FOOTBALL VS FOOTBALL
KICK OR CARRY?
WHAT’S IN THE NAME?
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Football Association Football Soccer FUTBOL FUTSBOL
Football American Football Gridiron Football The Beautiful Game
IN ACTION!
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
ORIGIN Mexico – 3,400 years ago China – 2nd and 3rd Centuries BC – cuju Kyoto, Japan - kamari Romans and Greeks
Modern football started in Britain – 18th C
Rules evolved into:1. Association Football2. Rugby3. American Football
HISTORY
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
October 1863, Freemason’s Tavern: Football Association
1800s: British sailors, traders and soldiers spread the sport to the world
1904: FIFA 1930: 1st World Cup
in Uruguay; won by Uruguay
1874: Game between Harvard and McGill Universities
Rule changes from Rugby by Walter Camp (1858-1925) ‘Father of American Football’
1892: Professional Football 1903: Ohio League =
National Football League (NFL)
1919: 1st professional game 1960: American Football
League (AFL) 1966: Super Bowl I
WHO PLAYS IT?
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Most popular sport around the world: 250 million players in over 200 countries
Most prevalent in Europe and South America
Mainly in the US Also Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
Other countries have been establishing leagues in recent years
CHARACTERISTICS: SIMILARITIES Object of the game: get the ball into the
other’s team goal area Start the game with a coin toss 11 players on field for each team Some rules: penalties Referees Support staff
LA PELOTA DE FUTBALL – THE PIGSKIN
CHARACTERISTICS:DIFFERENCES
Association Football AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Ball: spherical with black/white pentagons
Kick the ball Continued playing Dress: basic sports
clothes No huddle or line up Players: less
specialized Goals: one point Configuration of the
field: netted goal area
Ball (pigskin): prolate spheroid, pointed ends, brown
Carry the ball; tackle Times out; stop the clock Dress: helmet, pads… Huddle and line up for the
play Players: highly specialized Touchdown: 6 points
(additional points) Configuration of the field:
big H
THE PLAYING FIELD
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
ORGANIZATIONS
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
INTERNATIONAL : (FIFA) ASIA: (AFC) AFRICA: (CAF) EUROPE: (UEFA NORTH, CENTRAL
AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN: (CONCACAF)
OCEANIA: (OFC) SOUTH AMERICA:
(CONMEBOL)
INTERNATIONAL (North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania): IFAF
US: NFL US Colleges: NCAA Individual countries
leagues
COMPETITIONS
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WORLD CUP CONTINENTAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS FIFA
CONFEDERATION CUP
SUMMER OLYMPICS DOMESTIC
COMPETITIONS
AMERICAN FOOTBALL WORLD CUP
US SUPER BOWL AFC-NFC PRO
BOWL COLLEGIATE
FOOTBALL: BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
RECENT AND FUTURE MAIN EVENTS
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
WORLD CUPS: 2010, South Africa:
Spain 2014, Brazil 2018, Russia 2022, Qatar
SUPER BOWL: 2012:
Indianapolis,In: NY Giants
2013: New Orleans,La
2014: East Rutherford,NJ
2015: Glendale,Az
FIFA WORLD CUP TROPHY – VINCE LOMBARDI TROPHY
THE LEGENDS: PELE (1940), BRAZIL
Edson Arantes do Nascimento
‘O Rei do Futebol,’ ‘O Rei Pele,’ ‘O Rei’
‘Best football player of all time’
Technique Statistics Awards Retirement, 1977
THE LEGENDS: WALTER PEYTON (1954-1999), MISSISSIPPI, US ‘Sweetness’ Running back’ ‘Greatest
football player + greatest human being’
Statistics Awards Legacy
THE LEGENDS: DIEGO MARADONA (1960), ARGENTINA
‘The hand of God’ ‘Greatest football
player of all time’ Statistics Awards Controversy Head coach of
Argentina national team
Manager of Al Wasl FC in Dubai
THE LEGENDS: JERRY RICE (1962), MISSISSIPPI ‘World’ ‘Greatest wide
receiver of all time and one of the greatest players in NFL history’
Statistics Awards Retirement Legacy
POPULARITY
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
715.1 million viewers (worldwide) for World Cup’s final match in Germany, 2006
In South Africa, 2010; estimated over 700 viewers plus digital viewers
111 million viewers (worldwide) for Super Bowl, 2011
111 million viewers in US for Super Bowl 2012; broadcast in 200 countries, 25 languages (500 international journalists) plus digital viewers
CARIBBEANS IN THE WORLD CUP 1938 – Cuba 1974 – Haiti 1998 – Jamaica 2006 – Trinidad and Tobago GREAT HOPES FOR REPRESENTATION IN
BRAZIL, 2014!
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL IN US Participation has improved in recent years:
‘soccer mom’ Popularity has increased based on
demographics and economics Heightened interest in international ‘soccer’ American men play in foreign leagues Women Leagues: Women won the Summer
Olympic competition in 1996, 2004, and 2008
World Cup participation: 3rd place in 1930 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994 and every WC since
AMERICAN FOOTBALL ABROAD IFAF, 1998, La Courneuve, France 62 member nations:
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Over 700 leagues in Europe alone IFAF World Cup IFAF Women’s World Cup IFAF Junior World Cup NFL International Series
WHAT’S IN THE FUTURE?
TOUCH DOWN!!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
RECOMMENDED VIEWING Maradonna – The Hand of God, Xenon
Pictures, 2008
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