A Football Family Mulls the Decision to Quit
I felt like I was making big sacrifices for a sport that I couldn’t see myself playing beyond high school. What’s all of this time and energy for?
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Why I Stopped Playing Football
They had us constantly working: testing us on the playbook, running hour long agility drills and even quintupling our protein powder intake.
The Trade-offs I Made To Play High School Football
My dad was a wide receiver in high school. My older brother was MVP. And when I joined the team my freshman year, my teammates and coaches had high expectations. But my play was not MVP material.
Football Matters
I love playing football and I strive to be great and I’m willing to put the work in and it taught me I can do anything I put my mind to.
Football: An American Game
Concussions have been a huge issue in football.
The Greatest Worst Movie Ever made
A few months ago at the Piedmont Theater I went to a midnight showing of the cult classic movie, “The Room.” “The R0om” is a movie written, produced, directed, and starring Tommy Wiseau. The movie is about a man named Johnny, played by Tommy Wiseau, a banker who lives in the Mission District of San Francisco who is engaged to a woman named Lisa played by Juliette Daniels who is having an affair with Johnny’s best friend Mark played by Greg Sestero.
Inside A Classroom at Marshawn Lynch’s Hometown High School
Marshawn Lynch got his start in football at Oakland Technical High School, where I go to school. Coaches at Oakland…
Youth Football Coaches Tackle Violence Issue Head On
By Victor Martin, Jr., Voicewaves Youth Media The latest accusation of domestic abuse perpetrated by a professional athlete surfaced last…
Increasing Contact To Decrease Concussions
Contact is why I play the game. If I can’t practice it, how am I going to get better? And if I can’t get better, how am I going to be safe?