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Published on: 2015-06-02
Released on: 2015-06-02
Original language: English

Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its menFootball teaches young men self-discipline and teamwork. But football celebrates violence. Football is a showcase for athletic beauty and physical excellence. But football damages young bodies and minds, sometimes permanently. Football inspires confidence and direction. But football instills cockiness, a false sense of superiority. The athlete is a noble figure with a proud lineage. The jock is America at its worst.When Mark Edmundson’s son began to play organized football, and proved to be very good at it, Edmundson had to come to terms with just what he thought about the game. Doing so took him back to his own childhood, when as a shy, soft boy growing up in a blue-collar Boston suburb in the sixties, he went out for the high school football team. Why Football Matters is the story of what happened to Edmundson when he tried to make himself into a football player.What does it mean to be a football player At first Edmundson was hapless on the field. He was an inept player and a bad teammate. But over time, he got over his fears and he got tougher. He learned to be a better player and came to feel a part of the team, during games but also on all sorts of escapades, not all of them savory. By playing football, Edmundson became what he and his father hoped he’d be, a tougher, stronger young man, better prepared for life.But is football-instilled toughness always a good thing  Do the character, courage, and loyalty football instills have a dark side  Football, Edmundson found, can be full of bounties.  But it can also lead you into brutality and thoughtlessness.  So how do you get what’s best from the game and leave the worst behindWhy Football Matters is moving, funny, vivid, and filled with the authentic anxiety and exhilaration of youth. Edmundson doesn’t regret playing football for a minute, and cherishes the experience. His triumph is to be able to see it in full, as something to celebrate, but also something to handle with care. For anyone who has ever played on a football team, is the parent of a player, or simply is reflective about its outsized influence on America, Why Football Matters is both a mirror and a lamp. Bleacher Report Sports. Highlights. News. Now. Sports journalists and bloggers covering NFL MLB NBA NHL MMA college football and basketball NASCAR fantasy sports and more. News photos mock drafts game ... Football - Wikipedia Football is a family of team sports that involve to varying degrees kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. Unqualified the word football is understood to ... Why Nerds are Unpopular - Paul Graham February 2003 When we were in junior high school my friend Rich and I made a map of the school lunch tables according to popularity. This was easy to do because ... Why the Oregon State Beavers can win this year's Civil War ... One image I can't get my mind is Ryan Nall busting 66 yards up the gut for the Oregon State touchdown that sliced Oregon's lead to 45-42 midway through the ... 'Space Chronicles': Why Exploring Space Still Matters : NPR Embed iframe src=" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio ... Free school football Essays and Papers - 123helpme Free school football papers essays and research papers. U football crisis: Train wreck of a privacy law made ... The abortive University of Minnesota football walkout could have been avoided if the university had been more forthcoming about the seriousness of ... Why Beauty Matters - Top Documentary Films Philosopher Roger Scruton presents a provocative essay on the importance of beauty in the arts and in our lives. In the 20th century Scruton argues art ... Why The Hamilton Dust-Up Matters The American Conservative Well you knew this was coming: The Theater must always be a safe and special place.The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man Mike Pence. Free football field Essays and Papers - 123helpme Free football field papers essays and research papers.
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