My Rewarding Football Experience One way that I have shaped my mental, physical and spiritual abilities is by playing football. Football has taught me many things that have played significant roles in my life. ... But when I started playing football, football started playing a significant role in creating who I am today. ... Football is a tough game that is full of blood and tears. ... Before football, I never knew that two guys could become so emotionally attached. ...

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September 13, 2013, was sixteen year old Damon Janes' last football game. ... Janes took numerous hits to the head during a varsity football game. ... It's time to make high school football as safe as college and professional football so the rewards outweigh the risks. ... There will always be risks associated with playing football, but let's not overlook the many rewards. ... High school football is too valuable of an asset to waste....

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People think that just because you play football that you don't care about education. ... Already knowing that I was going to play football, my mother had extra concern on my education. ... I spent very little time on my school work and focused on football more because of my starting spot. ... Once she seen this she was furious letting me know that she knew how much I loved football, but football doesn't last forever, but education does. ... I can say through playing football and being a student, that I have over come the name everyone else gets. ...

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My girlfriend and her squad worked out just as much as the football team did. ... What a majority of the football players in my high school didn't realize was that cheerleading and football has several similarities. ... Football players tend to be called dumb jocks, while cheerleaders are ditz. ... Positive attitudes are required to succeed in cheerleading and football. ... Everyone knows how big competition is in football. ...

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English 102 19 November 2002 Working Your Way to Becoming A Pro Football Player Anybody in this class could be a football player, but not just anybody can make it to the pro, or even play here at Urbana University. ... Most people play football while they are young, and it is just something to do. ... Now football becomes second nature to you. You eat, breathe, and talk football. ... This is the ultimate part of the game of football. ...

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The occasion was the end of October as my junior year of football was coming to a rapid close. ... I would work on footwork all summer long so when it came time for football, I knew I would be ready. ... I realized what I needed to do in the offseason for football to make myself the best I could become. ... My dedication to football has helped me choose Thiel College so I could play football, but education is the main reason I am here today. ... Just like the Division I football player, he had a goal of playing football. ...

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If it was not for football who knows where I might have ended up. ... Football played a huge role in my education. ... When I began taking football seriously it motivated me to try and get good grades so I could be eligible to play collegiate football. ... Football had a huge impact in my character also. Football taught me responsibility. ...

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High School Football vs. ... Everyone thinks of football as the "tough man" sport. ... This is one thing that football and basketball have in common. ... On a football team, the team leader is called the quarterback. ... To play football, a team must have eleven players on the field. ...

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One thing I liked about starting middle school was the option to play football. I took part in the football athletics program my 7th grade year. ... I enjoyed playing football my 7th grade year, but decided not to play in 8th grade. ...

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Being a football player at Lejeune High School, you were defitnally categorized. ... They say that all football players have attitudes, and they thing that were going to pass just because we play football. Most teachers are harder on football players than anyone else, and that's just because we play football, it's just like second nature to them. ... Everything just seemed so much harder during football season, and when football is over, everything seems to get so much easier. ... He kept on telling me that since I"m a football player, and that I"m the leader of the team that ...

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Jared Odrick at age 27 of Lebanon, Pa is a Professional Football player of the National Football League. ... The NFL is very popular in the U.S. a lot of people know about or have seen games on TV or know what football is. ... In high school, Odrick played in the Big 33 Classic Football Game, the U.S. ... He still comes home to Lebanon to watch some football or basketball games to show his love and remembrance from where he came from and not letting the fame get to him. ... Jared Odrick was so inspiring and didn't care that I was from Cedar Crest he still practiced with me and helped me ...

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During my four years of playing football for Scotts Valley High School, I heard these kinds of quotes all the time. ... As my high school football career came to a close, I planned to play on the football team at Cabrillo. ... I love football. ... While I love playing football, these new responsibilities needed to take priority. ... This seemed like a good way to still enjoy football without the long hours needed if I had played myself. ...

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They cheer for many different sports like football, and basketball. ... According to legend a guy named Thomas Peebler put a group of guys on the sidelines of Princeton's first football game to do the yell. ... As football got more and more popular, so did cheerleading. ... Instead of just supporting football players and basketball players, cheerleaders also began to cheer of wrestling, track and field, and swimming. ... Partly in response to the "internationalization of basketball and American football, cheerleading is now itself international, with Japan, Australia, Canada, and Mexico i...

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For instance, my algebra teacher in high school didn't ever socialize with the students in his classes unless it was one of the football players. Even then, all he would talk about was football or professional football games and scores. ...

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I feel that my experiences as a varsity football and basketball player have given me a firm foundation for the person I am today. ... Also, through my participation in football, I have visited several local elementary and junior high schools on numerous occasions to stress the importance of academics. ...

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Football and basketball are two major sports that result millions of dollars being directed to the school as a whole with only a small percentage going to athletics. College football programs across the USA average over 50, 000 tickets, not to mention the multi-million dollar broadcasting rights, and still the players don't ever see a cent of their hard work. ... A Kansas University football player was arrested for sticking his rear end up to the drive-thru window at Taco Bell as a part of a bet to receive extra money to pay for his food. ...

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What Will I Do Over In life, people make mistakes. From time to time you are asked," if you had a chance to do some things over again what would you do?" So, the things I would do over are my junior year in high school, senior year, and my freshman year in college. These things are the most likely...

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Large Colleges versus Small Colleges When choosing a college, one should take many aspects into consideration. Consider such things as location, majors and minors offered, campus size, sporting events, and student population. The most important feature is the size of the school and stud...

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Even though I only have been playing football since high school I have noticed that is the second greatest thing that has ever happened to me first being my mom. Football has taught that in order to do something you really want that it takes hard work and dedication. ... I want to be great at football that is why I work so hard at it. I can truly say that I love football also it has taught me great things that only football can teach you. One thing that football has taught me is that hard work has never hurt anybody it only. ...

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Imagine life without college sports. You can't, right? I mean without college sports there would be nothing to watch on TV. I am obviously exaggerating, but if there were no college sports a lot more people would be found at home watching TV instead of g...

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For instance, when I had to transfer on my senior year I loss the opportunity to lead my former football team to get to the playoff, but I had a second chance to reach my full potential and get to the playoff with a new team. ... Now the only time I"ll swear is during football games, and I try to keep it to a minimum. ...

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When I played football in high school, the special treatment my teammates and I would receive the week of an important game was incredible. ... Three months after the football season I was caught for the same thing, and received an in school suspension. ...

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Writing can get you out of a very serious situation or even help you get back on the football team surprisingly. ... Going into my twelfth grade year in high school I was an essential part to our school's highly ranked football team and I had to overcome some adversity to secure my spot back on the depth chart. ... From personal experience I know that there is definite power in writing and it's the gateway to freedom or surprising enough getting back onto a football. ...

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In December 2001 a study was conducted, it established that cheerleading has more injuries then any other activity, this research included football, diving, gymnastics, and all other high school sports. ... Well my question for you is, if a football player was tackled too hard and became unconscious, would you remove tackling? ... If you still feel that girls cannot play sports, than I think you should take a look at how many trophies our varsity cheerleading squad has been awarded, and compare it with how many games our varsity football team has won! ...

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The first question that came to mind was, "would there be a limit to playing High School football?" Now is the time for me to refute my parents because football is on the line. I knew I needed strong points to convince them that I was still able to play football. ... Now, 3 years later, my mother is stressing that I should not play football for Goleman Senior High School. ... He consulted with neurosurgeons and doctors specializing in Sports Medicine and they told him that there is no way I could play football. ...

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