VIOLENCE IN YOUTH SPORTS It's a beautiful fall day. There is a touch of autumn in the air and the azure sky contrasts the dark green grass of the peewee football field. Children line up in a mock exhibition of an NFL pro game. Signals are called and the ball is clumsily hiked and so...

Upon entering the football lounge are in the Armstrong Stadium, the first thing I noticed was the "Do the Right Thing" Banner flying high. I then knew that the football staff here at Hampton University is not just about shaping good athletes, but successful citizens. As the strength and...

The Underlying Qualities of Sports Any competitive sport takes practice and experience to play. Although some people are born with the coordination that gives them a little head start, all who attempt to pursue a sport must devote ample time to it. The introduction to a sport starts as a child g...

The Cincinnati Bengals finished a paltry 8-8 last season, in party due to the arrests of nine team members. Although Coach Marvin Lewis defends his coaching style and claims to have revamped his hard-lined disciplinary approach, the Bengals undoubtedly suffered from their athlete's run-ins with...

We know that football teams, similar to organizations everywhere, improve by going through an evolutionary progression as they learn, apply, adapt, and learn again. Bill Walsh accomplished all these by establishing and mastering the steps involved in that crucial process. No individual in the ...

Amos Alonzo Stagg was born August 16, 1862 in West Orange, New Jersey. Stagg was born into a poor family. His father was Amos Lindsley and his mother was Eunice (Pierson) Stagg. His father was a poor shoemaker and he also cut hay for neighbors to earn enough money to provide for his...

Vince Lombardi was a father, and a husband, and he had a great impact on today's view on professional football as well as other sports. On Jun 11, 1913 born (and grew up) in Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, NY; first of five children (2 sisters, 2 brothers) to Henry Lombardi and Matilda ...

Steve Mariucci Father to Many A pentadic criticism of NFL Films Presents Football games, family ties, professional athletes crying, and lots of love. When some one mentions the name Steve Mariucci all of these attributes come in to play. However, Steve Mariucci is more than just these apparen...

Go West Side Friends, faculty, and acquaintances, on this day, I ask you this. Is it wrong for a student to cheer against his or her own high school sports team? Before such an easy answer rolls to the forefront of your mind, let me ask you another question. Can a person be pushed beyond the l...

Aaron H. Fisher Autobiography My name is Aaron H. Fisher. Currently I am a senior student at Foothill High School, in Redding, California.. I am looking forward to graduation and continuing my education at the University of Redlands and pursuing a B.A. in History. I am blessed with a gr...

Sperber, Murray, Shake Down the Thunder: The Creation of Notre Dame Football. Henry Holt and Company. New York, 1993, pp634. This book is excellent. The author not only cheers the team on but also shows that the Fighting Irish can be a team that many want to lose. He is very partisan in the fa...