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This time of year there is a lot of focus on American football. What do you know about the history of the sport of football? Read on to find out more!
This time of year there is a lot of focus on American football. What do you know about the history of the sport of football? Read on to find out more!
Read this article from Encyclopedia Britannica which will give you an overview of the history of the sport. Football article
Read this article from Encyclopedia Britannica which will give you an overview of the history of the sport. Football article
Jim Thorpe, a member of the Sauk and Fox nations and one of the best football players in history (and an amazing all-around athlete), became the first president of the NFL in 1920. The video below will give you a sense of his many accomplishments. Steve Sheinkin's biography of Thorpe, Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team, is another excellent source of information about him.
Jim Thorpe, a member of the Sauk and Fox nations and one of the best football players in history (and an amazing all-around athlete), became the first president of the NFL in 1920. The video below will give you a sense of his many accomplishments. Steve Sheinkin's biography of Thorpe, Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team, is another excellent source of information about him.
View the video below to learn how professional football came to be:
View the video below to learn how professional football came to be:
Check out the fiction and nonfiction titles below to learn more about the sport:
Check out the fiction and nonfiction titles below to learn more about the sport:
Injuries associated with football: worth the risk?
Injuries associated with football: worth the risk?
In recent years there has been greater understanding of the impact of head injuries like concussions among professional and youth football players. Where do you stand on the issue? Should contact sports like football continue given what we know about brain injuries? Do the benefits outweigh the possible long-term health implications?
In recent years there has been greater understanding of the impact of head injuries like concussions among professional and youth football players. Where do you stand on the issue? Should contact sports like football continue given what we know about brain injuries? Do the benefits outweigh the possible long-term health implications?
Jacqueline Woodson's new book, Before the Ever After, is a fictional account of a family dealing with this very issue. One of our databases, Opposing Viewpoints, provides information on both sides of the issue. Click here to go to Opposing Viewpoints and search for "concussions" or "football" to read about the pros and cons.
Jacqueline Woodson's new book, Before the Ever After, is a fictional account of a family dealing with this very issue. One of our databases, Opposing Viewpoints, provides information on both sides of the issue. Click here to go to Opposing Viewpoints and search for "concussions" or "football" to read about the pros and cons.
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