become out of control. The sport is no longer played for the sake of the school but rather has become a Friday night ritual to these small towns in Texas. The players are no longer just high school kids inter acting in school sports but have now become heroes to these small town communities. Communities simply no longer support their local high school team but rally in pride of their hometown rivalry against another team. School administrators and coaches no longer are teachers and mentors for the kids but are the equivalent to what in professional football are team owners and "real coaches". Parents have become agents and sacrifice their jobs and homes so that their child

Within sports, pressure is always there; you have to learn to deal with it. H. G. Bissinger’s book, Friday Night Lights, hones in on the football team the Permian Panthers of Odessa. Through this focus on the team, one can see how football is an integral part of the town thriving, maintaining its hopes and dreams. Despite the racial and social divide within the community, those Friday night games become a place where dreams may be made possible. In this way, sports, specifically football, not only have an impact on the players but the community as well.

For a lot of kids, it’s not until it’s all said and done, and they look back on it several years later, that they realize the difference the sport made in their lives. They are proud of playing the game. Have you ever met anybody who accomplished playing four years of high school football, and at the end of that run said, ‘Man, I wish I wouldn’t have played’? It doesn’t get said. Football players aren’t perfect. Nobody is. But millions of former players, one by one, can recount the life-altering principles they learned from football. They know the value of football is the values in football.That’s why high school football – and particularly high school coaches – play such a vital role in our society. Our football coaches are on the front lines of the battle for the hearts and minds of the boys in our society.

While in 8th grade, my oldest brother would be going to highschool next year. Deciding where to go to High School took a long time for him. He finally decided to go to Rockhurst after a long debate between Miege. Then, 3 years later in 6th grade, my While in 6th grade and my other older brother in 8th grade, he would be going to highschool next year. As well, he decided to go to Rockhurst. At that point, it hit me. I knew that I wanted to go to Rockhurst after seeing both of my brothers get accepted and attend there. During the spring of my 7th grade year, I went to see my oldest brother graduate from Rockhurst. I listened to the commencement speech that one of the seniors had made up, and I knew that at this point I wanted to graduate from Rockhurst like my brother. Hearing all the different

The multi-billion dollar industry that is the National Football League (NFL), is on the losing side of the constant Tug-of-War between self-interest and mutuality of interest. For decades, the NFL’s only concern was ensuring high revenue and return of profit with little social responsibility. Due to social media and viral videos, however, social responsibility has become a focal point in mass media. Roger Goodell, the Commissioner of the NFL, knows this all too well. His undefined authorities overseeing the NFL, particularly pertaining to player “conduct issues”, currently have him under fire. Recently dubbed “The Enforcer” in 2012 by Time Magazine, Roger Goodell has been praised for his

When were young, we dream of what we want to be when we grow up. Some will say, a police officer, a firefighter, a movie star, a doctor, and maybe even a teacher. There are probably many other choices, but mine was to be an NFL Football Player. This is not a dream I share alone as many other youths envision this dream too. So, we go out to parks and play the great American sport and pretend to be our favorite player. Growing up a Cowboy fan I would always pretend I was NFL great Emmitt Smith. So many of our youth still do the same as I work at an elementary school and here kids all the time at recess yell out football term such as “O’DELL” when a great catch is made, or “HOUSE” when some is apparently going to score a touchdown without contest. These action bring joy to my heart and tears to my eyes. This feeling is short lived though, as the Recess Supervisor usually ends the game because it is not a recess permitted activity. After it has concluded I ask myself “why is this game that promotes fitness so bad that they cannot even play it in a structured time of day that promotes physical activity?” The answer lies in the topic of a big social debate on youth football and its safety. Recent, I watch a episode of South Park that addressed this. Many social issues are viewed in this show in an entertain way. The episode show how parents growing concern over the safety of the sport lead to the modification of the game in an event the show called “ Sarcastaball” in which the

With the NFL Draft in the books, teams have the majority of their players for next season. This time of year, coaches nationwide are planning and deciding how to fit new and existing players together in the best possible way.

The article “Football Major, Basketball Minor?” by Ben Strauss (2015) asserts that whether athletes in college engaged and focused on general classes more or typically focused only on practicing sports. Ben mentioned that many athletes are spending more time on the practicing sports, and there are vast majorities of athletes in college are majoring in sports instead of learning general knowledges. However, he introduces two arguments from two professors separately, David Pargman and William D. Coplin. They all provided a beneficial ideas for the situation that commonly existed in college. Athletes majoring in sports may learn the knowledge which is about professional sports training skills and they can easily use these skills for future games

Everyone has been on some type of team such as a sports team to a work team, to even a team for a project. The success of any team is dependent on the weakest link in the chain.

It was without a doubt that every American is familiar with the fanatic insanity that follows the game of football. Moreover, for those who are unfamiliar with American culture, most would be amazed how much football influences American society; specifically the nation’s adolescence. As a matter of fact, it has been estimated by the National Federation of State High School Association that “there are approximately 1.1 million high school players” in the country (Petraglia et al 4). However, despite football’s popularity among youth, it is irresponsible for a parent to allow their son to play football without knowing the significant abuse a child will endure on the field. In reality, Football is a cruel barbaric sport that exploits the safety

Football is one of America’s favorite pastime; the tradition goes: local game Thursday night after work, then Sunday night the family gathers around the TV with finger food for a round of jubilating cheers and cries. Almost anyone can play football from boys to girls, young to elders. It’s been around since War World 2, a time where players were scarce due to them

Every week between August and December there is at least 1 collegiate football game that airs on National TV. Doctors, Teachers, garbage men, nurses people from all over the country watch college football during the week The games or shown everywhere, from local bars, airports, barbershops, stores, and in local business. Millions of people watch a group of college student-athletes compete on a football field as entertainment. Entertainment with friends, family, or coworkers, football is watched. People may spend hundreds of dollars per season some a week on a college football game. From admission to the game, parking, food, buying merchandise of their favorite college player, to the tv ratings, tv companies receive from the millions of viewers. Money is being spent on collegiate football rather it is directly at the game or indirectly from watching it at a bar in the local neighborhood. The players on the field, training year round to perform and put on a good performance to put their team in the best situation to win. Win for the people watching, buying tickets to come to the game, buying jerseys, spending their money on high end suits just to watch their team win against any component. Players training to win for their university, more winning for the university means more fans come to support. More fans come to support, more money the school makes from the game. The change in excitement and income for the fans and the university, but the same outcome in return for the

I’ve had many memorable moments in my lifetime, but one stands out more than the others. When I watched the Clemson Tigers win the College Football National Championship, I thought I would never see something as exciting ever again. This was the very moment that stands out from the rest.

The Indianapolis Colts are an American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana; they play their games in Lucas Oil Stadium, since 2008. Previously, the team had played for over two decades at the RCA Dome. The team is a member of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League .

Imagine a chaotic free for all with near impossible upsets and heartbreaks similar to march madness but for college football. Many college football athletes rely on scholarships to further their education money earned from sports post season tournaments but even more money could be earned for student athletes. Recently the college postseason system switched from a BCS bowl system to 4 team college football playoff system to prove who is the best college football team but still hasn’t resolved the issue of teams feeling left out of the chance to be the national champion for college football. People are still not satisfied with the current playoff system because they don’t want to wait all year to watch a lackluster total of three games to