Football is a sport which has played an exceptionally large part in American culture and is arguably the most popular sport in America. Football clubs, rituals and tailgating all stem from the popularity of this sport. In the sport's biggest event, the Super Bowl, millions of spectators nationwide are sure to watch the game whether they are fans of the teams or not. During the regular season, diehard football fans will even go as far as worshipping and idolizing their favorite players and teams. There is a myriad of ways in which football has affected people and there is not a place a person can travel to and not discover some form of football culture at work. While baseball is our pastime, because of football's nearly unparalleled effect on the citizens of America, it can be said that football is our passion. Whether it comes from a professional team, a college team, or even a high school team, practically everyone in America is impacted in some way by football.
             Football's impact on American youth can be seen very early in a child's years, but when a person enters middle school, it seems their lives are personally affected by it. In these years a student is able to play football for his school. A boy will have the opportunity to join the football team where his own school will cheer for him and his teammates. Even girls are affected by this sport as several of them will decide to become school cheerleaders. The cheerleaders must try out just as a football player would and just like the football players, only the best will make the team. It becomes a significant part of their lives just as football becomes a big part of the lives of the new football players. In these years rivalries can be formed between two schools, further impacting students of the school. Even posters and a few simple advertisements will decorate parts of the school for a big upcoming game.
             In high schools all across America th...