High School Football: A Game Of Guts And Ritual
15 years, 7 months ago

High School Football: A Game Of Guts And Ritual

NPR  

High School Football: A Game Of Guts And Ritual Enlarge this image toggle caption clyatt.jasper via Flickr clyatt.jasper via Flickr Tell Us Your Stories All through the 2009 season, NPR will bring you some of the stories, characters, struggles and victories of high school football. Starting with training camp and all through the 2009 season, NPR will bring you some of the stories, struggles and victories of high school football and the communities who support it, while also exploring the costs and the issues the sport raises. In big cities and small towns across the country, high school football is the ritual that defines the fall. Sponsor Message High school football is a phenomenon that touches virtually every aspect of American life — but it's not all quarterbacks and prom queens.

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A plot twist from what college football has become: A player who stayed
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A plot twist from what college football has become: A player who stayed

Associated Press  

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — When Penn State moved a different linebacker into what had been Tyler Elsdon’s starting spot, Elsdon made a choice that doesn’t really fit into the storyline college football has been selling these days. In an era in which NIL money, more playing time and the promise of the transfer portal are a click or a phone …

Opinion: Football isn’t just violence. It’s democracy’s schoolhouse
3 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Football isn’t just violence. It’s democracy’s schoolhouse

LA Times  

USC quarterback Jayden Maiava is congratulated by UCLA offensive lineman Alani Makihele after the rivals’ game at the Rose Bowl on Nov. 23. Sadly, the shoves and punches on the football field reflect a broader trend surging across America: a CEO was gunned down in the street, reporters and media personalities face increasing threats, a presidential candidate was nearly assassinated. …

Prep Rally: A closer look at the high school football pairings
1 year, 5 months ago

Prep Rally: A closer look at the high school football pairings

LA Times  

Let the playoffs begin. Great D2 matchups #16 Edison at #1 Rancho Cucamonga #9 Damien at #8 Murrieta Valley #12 Chaparral at #5 Oaks Christian #13 Palos Verdes at #4 Mission Viejo #14 Bishop Amat at #3 Gardena Serra #11 Upland at #6 Los Alam #10 Valencia at # 7 Servite #15 Vista Murrieta at #2 LB Poly — eric …

Football culture's ugly allure: My high school tale of love and longing
10 years, 6 months ago

Football culture's ugly allure: My high school tale of love and longing

Salon  

Someone wrote that football is a sublimation of the urge for violence, so that football itself is a symbolic reenactment of war. “Everything you’ve accomplished here, y’know, it’ll carry you through life … it reminds me of when I was in high school, and I competed in six-man football.” Perry said football made him the man he was, that it …

High Schools Struggle To Tackle Safety On The Football Field
11 years, 5 months ago

High Schools Struggle To Tackle Safety On The Football Field

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High Schools Struggle To Tackle Safety On The Football Field Enlarge this image toggle caption Brett Myers/Youth Radio Brett Myers/Youth Radio The NFL adopted a new rule this season that makes it illegal for players to hit with the crown of their helmet. Youth Radio, through interviews with experts in sports medicine, coaches, players, parents and representatives from sports leagues …

High School Football Refs: Ghosts Of The Gridiron
15 years, 5 months ago

High School Football Refs: Ghosts Of The Gridiron

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High School Football Refs: Ghosts Of The Gridiron Enlarge this image toggle caption Tom Goldman/NPR Tom Goldman/NPR Football is often called controlled mayhem, and we have the officials to thank for the controlled part. They work varsity high school games for about $55 plus mileage — and, says Gilbert, for love of the game. "I played high school football like …

Football Is Always in His Blood : Preps: Gary Meek was a ball boy in grade school, played at San Diego State, now coaches Esperanza.
31 years, 6 months ago

Football Is Always in His Blood : Preps: Gary Meek was a ball boy in grade school, played at San Diego State, now coaches Esperanza.

LA Times  

TIMES STAFF WRITER The roots of Gary Meek’s passion stretch to Boise, Ida. “I’ve always wanted to be involved in football,” Meek said. “My oldest daughter was at the spring game and told me, ‘Dad, I think you need to work with the receivers more on catching the ball,’ ” Meek said. The license plate frame reads, “Esperanza 1990, 14-0.” …

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