Comparing Rugby and Football

If a player would like to kick-off, he or she should kick the football with their laces. A kick-off is when one team kicks the football to another team. Kicking-off allows a player to deliver a football farther. It also allows the kicking team to reduce the amount of time the returning team has to receive the ball . The point-of-contact should be as far under the football as possible.

These are only few of many similarities between these two sports, but in actuality, they are significantly different. The rules, rituals, and concepts of both sports distinguish themselves from each other. First of all, the rules of football require one to equip himself with approximately twenty pounds of equipment, including a helmet, shoulder pads, and girdle pads. This is because football has the most contact involved out of all sports. In a football game, the norm is that the home team wears colorful jerseys and the visiting team wears white jerseys.

Linebackers must be the most versatile, with strength to take down ball carriers and a combination of speed and coordination to keep up with receivers. Defensive backs need to keep up with receivers to stop passes. Mentally, it is demanded that players... ... middle of paper ... ...ry to a degree. Canada and Australia both have separate versions of the game. Soccer, though, is universally the same, no matter where you go.

According to Head Case Company, football is the leading sport in concussions (“Sports Concussion Statistics”). It is common to have injuries in upper and lower limbs and in the torso and pelvis (“Sports Concussion Statistics”). There is also a difference in training between the two sports. Daily, our football practices consist of intense running drills, weight lifting, hitting and blocking drills, and many team building activities (BE3). When contrasting physical demands of football with golf, an obvious difference is that in golf there is no contact with opponents.

Without the protective gears, the game of football would be very dangerous. In soccer the only protective gear the players put on is the shin guard to protect their tibia bone. Just as the name goes ‘American football’, this is only played professionally in Americ... ... middle of paper ... ...s in both games are different, but both games are played with an aim to score points. One would wonder what the game of football will be like without a referee. There is a referee that controls and brings about order in both games; the number of referees are sometimes the same.

To begin with, the Bears had an offense that just clicked. Walter Payton carried the majority of the offensive load by running the ball while Matt Suhey led the way at fullback. Payton, who was a little undersized for a running back, ran with both power and speed. He was the complete package and fought for every yard he earned by never avoiding contact and never running out of bounds unless he needed to stop the clock. In most cases, it took two or three defenders to take him down.

The Push pass is sometimes referred to as a direct pass; this is probably one of the most-used passes in a football game. It tends to be a safe pass, as you want your team to retain the ball so the other team can start to tire. This is typically executed when you are near your teammates. The best technique for the push pass is to first plant your non-kicking foot alongside the ball and point it in the direction you want the ball to go. When you contact with the ball, use the inside of your kicking foot.

Punch, cross his face, and fight pressure to work outside. 6) Vs. Pass- Attack outside shoulder of the tackle. Keep contain and work up field to the level of the QB. Once you reach the depth of the QB, converge on him for the sack. “Just because you were born talented doesn’t mean you are the best, there will be someone working harder than you.

Suddenly the ball is kicked and even through the crowd's enormous howl, the ball is still heard by the everyone as it is kicked into the air. The ball is caught by one of the players. He takes the ball up the field; as he runs, his hardest he dodges supermen throwing their bodies at the ball carrier. As he runs, he sees the endzone in front of him; the crowd yells in excitement for the man who is fearlessly dodging the enemy. He breaks one tackle and then another, and is about to break free and just as he thinks he has avoided all that there is; he is abruptly side-blinded by the man that was not seen in the corner of his eye.

In war, rushing the enemy is easier said than done than in a game of football. In a game of football, a man cannot die while rushing the enemy, however while a man is facing the enemy attack in war, he can be killed in one shot or taken captive by the opposing force. Football is a game that always gives a team another chance to score a goal. If the quarterback fumbles the ball in play, he gets a chance to redeem himself in the next play. A second chance is denied to a soldier of war.