Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Walter Camp - The true founder of American Football

Football season has arrived, and the sport is in full swing. Many fans love the ruggedness of football. Not a sport for wimps. Fans follow their favorite team and cheer them on in the house, games and business applications. Here's help is a little story for the evaluation of this beloved American sports. The rule changes in rugby was born in modern football. Walter Camp, the changes and helped to define the modern game. Changes in football rules in 1879 was its foundation. College coaches contributed to changes in the football game that helped them become a dominant sport in America. The popularity of college football is what pushes the domain of sport in the 20 century.

Walter Camp was born in Connecticut and studied at Yale University. Since 1888 to 1914, served as the primary athletic director and football coach camp at Yale University. He played football at Yale and made some changes in the rules most important and best known in the game. Because of these important rules changes, often referred to as the founder or father of American football. Precautions have been taken and modified the popular game of rugby and soccer to a new set of rules for the sport to create. William Ebb Ellis also affect these changes, run the ball in a rugby match in 1823. This was a direct violation of existing standards and paved the way for future changes. A convention held in 1876 were the first rules of American football. defined by the rules, to continue to work Walter Camp and change the rules until it burned in 1925.

Walter Camp Football helped many settings, which now makes the game what it is today. Reduced the size of the team 15-11. Scrimmage was created. A team has been established that the undisputed possession until his own injuries to force the ball drop. Two new posts were created: the quarterback and center. The breakthrough was invented by Walter Camp. A standard scoring system and scale of points is defined. Other notable changes include security in the silence, and interference penalties. In 1888 the fight was allowed above the knee. Then in 1912, as amended touchdown and field goal had six points and three points. All are major changes that put the football in its modern facility.

National Football League has not produced the way to 1920. During this time many teams in the league and have not played their schedules. A total of four teams played the entire season. A year later, 21 teams have joined the NFL. The membership continued to grow, and the first playoff game is officially celebrated in 1932. NFL Players Association and the future development of the fifties presence to stabilize the league in the coming years. No changes in the rules of the Walter Camp, have not occurred, many of these advances. Therefore, we honor their commitment to this exciting game we will all adjust. Leo Wells has many stimulating discussions of this great American sport that can be seen in Leo right-in-sports.com.

Every year, NFL organizes many games. I like to watch Super Bowl online. It makes me form part of the spirit of American football.

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