History Of American Football

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History Of American Football by Mind Map: History Of American Football

1. Community in the present and in the past.

1.1. Community in the past.

1.1.1. The Football community is always a hostile one but as for in the past it is the worse kind of hostile with impatient fans tarrying down stadiums and throwing stuff at opposing teams.

1.2. Community Today

1.2.1. to ask the basic concept has it changed today yes it has but not that much with more rules on fans today not saying they are not rough but, more hostile more talking than actually doing.

1.3. How they are different?

1.3.1. the fans have changed over the years with more bandwagons this time around the only thing that has really changed is the popularity more people are watching football today than they would be watching in 60's 70's and the 80's . it will continue to get big and bigger.

2. Legends

2.1. People who have changed the game.

2.1.1. there have been a lot greats but, to have changed the game is really great like Night Train Lane hits being so hard that they have to make a rule against unnecessary roughness

2.2. The great one's.

2.2.1. there have been many great player, coaches,and teams like 72' dolphins the only team to go undefeated in a season coached by the great Don Shula. you can also mention the 80's dominate 49ers who won 5 super bowls with Jerry Rice and Joe Montana

2.3. How they Affected the game.

2.3.1. these players have affected the game with greatness making other superb athletes wanting to be like them.

3. Definitive moments

3.1. How the rules have changed?

3.1.1. The rules have changed very much drastically from no cheap shots to more safety precautions and no leading with the helmet.

3.2. How the sport has evolved

3.2.1. the sport has evolved throughout the years to the first game only being 15 minutes long with now each quarter being 15 minutes each.

3.3. when did it really become a sport.

3.3.1. Like i said it was invented in the late 1800's but, really did not get a start until the early 1930's with many people testing it on college first and it becomming a huge sucess

4. What is American Football?

4.1. How it began?

4.1.1. Well football began in the late 1800's with more or less rules but, just a basic concept.

4.2. How old is it?

4.2.1. Football is to be said over century old.

4.3. Where it started?

4.3.1. Football started as a concept to rugby here in the united states with it not fully evolving until the early 1930's with college starting a sport.

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