That's how the creation of the game got about.
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When heavy body armour was introduced to American Football the heat protection was a leather helmet similar to the scrum cap used in Rugby. When the hard protection was introduced they had to add extra hard head-wear as the injuries to the face from the shoulder padding cause serious injury. Rugby boards are desperately trying to maintain a flexible body armour, which in effect reduces stud damage to the skin whilst not being made in such a way as to be used to increase tackle effectiveness.
Players wear helmets when playing American soccer.
Helmets are designed to protect an football players head from a collision on the football field. With concussions be a main focus in American Football...helmets are evolving to help you remain as safe as possible when playing. Football is a contact sport and no equipment will totally protect you from injury or death. Call XO Sports....www.xosport.com to learn more about helmets.
Revolution helmets, manufactured by Riddell, are worn whilst playing American Football. These helmets are worn for safety purposes and protect against major head injuries.
The number of players on a football team depends on the type of football you are playing. In American Football, there are 11 on a team. In Canadian Football, there are 12 players on a team. Other countries have their own rules. Also America has "Sand Lot Football" where pickup games simply have equal numbers of players on each side.
There has not been a point in time when African-Americans stopped playing football. Currently, approximately 66.3 percent of the players in the NFL are African-American.
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it was the best material they had at the time. in the first days of football they had no helmates it was not till about 1893 they were introduced and not entill 1939 they were made manditory for all players to ware
This can actually occur randomly as football players are always tested to see if their fit or not to play.
LUIS CALDERON
Players wear helmets when playing American soccer.
Yes footballers get paid for playing for Ireland.
Rugby is a football code, so there is no difference. However, it is different from other football codes:Association football: the hands cannot be used, and goals are used instead of scoring zones.American football: the ball can be passed forward, and rules regarding the post-tackle situation are different.Gaelic football: several alterations in the goal, and methods of scoring and playing.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Rugby game each team has 15 players, but American football has 11 players. additional point, in American football players always use pads protect themselves but Rugby players don't use this!