Rugby football

The salary cap in sports is nothing new. Its origin in basketball can be traced back to the league's $55,000 salary cap for the league's first season, 1946-47. Most players earned between $4,000 and $5,000, but there were a few exceptions. Tom King of the Detroit Falcons for example. He drew the league's highest salary, $16,500, not solely because of his playing ability, but also due to his front office duties as the team's publicity director and business manager. Philadelphia's star scorer, Joe…

It was a warm, sunny day on September 28th. Today we, Laurel High School’s soccer team, were playing against one of our biggest rivals Northwestern. Last year in our regular season, we tied against them 2-2 and lost to them in the playoffs by penalties. This year we didn’t want to lose and we were determined on winning. We arrive at their home field which was the Old Fairmont Heights High School’s soccer field since Northwestern’s field was getting turf instead of grass. As we got off the bus,…

Annotated Bibliography Altonji, Chris. "Is Dance a Sport? Opposing Perspectives from Dancer and Football Player." The Oracle. FLEXWordPress, 1 Feb. 2013. Web. 05 Dec. 2016. In this article high school football player Chris Altonji states “Dancing, however, passes this one. Every time I see Poms or De La Cru perform, I am extremely impressed by their flexibility and coordination. Dancers clearly have to go through strenuous practices to be able to pull off those performances. But that’s…

Which counts more? Taking a stand or winning? Winning isnt what always matters. Taking a stand is still gonna be the same thing whether you win or lose. Yes, winning is what people look foward too, and being the best, but you have to take a stand before doing so. Taking a stand for something is what counts because even if its a loss, you’ve played your part in standing up for something. Taking a stand for something that you believe in, or taking a stand to help out, shows what type of person…

earn every bit of it by performing well and contributing to their league/business. This is just one of many examples that you could take away from any of the other major sports as well, such as NBA (National Basketball Association,) NFL (National Football League,) and NHL (National Hockey…

You don't need strength or stamina to be good at sports. Brainpower and imagination is all you need. If you aren't cut out for football, soccer, or basketball, you can try out the sport for the mind: robotics. Although often recognized as a club or hobby, robotics requires problem solving and teamwork like other sports, but also provides opportunities to students no matter their background or physical ability. Even without the need for physical strength or stamina, robotics should be considered…

This is a reason why players should be paid. College football players should be paid because, they work as hard as NFL players, and it would give suspensions more meaning, and would keep players in school longer. These college players are on the field everyday like an NFL players. They are built strong like NFL players and travel almost every weekend for a game. For example, a college player works out almost every day like a NFL player. Football is a physically demanding sport that requires…

College Athletes Should Not be Paid In today’s society, people are constantly watching or hearing about college sports. The games are youthful and fun to be around. The stadium, court, or field is vibrant, and filled with fans cheering on their team and favorite players. The star athletes are advertised and merchandise may even be sold with their numbers on it to admiring fans. Although college athletes are not paid, they receive more benefits than other students because school…

Association was established in Ireland in the year 1884. It is one of the most popular sports in the country to date. It is a 15 a side game with a pitch that is 144 metres long and 86 metres wide. In Gaelic football, there are 2 goalposts (one at each end of the field) that are similar to rugby posts. There is a net attached to the goalposts also. The game is played with a round ball and consists of scoring goals (when the ball is kicked into the net) and points (when the ball goes over the…

if you are really good you will get paid a lot you might even get paid Calvin Johnson money. Also after every football season you get offseason which you get to spend time with your family. On November 6,1869, Rutgers and Princeton played what was billed as the first College football game. Walter Camp Developed rules for American Football can be traced back to early versions of rugby. This was played in Britain in the mid 19th century.…