Introduction
If you have ever watched football live from the stands you will know just how
exhilarating it can be to be so close to the action. A lot of the fans at football games
have started to come dressed in very funny and unique costumes. Crazy football fans
are not something that is found only at the professional football games. If you have
ever attended college or university level football games you will know that college
football fans can be just as crazy if not more. Going to watch a sport is something
that humans have been doing for centuries. We know the Colosseum in Rome, Italy
was where Roman would congregate to watch sporting events such as chariot racing
and gladiator fights. What this tells us is that we humans love to watch competitions
between men and/or women. In a way the athletes become substitutes for our own
hopes and ambitions. Almost all crazy football fans wish that they could be like their
favourite athlete.
History
American football began official in 1920 when the American Professional Football
Association was created. Before this time various format of ball games were played
mostly at the collegiate level. For example Harvard had its own version of the game
which was played between the new incoming class and the sophomores. As early as
the 1820s Princeton University had a tradition among it’s students of a game which
was similar to modern American football but was known as ballown. These games
had some things in common. The biggest commonality was that there was a distinct
lack of detailed rules and that just any means could be used to advance the ball into
the opposing team’s goal area. These lacks of regulation lead to many injuries which
resulted in many colleges banning the sport. The
Features
Gradually a more regulated and rule heavy game was developed and many people
started to come to the games to see what the crazy football players would do. In those
early days due to the violent and chaotic nature of the game it was decided by various
coaches to increase number of rules to the game. Walter Camp is credited with
creating the set of rules which are basically still in use to this day. What has happened
over time is that the crazy football that used to be seen in the field has been reduced.
But that has been replaced by ever increasing football crazy fans.
Tips and comments
Going to watch American football games is much more than just watching the battle
between two teams on the field. Today a lot of the fun is to do with the crazy football
fans which come to watch the game. Watching the game from home will never
compare to the atmosphere that is created when thousands of football crazy fans are
all congregated in one place to watch their favourite teams. Like in other sports such
as soccer fans can sometimes get out of hand and start fighting among themselves.
This is just a small indication of just how seriously many of the football fans take the
sport.
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