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What is A round object often used in games?
Golf ball, tennis ball, football are just 3 games (of many) that use a round object known as a ball.
What do you call the ball use in football?
A football or pig skin
Why is football is football?
cause foot ball you have to run most of the timeAnswerThe word football is from the English language and was originally spelt as two words 'foot ball'. The original foot ball game was a ball game played at Shrovetide in medieval England. Other European countries also played Shrovetide ball games by different name which were very similar to Shrovetide football. The game had few rules but specifically prohibited the use of transport. As a result the game had to be played on foot hence the term 'foot ball'. All modern codes of football can be traced back to these Shrovetide ball games. Originally played all over England, the game has survived in some isolated places in England such as Derbyshire.
When was the first use of a cannon in collegiate football?
Cannon firings at Rutgers football games date back to 1931. It's not necessarily the earliest but it gets the ball rolling.
Why is soccer referred to as footbol?
The real name for Soccer is Football. You use your foot, to move the ball. Football was invented before American Football, the rules were written before American Football's rules. American Football shouldn't be called Football because the foot is barely used.
What 5 board games use a ball?
Football, Soccer, Baseball, Bocce, Bowling, Tennis, Golf, Softball, Handball, Squash, Cricket, Dodgeball, Basketball, Polo, Rugby to name a few.
Why the football called a ball?
Because it is based on a game where a ball is kicked with your feet.American Football is derived from Rugby Football which is itself derived from (English) Football or Soccer, a game relying much more on the use of the footAnswerThe word football is from the English language a compound of 'foot' and 'ball' and was originally written as two words 'foot ball'. There is an historical definition of the word 'football' being 'a ball game played on foot'. An alternative is in reference to the kicking action of the foot against the ball. No clear evidence exists for the etymology. The Oxford English Dictionary first records the word in 1424 in an act banning the game. The original foot ball game was a ball game played at Shrovetide in medieval England. Other European countries also played Shrovetide ball games by different name which were very similar to Shrovetide football. The game had few rules but specifically prohibited the use of transport. As a result the game had to be played on foot hence the assertion 'foot ball'. All modern codes of football can be traced back to these Shrovetide ball games. Originally played all over England, the game has survived in some isolated places. See the attachment from the BBC regards this years proposed Shrovetide football games in Derbyshire (2011).
Sports that use a net and a ball?
netball, basketball, football
What did Pele use as a football?
A small ball roled several times in cloth and made into a ball.
How are football and tennis the different?
In tennis you hit the ball with a racket in football you kick the ball and are not aloud to pick the ball up in the match unless your a goalie.
Even though American football and European football are similar in name are the rules strategies and methods of practice different?
American football and European football are very different games with little in common but a name. In America, they don't even have the name in common because European football is called soccer in America. European football uses a round ball. Only the goalie can touch the ball with his hands; everyone else must use foot, head or another body part to move the ball into the goal net of the opposing team. The game is a running game with players dressed in light clothing. American football uses an oblong football and has no goalies. The ball is carried down field, or kicked, and every player is expected to try to lay hands on it. It is a blocking game with the players dressed in heavy protective garments and helmets. Instead of kicking the ball into a goal net, as is done in European football, the ball must be kicked between two tall poles in the opposing team's end zone, or carried across a line into the opponent's end zone.
What is flicker ball?
A game. It is like a combination of football and basketball. You use a football, and try to score in the hoop.
