1. Creation of American Football By: Jordan Hallett and Ernest Jackson

2. Standards 19.A.5 Demonstrate knowledge and skills in a self-selected individual sport, a team sport, creative movement and work-related activities. 19.C.5a Select components (e.g., equipment, boundaries, number of players, rules) which promote participation in novel or original physical activities. 21.A.5 Demonstrate individual responsibility through use of various team- building strategies in physical activity settings (e.g., etiquette, fair play, self-officiating, coaching, organizing a group activity). 19.C.1 Demonstrate safe movement in physical activities. 19.C.3b Apply basic offensive, defensive and cooperative strategies in selected activities, games and sports.

3. Questions Close-ended 1. Who standardized football? When did football begin? 2. How many players are on the field for each team? 3. What equipment is needed for football? Open-ended 1. Do you think that the guy who created football was smart for creating it? Why or why not? 2. Would you consider football an individualized sport, or a group sport? 3. Why do the players have to wear equipment? 4. Even though football players wear equipment would you still consider football to be a safe sport?

4. Resources http://www.sportsknowhow.com/football/history/football-history-2.shtml http://res.hcpss.org/studentdeveloped/football/started.html https://www.iahsaa.org/Sports_Medicine_Wellness/Football_Safety/Football_Play er's_Equipment_Handout.pdf https://www.iahsaa.org/Sports_Medicine_Wellness/Football_Safety/Football_Play er's_Equipment_Handout.pdf http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/beginnersguidetofootball http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-12/news/ct-x-0912-keilman-column- 20120912_1_youth-football-concussions-brain-damage http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-12/news/ct-x-0912-keilman-column- 20120912_1_youth-football-concussions-brain-damage http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/football/head_inj uries/index.html http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/football/head_inj uries/index.html http://www.kidzworld.com/article/4824-offensive-linemen-big-men-big-job

5. Introduction IMAGINE: You are sitting in one of your least favorite classes and you start drifting off to sleep. You start dreaming about yourself being in one of the biggest football games of your life. The clock is winding down and the quarterback throws a pass to the end zone. YOU CATCH IT!!! You won the game for your team. Then you wake up and wonder where did football come from? and what kind of man must created such an amazing game?

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7. Activity Split into 4 groups – Group 1 Study history of football – Group 2 Study specific records in the NFL – Group 3 Study certain positions in football – Group 4 Study safety precautions/equipment in football

8. Process Within each group will be 3 group members. Each member will have a designated position from football: 1.Since every good quarterback should have excellent leadership skills, the quarterback of the group will be the leader of the group and keep everything organized. 2.Since every lineman should have a balance between classroom and football “smarts,” the lineman of the group will be the person that strategizes on how they will go about looking for the answers. 3.Since the coach is the person who is always there for guidance, the coach of the group will be the person who gives the most suggestions on what to do and how to do it.

9. Congratulations! You did a great job! You now have what it takes to be considered a football master, and also have the information needed to become a football coach someday! Other activities: Field trip to a stadium Virtual tour on Google Earth Make a Glog using football facts Make a Wordle using football terms Organize a pick-up game of football

10. Evaluations Now that you have all learned about the creation of football, now you must create a poster board about a professional NFL player. You must also get into a group and set up how you would see the offensive and defensive side of the field.

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