Introduction
Sports are a way of earning for some people and a source of entertainment for others, but there are a few people in world that dislike sports all together. Some sports fans purchase large number of their favorite team’s memorabilia, some watch and follow each and every one of their games, some watch every home game live. Sports are a great source of entertainment for a lot of people. It may be because of the rivalries between two states, or just the competition between two teams is entertaining for most people seeing them go against other teams. But one of the reasons sports are so popular and formal, are the set of universal rules that are made and followed to ensure a certain amount of challenges and maintain uniformity across the different teams across the world playing the sport. American football is no different. There are a set of rules that have to be followed to ensure that every team, college or professional, has no unfair advantage over the other. Football size is one of the rules and laws that are enforced around the country to ensure a fair and even game.
History
The need to enforce a standard for the football and field size is important. The oldest football has been known to be six centuries old and was discovered 30 years ago. The size of the ball was around 15 centimeters in diameter. It is currently placed in the Museum in Stirling, Scotland.
Features
American and Canadian football size, and field length is important for every stadium or team to know since any faults in the sizes can cause an uproar among the other teams who would call for unfair play and that may result in the suspension of a team. Football size on the other hand is important for another reason and that is that the correct diameter, weight and air pressure may affect the range of the ball after it is thrown or passed to another player. The physics of the football size can affect the game play and the performance of the players as well. The official football size is 20.75 inches in the short circumference, and in the outer and longer size it is 27.75 inches. These sizes can vary an inches but it is generally the same. The shape of the ball is similar to the rugby ball and it is off an egg shape. This shape and football size can help improve the long range passes that are part of the play of every football team. The field is also another important measurement. The length of the field is 120 yards, and width being 53.3 yards. The length is vital since the number of yards from the goal is vital for every game play. Its all about who is the strongest to survive this game.
Tips and comments
Stadium managers, team managers, coaches, and other people responsible for the games, the ones who host the game should manage the football size and field size with great importance to ensure a fair game play.
