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Football
“Winners never quit and quitters never win.” –Vince Lombardi
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” - Vince Lombardi
Win or lose, do it fairly - Knute Rockne
Super Bowl LVII, or 57, will engage many Americans on February 12
American-style football will be on the minds and television sets of millions of people February 12, when the 57th Super Bowl championship game kicks off. This year, the Philadelphia Eagles will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in Phoenix Arizona.
A game primer
American football, not to be confused with what is known in America as “soccer,” is an intensely physical game in which each player wears protective equipment and works with teammates to carry out complicated plays. The National Football League rulebook features 73 pages of rules, but the general idea is for a team on offense to pass or run with the oblong ball to the far end of a 100-yard-long field (about 90 meters) to score either a “touchdown” or a “field goal.”
American football is now flourishing in countries such as China, Brazil, Austria and Germany, and ITALY where 45,000 people play for about 450 teams, according to the American Football Coaches Foundation.
🏈February Theme: FOOTBALL - The most popular spectator sport in the U.S. with the Super Bowl Championship, as the most popular single-day sporting event in the country. View our NFL Banner Display. Bring in your favorite football team shirt to display (Otherwise, the Cincinnati Bengals and Bearcats rule!). We'll return your team gear in March.
Related FREE Thematic Activities:
7/02 - 10 am - The Blind Side (2009) 3 hours - The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
13/02 - 10 am and 5 pm - Replay of the SUPER BOWL - Original version with American commentary, commercials and halftime show.
14/02 - 10 am - Concussion (2015) 2 hours - In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
15/02 - 6 pm - Football Presentation by the Muli, Ranzide, Refoli, Golden Bears.