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HOMO-Sapien
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American Football ???
Why on earth they get all excited about making 10 yards, then bring a whole new team on, then have a break, then bring the other team back on.. .. then they have to have the padding etc to make them look tough.. Have the Amricans not ever seen Rubgy Union? .... And the obvious of course of why it's called Football when it isn't... The fact that they have cheer leaders is self admiting that it's so boring, the crowd needs waking up by a bunch of screamming school girls jumping around showing their knickers making older men watching feel like a bunch of pervs.. Daft!
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11-09-2008, 00:27
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American Football is only called American Football in the same way what we call Rugby is really called Rugby Football (and "football" is really Association Football, hence Soccer). American Football tackles are SIGNIFICANTLY harder than Rugby tackles - if they didn't wear the padding they do, they wouldn't last a season. You just don't see the sort of tackles you see in AF in Rugby, its a totally different approach to stopping the ball. The whole 4 teams thing is a bit strange to get your head around but it actually makes a lot of sense, AF is way, way more strategic and mentally challenging than Rugby, there are a vast number of plays and then variations on each of those plays and each team member needs to know exactly which one is being played and what to do. Its so complex that you need to be either one or the other, learning both would just be stupid. I don't know if you've ever watched a full AF match (perhaps the Superbowl?) but if you did watch one with someone who knew what was going on you'd see it was actually a really, really good sport to watch - not perhaps for second-by-second drama but for the analytical parts of it and the last-second hail mary plays that really get you on the edge of your seat.
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11-09-2008, 09:33
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The hits are harder in american football is because they have padding and wear helmets. You try headbutting a player full pelt in their chest without a helmet and you'll be lucky to not break your neck. American Football is a very much a burst sport, rugby requires stamina. After watching some videos on youtube I'd say this is my favourite "big hit" which is similar to the AF style tackle. It's from the recent GB vs NZ RL test.
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11-09-2008, 13:42
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Your argument about the padding used in AF is flawed. The tackles are harder because they use the padding - it encourages enthusiasm over good technique (players are actually trained to use the helmet to make contact with vulnerable areas such as the knee when tackling  ).Some players take part in defence and offence. Defensive teams rarely run set plays but react to the offensive play (although they can be set in variations like nickel, dime and blitz). Playing both sides of the coin would still only require memorising where you were meant to be for offensive plays. I think the different teams are mainly about some players being able to catch and some players being able to tackle. The skill levels in AF are astonishingly high, but it is less demanding on endurance and stamina due to the stop start nature and rotaing subs. Rugby requires both extreme endurance and the ability to make split second decisions, an ability which is proven to be impaired by physical tiredness. I seem to recall a variant of AF which used softer padding and the same players on the pitch at all times. Don't know what happened to it. I'd have loved to have a bash at it.
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09-09-2008, 12:21
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A fan then Huddy??
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Or the Baby on Board signs when THERE'S NO BABY IN THE CAR!!
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