| | P1 & M1 Current issues in sport Name of Sport: Football Describe the Pre- Industrial phase of development (Society and Sport in general) (P1) British sports and their codified rules began to end up across the world in the late 19th and early 20th century, for example association football. Majority of teams in the world still show the British origins in their names, such as AC Milan in Italy, Grêmio in Brazil, and Athletic Bilbao in Spain. Cricket became popular in several of the nations of the then British Empire, for example; Australia, South Africa and India. Baseball was known in the North-eastern United States, with the first rules being codified in the 1840s, while American football was very popular in the south-east, when baseball was spreading to the south, and American football was spreading to the north after the Civil War. In the 1870s the game split between the professionals and amateurs; the professional game then gained dominance.
The most significant difference from rugby and American football was the system of ‘downs’ in which a team is only given a number of plays to cover a certain area of the field in order to keep possession of the ball. From all these changes the game was evolving into the sport of American football. November 12, 1892 an important date in sport history. It was the day the Allegheny Athletic Association football team defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, the game was not as important as was the fact that one of the AAA players, William Heffelfinger was openly paid $500 to play the game, making him the first known professional football player. Although payments to players were considered unsporting and dishonourable and even though PAC had suspicions it was kept a secret for years.
He became the president of the league after he was done playing on a team. He named the league the NFL, which stands for National Football League. This name still stands today for the name of the league where the pros play. Red Grange also brought play to a higher level. In one game against Michigan in 1924, he scored five times.
America’s sport, football started as a modified version of rugby in the mid 1850’s. Soon after came the official rules of football from the Association Football Committee. The first intercollegiate football game was between Rutgers College and the College of New Jersey on November 6, 1869. Dr. James A. Naismith invented basketball in 1891. It did not take long for the game of basketball to become popular in the United States.
Football The history of American football can be traced back to rugby and association football. Walter Camp is known as the founding father of American football and he also introduced the line of scrimmage. Another thing Walter Camp wanted was an eleven man team. In 1882 Walter Camp presented the system of downs. There was three attempts to advance the ball 5 yards.
BIG 1 Big Time Football Gregory Woulard ENG 121 Instructor Anayah January 7, 2012 BIG 2 In the world of sports there is a word called “competition”, that goes with it. When you think of that word, you think of passion, parity, and emotion. The worlds of NCAA football and NFL football should fall under the definition of competition. Both levels of football are very similar but also very different at the same time. The spirit of college football endorses, and
The original path-goal theory identifies achievement-oriented, directive, participative, and supportive leader behaviors: 1. Directive leadership: Specific advice is given to the group and ground rules and structure are established. For example, clarifying expectations, specifying or assigning certain work tasks to be followed. Directive behavior is suited to uncertain and ambiguous situations. Example 1 – Coach Jack Lengyel and assistant coach Red Dawson had a huge task ahead of them to bring up a football team that can perform in that year’s football series.
Many Americans believe that God give them the power and duty to expand territory, strengthen the United States. The motivation of United States launched this war is a debatable subject. The origin and influence The term Manifest Destiny was popular in the 19th century, some Americans believed they had the destiny to expand American continent Territory, from the Atlantic coast to Pacific Ocean. The ideal of territory expansion is already had before the American Independence, but in 1845, The United States Magazine and Democratic Review editor John O'Sullivan published an essay “Annexation”. “…our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions”[2] This essay reveal John O'Sullivan claim United States had a destiny expansion .
NAME: Luis Giner Specific Goal: At the end of my speech my audience will be able to name some of the best players form the Dallas cowboys. INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: How many of y’all are cowboys fans? Listener Relevance: Football Speaker Credibility: Central idea: Randy White, Troy Aikman, and Emmitt Smith are three amongst many great players that the Dallas cowboy’s organization has had. Transition: First off I will be talking about Randy White BODY: I. Randy White was a defensive tackle for Dallas and played from 1975-1988 A. he was introduced to the hall of fame in the Fort Worth stockyard in 1993 1. he was Dallas first round pick in 1975 * Played 209 games and only missed one game in his entire career * Including 3 super bowls B. He was also a 9 time all pro defensive lineman 1.
Should College Football Be Banned? The first recorded football game was played in New Brunswick, New Jersey on November 6th, 1869 between Rutgers College and Princeton University. Ever since then football has been a tremendous part of American tradition. From the big time National Football League (NFL) all the way down to small school leagues and even Pee-Wee football. But the best of them I would say is the college level or National College Athletics Association (NCAA) league; it's the meat and potatoes of it all.