Comparison and Contrast: Football and Basketball
Elizabeth Rivas
Eng. /220
March 26, 2016
Jennifer Malia
Football is America’s favorite sport. It is the number one watch sport in America. Basketball is not as much loved as football but it very much liked. Both sports has it high ends and its low ends, but both sports can be very intense and played but very talented people.
Football was discovered by a player from Rutgers and Princeton on November 1869, but wasn’t until 1880s that a great rugby player from Yale, changed the rules which slowly transformed the game rugby into the new game of American football. 250 million player play football in over 200 nations. Its played with two teams and eleven player on the field and once. Offense, the team with control of the ball attempts to advance the ball up the field by either passing or running with the ball. The player with the ball must advance at least ten yards in four downs or plays. Defense the other team trying to gain control of the ball. Attempts to try to stop their advance and take control of the ball. Each time a player advances the ball into the end zone with a kick into the goal line it accumulates seven points. Basketball, also is played with two teams except there’s only 5 player each on the court at one time. The objective of the game is to advance the ball up the court with either passing or dibbling. The player than shoot the ball through the hoop attempting to make it and score. The score can be accumulated by either field goal which are worth 3 points. If the ball is shot in front of the field goal the those are worth 2 points. There also they can shoot from the free throw line which are worth 1 point.
Both sports Football and basketball are played with very talented women and men. Basketball is more physical to where a player from the opposing team is highly discouraged and may cause a