Football And Basketball Similarities

There are many differences and some similarities between football and basketball. In this paper I will explain to the reader aspects that are similar and aspects that are different between the sport. The court that one would play on in basketball may be smaller than a football field, but an individual would have to do much more running up and down than they would do in football. Basketball a more demanding sport on a player’s lungs than football is because of the fact that a player has to run almost continuously back and forth down the court, which keeps the blood pumping. In contrast, football players switch between the three units offense, defense, and special teams. Because of these switches of role, an offensive player can cool down or

However, it’s in the type of injuries that tend to occur that basketball and football are very different. If someone looked at most of those injuries in basketball, they could see that most of them are not brain injuries, but rather are more than likely broken bones or a sprains. These injuries are nothing compared to the brain trama a player can get from playing football. In football, there have been great players who have retired because the game has gotten too dangerous for them. These men have families they have to support, and if they are relying on football to do so and they get a brain injury they could be seriously hurt or even paralyzed and then all of a sudden they can not support their families anymore so there goes there funds to support them. For instance, Patrick Willis was an extraordinary player who retired because he did not want to risk getting injured playing football. He played football professionally for eight years, playing great when he retired, he was at the top of his game but he chose to to retire, all because the NFL concussion protocol was not strict enough and he didn’t wanna take the chance of getting seriously hurt. “I was drafted number 11 when somebody said I wasn't a top linebacker I felt like I had something to give back. That's why I do the way I go, practice the way I practice, treat people the way I treat them I am so humbled,” This was a quote from Patrick Willis’ retirement speech, when I watched the video of his retirement press conference and I heard him say this, it was honestly saddening to hear this come from him because he was still a great player when he