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oh, that are that foot-balls played with hands? let him try tenis - it is well paid (and brings tenis-elbow) t!
Tibor Blazko wrote: let him try tenis - it is well paid (and brings tenis-elbow) Man, if you are comparing tennis to even American Football you must play a very rough version of tennis. Saying that tennis is brilliant, love the game and about the only sport I can play reasonably well. Go Goran! regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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Can someone explain to me what is the difference between Canadian and American Football ? And which is better to get my son involved in. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I live in Bob's HungOut now
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Jon Sagara wrote: *Hopelessly lost on a tagnent* You weren't a hopeful college football star by any chance, were you Jon? :) Jon Sagara, sounds like a good football stars name to me. Wasn't Jo Demagio (sp?) a football star? regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
Joe DiMaggio was a member of one of the best baseball teams ever. The New York Yankees. Of course the fact that you've heard of him in South Africa, and I had to look up the spelling of the name says something :-D
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Daniel Desormeaux wrote: Canadian football doesn't take over Futurama's timeslot on Fox Smart Canadians! :-D Love the show. Though the episode were Lela had two eyes freaked me out, she is much better with just one :laugh: regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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Joe DiMaggio was a member of one of the best baseball teams ever. The New York Yankees. Of course the fact that you've heard of him in South Africa, and I had to look up the spelling of the name says something :-D
Brad Bruce wrote: Of course the fact that you've heard of him in South Africa I remember seeing a movie about him (made for TV, not the big screen) and also reading in the paper how he got arrested for some or other drug offence awhile back. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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Paul Watson wrote: One is played on ice while the other is on turf? Ba-doom-*tish*! Nice one ;) Paul Watson wrote: Neither! Play Rugby! A real mans sport, American Football is for poofters Damn right. I cannot understand a game where the players wear 10 inches of foam padding and have to stop every 10 yards to either catch their breath, invite one of their other 257 teammates on the field to take their place, or (it seems) ask directions on what they should be doing. Too bizarre. cheers, Chris Maunder
There is a good reason that American Football players wear pads. The game is primarily about directed force. When you have a line of men averaging 300 pounds and you are about 300 using your full force to knock a hole big enough to get a man through to the Quarterback, severe injury will result. It's not a matter of players being 'poofters'(?) I was watching a documentary about the increasing level of injury in American Football, and basically the doctors said that as the athletic ability of the players increases the pieces of the body that get injured (ligaments, tendons, bones, etc.) are not getting stronger. So here you have a 270 pound running back who can run 3x as fast as his couterpart from 50 years ago (who was only about 180) and when the impacts occurr, something has to give and usually it is the player. Played the way it is, without padding, not a single player (except maybe the kickers) would walk off the field at the end of a game. The sports are completely different, so I'm tired of American Football players being compared to rugby players. There is no comparison at all except that the ball looks similar. From an internal company e-mail November, 2001 -- "Would the person who stole the ethics training manual from the class last Friday please return it."
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Colin, as an American, there is no way that I would get my son (or my daughter for that matter) involved in football. Football is simply a game of genetic mutants and/or people who are willing to use very high levels of strength enhancing drugs. Much the same goes for basketball, but at least basketball involves a little finese. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching a football game or two now and again, but it leaves a lot to be desired as a sport for children. I agree wholeheatedly that games like soccer and rugby are all around better sports. Anyone with heart and stamina and determination can play. Being 350 pounds or 8 feet tall does you no good at all against some little guy who is running circles around you. Sports is one area where I totally agree with foreign criticism of the U.S. (That is about the only thing the rest of you guys are right about, however);P Wisdom from the Hippie Ages: (oops, had this a little wrong the first time.) "If you've found your place at last Then you need not use the looking glass ". Bubble Puppy.
I think it depends totally on what you are looking for in a game. The common thread in alot of world sport seems to be plucky everymen fighting it out for the fans. I don't know what that is commentary on, perhaps the need to be able to project yourself into the thick of things. American sport, save baseball, is all about raw athletic ability for sure. Me, I would rather see the height of human achievement in whatever I waste my time on. I'm not much impressed if I could do it myself. A mentally challenged chess tourney would likely be competitive, but I don't imagine many would care to witness it. Plus the pacing is all off when it comes to world games.
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Can someone explain to me what is the difference between Canadian and American Football ? And which is better to get my son involved in. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I live in Bob's HungOut now
American football is played on grass or artificial turf; the Canadian variant is played on snow.
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Stan Shannon wrote: Football is simply a game of genetic mutants and/or people who are willing to use very high levels of strength enhancing drugs. Bone and muscle mass seems to be inversely proportional to grey matter. So what sport do you play Stan? Do you try and play our superior games and get laughed at by fellow yanks? Or do you just walk over them and show them what a real game is? regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge "I agree wholeheatedly that games like soccer and rugby are all around better sports. *than American sports*" - Stan Shannon, an American!
The only "sport" I have ever really enjoyed is nice long hikes in the country. I am probably the least competitive person on the planet. The concept of gaining some sort of satisfaction from beating someone at some kind of ball game is alien to my nature. However, I wish I could have played soccer or rugby when younger just because it looks like such good exercise. I now live in rural Indiana, and believe me, there is little chance of becoming involved in any sort of atheletic activities. But it is a nice place to hike...:) Wisdom from the Hippie Ages: (oops, had this a little wrong the first time.) "If you've found your place at last Then you need not use the looking glass ". Bubble Puppy.
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Can someone explain to me what is the difference between Canadian and American Football ? And which is better to get my son involved in. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I live in Bob's HungOut now
And now to answer your question... ;) American: Field is 100x53.3 yards, 10 yard end zones. Goal posts are at the back of the end zone. 11 players per team. Offense gets 4 downs to gain 10 yards. Canadian: Field is 110x65 yards, 20 yard end zones. Goal posts are on the goal line. 12 players per team. Offense gets 3 downs to gain 10 yards. A touchback scores 1 point for the kicking team. That's about all I remember from my days of watching CFL on ESPN in the late 70s. :) As for which is better, well AFAIK the Canadian rules are only used in Canada. NFL Europe is goverened by the NFL, so naturally they use the US rules. My totally uninformed guess is that you'll find US rules being used wherever you go since you're not in Canada. There's also that funky Arena Football, which is played on a hockey-sized field (50 yards long, 5 yard end zones) and is really fast-paced and high-scoring. And we won't mention the XFL. :laugh: --Mike-- My really out-of-date homepage Buffy's on. Gotta go, bye! Sonork - 100.10414 AcidHelm Big fan of Alyson Hannigan.
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There is a good reason that American Football players wear pads. The game is primarily about directed force. When you have a line of men averaging 300 pounds and you are about 300 using your full force to knock a hole big enough to get a man through to the Quarterback, severe injury will result. It's not a matter of players being 'poofters'(?) I was watching a documentary about the increasing level of injury in American Football, and basically the doctors said that as the athletic ability of the players increases the pieces of the body that get injured (ligaments, tendons, bones, etc.) are not getting stronger. So here you have a 270 pound running back who can run 3x as fast as his couterpart from 50 years ago (who was only about 180) and when the impacts occurr, something has to give and usually it is the player. Played the way it is, without padding, not a single player (except maybe the kickers) would walk off the field at the end of a game. The sports are completely different, so I'm tired of American Football players being compared to rugby players. There is no comparison at all except that the ball looks similar. From an internal company e-mail November, 2001 -- "Would the person who stole the ethics training manual from the class last Friday please return it."
Steven Mitcham wrote: The sports are completely different, so I'm tired of American Football players being compared to rugby players. There is no comparison at all except that the ball looks similar. I agree 100% Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I live in Bob's HungOut now
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Paul Watson wrote: You weren't a hopeful college football star by any chance, were you Jon? Nope, I've always been a baseball nut. Love to play it, but can't stand to watch it. It's too slooooooooooowww... Hence I watch football and basketball. Paul Watson wrote: Jon Sagara, sounds like a good football stars name to me. Wasn't Jo Demagio (sp?) a football star? DiMaggio was a New York Yankee back in the glory days of baseball. :) Jon Sagara "There are lies, damned lies and statistics." -- Mark Twain.
Jon Sagara wrote: DiMaggio was a New York Yankee back in the glory days of baseball. It's hard to imagine he had the energy to play baseball after boffing Mrs. DiMaggio (Marilyn Monroe) all night. ;)
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