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NFL Summary

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The National Football League is an organization consisting of 32 teams who are split into different divisions and conferences with the goal of winning a championship at the end of the league year. There are two conferences the National Football Conference and American Football Conference both commonly known by their abbreviation NFC and AFC. As the time has gone on since the birth of the league in 1920 by the men in Canton, Ohio the game has grown and evolved in many ways. The teams have increased throughout the years and so has viewership. With the added viewership came more teams, revenue and fans. With the tremendous amount of revenue coming to the league they are now able to enhance the game through new technologies. This has been used to not only make the game safer but even better for those who are part of the league.

The NFL is one of the largest users of technology in the sports industry. This can be seen clearly with the use of the Microsoft surface tablet. This tablet is used on the sidelines by coaches and players to view past plays, talk about strategy and to spike if they get very upset with their teams play. However this use of tablet wasn't just a coincidence. The NFL partnered with Microsoft in a 400 million deal to have exclusive use of the tablet on the sidelines. This was Microsofts plan to attack the massive grasp the Apple iPad had on the tablet industry. Although the Surface gets allot of television time most marketers feel this deal was a 400 million dollar flop.

In October of 2016, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick decided to ditch his Microsoft Surface on the sideline of his team's games. The coach felt that the tablet was not reliable enough on the sideline and decided to go back to using pictures rather then using the tablet. Many feel this was more of a shot at the NFL then at Microsoft itself however either way for a partner of your product to say he preferred pictures which were available decades earlier rather then you state of the art tablet Microsoft presented to the coach was a major insult. Fines will definitely follow these actions from both sides.

Helmets

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At one time football helmets were made from leather with just a simple strap to hold together on your heard. Helmets have been made more complicated and intricate in order to make the game better. The helmets used today thanks to great technology had a modified receiver that is used for coaches to give their quarterbacks a play call and help when they are on the field. This technology first started with the great Paul Brown and his team the Browns back in 1956. He used this as a competitive advantage but eventually the rest of the league would catch on and they would all use it themselves. Not much longer after this had happened the league had banned this type of technology from use. in 1996 the league realized it was time to slowly start to reintegrate this technology once again and the helmet receivers were allowed. At first there was interference problems with the receiver but as the technology changed over time the issues were resolved. Security was also enhanced so each team felt secure the opposing team was not listening in on their play calls. This helped not only make it easy for coaches and players alike to make plays and substitutions but the games were finally speeding up.

NBA

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The National Basketball Association better known as the "NBA" was founded in 1946. The league now consist of 30 teams all over the country and is looking to expand its borders. NBA players are the world's top paid athletes in respect to all other sports. It took a long way for the league to get this big and financially stable, the league went through many strikes throughout its 70 year history. A lot of the advancement of the sport had to do with the new technology and media that was invented. It was able to get more viewers around the world through television, but also through the Internet. The new technology made it possible for people to watch games or even keep up with their favorite players at any point in time, anywhere they were. The NBA has its own app where you can follow your favorite team and even see what people are tweeting about players. People can now watch games on their phones while they are out. Technology makes it so easy to keep up with what is going on with the NBA. Facebook even lets you see the scores of the teams you like. It posts the scores to your timeline. The NBA has a bunch of different pages on all the social media sites that are popular. Twitter and Instagram both have NBA profiles that keep people posted on the most recent news going on in the league. It tells you scores of games, injury updates for players and they even go on and wish current and old players happy birthday. And individual players have their own social media profiles to connect with fans directly. The NBA has really come a long way and a lot of it has to do with the advancement of technology and media.

MLB

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The MLB or Major League Baseball, consists of two leagues known as the American League and National League. Both of the Leagues operated independently of one another. The American League was founded in 1901 as a Major or professional baseball league. The National League was founded in 1876 which was the birth of the professional Baseball league. In 1903, a clash between the two leagues led to an agreement that created the National Commission of Baseball. This led to the first ever World Series of Baseball where the Boston Americans (now known as the Red Sox) faced the Pittsburgh Pirates. Each League consists of 15 teams totaling 30 teams that make up the MLB.

How to Play

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Baseball is a game played that involves a bat and a ball and nine players to each team who take turns batting and fielding. The batting team attempts to score runs by hitting a baseball that is thrown by a pitcher on the opposite team who stands on a pitching mound on the field and run around a series of bases from first, second, third and then finally home to score a run. A run is scored every time a player from the batting team touches home plate after touching all of the following bases from running down the base lines. In order to advance the bases player have to try to hit a ball that is thrown towards home plate where the batter is standing. If the ball passes the batter over the plate without the batter touching the ball or he misses the ball after swinging it is a strike. If the ball does not cross over the plate that in the strike zone which is above the batter chest and below the batters knees it is a ball. There are three strikes to an out and 4 balls to a walk. The batter walks, or advances to first base, after 4 balls are thrown or is hit by a pitch. The fielding teams job is to try and get three outs which are made either from strike outs or throwing a runner out by stepping on a base that a runner is forced to run to after a hit ball before the runner gets to the base or if the runner is tagged by a fielder with the ball who is not standing on a base. After three outs teams switch roles from batting to fielding or fielding to batting. After each team has batted once an inning has ended. There are 9 innings to a game except in extra innings when teams are tied, and the winner is decided by whoever has the most runs at the end of the game or following extra innings.

Cricket

Cricket started in England in the 18 century. Cricket is a very unknown sport in the United States. It is played with a ball and a bat between two teams of eleven players. In the center of the ground there is a rectangular 22-yard-long pitch with a wicket which is a set of three wooden stumps at each end. The wickets are 28 inches tall. Similar to baseball, one team bats, attempting to score as many runs as possible until their time (overs) and wickets (strikes) run out, and their opponents field. Each phase of play is called an innings. After either ten batsmen have been dismissed or a fixed number of overs have been completed, the innings ends and the two teams then swap roles. Which ever team scores the most runs wins. There is a boundary line which is 75 meters away from the pitch, which is considered "4" runs. When the ball goes over the boundary line, it is "6" runs. If the bowler's foot passes the line or bowls above the waist, it is considered a no-ball. Players can get out if the batsman bats a ball which is caught by a fielder, or hits the wickets the batsman is batting in front of, or an LBW, meaning the ball hits the leg before the wicket, Stumps can be hit by the wicket keeper if the batsman steps over the line, handling the ball meaning if a batsman touches the ball. run out while two batsman running between wickets get to the wicket too late and the wicket is broken by a fielder and finally a hit wicket if the batsman hits the wicket by accident.

There are 3 formats of Cricket, Test, One-day, and T-20. In Test cricket, the players play with a red ball wearing all white uniforms. Recently, the pink ball was invented to play night matches as well because test cricket is known more for day matches. Test cricket can last up to 5 days because each team has 2 innings each and the number of overs is unlimited until the players get out. The bowlers in test cricket can bowl as much as they desire. India is the number one test nation.

One-day is a 50-overs game. In one-day matches the bowlers can bowl only ten overs. There are what is called a power-play in the first ten overs of this format. Which means only 2 players can field outside the 30 yard mark, so batsman can get boundaries in a easier way. From 10-40 overs, only 4 players can field outside the 30 yard mark. From 40-50 overs, 5 fielders. South Africa is the number one one-day nation. T-20 is a 20-overs game. The bowlers in T-20's can only bowl four overs. The first 6 overs 2 players outside the 30 yard mark, and fro 6-20 overs 5 players maximum. Many people prefer this format since it is "short and sweet." It is considered most entertaining. IPL is an example of T-20s because players from all over the world gets mixed up into different teams to compete. New Zealand is the number one T-20 nation.

These limited-over formats are played with a white ball in colored uniforms. There are world cups for these formats.

There is protection for players---such as knee pads, gloves, helmets, arm guards, chest guards, thigh guards, and ball guards. However there are players who have died due to a hit by a cricket ball. For example, Phil Hughes. Due to his death, there are a neck guards.

Records In Cricket: Tests - Most runs: Sachin Tendulkar (India) Most Wickets: Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) ODIs - Most runs: Sachin Tendulkar (India) Most Wickets: Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) T20s- Most runs: Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) Most Wickets: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)


eSports

The eSports is a form of competition that is facilitated by electronic systems, particularly video games; the input of players and teams as well as the output of the eSports system are mediated by human-computer interfaces. Most commonly, eSports take the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions. The new media became the main platforms where the eSports event where hold. For example on Youtube, every week we can find a live about a eSports competitions and thousands of people are following those events. Many events and groups on Facebook had been created exclusively to talk about eSports and it is one the reason why majority of eSports players are young people (the ones who use the most the new media).

Soccer Youth Development

When Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Manchester United at age of 16 for 18 million dollars, everyone was saying that he's going to be a flop that he would never succeed for that money. Now he is 31 years old and he’s the best player in the world in many people's opinion.

Most youth systems attached exclusively to one club are often called youth academies. In a youth academy, a club will sign multiple players at a very young age and teach them football skills required to play at that club's standard, for example Messi is also considered as the best player ever to be. He had growth problem so Barcelona (soccer club) still signed him, invested on him hundred thousands of euros and now he’s one of the highest paid soccer player in the world for $44,800 million dollars.

The football academy is the first step in any player's development toward the top of their game. The vast majority of players have come through the ranks after having their potential spotted as schoolchildren.

Youth Soccer has recently evolved into a fiercely competitive arena. More and more children are leaving recreational leagues to play in highly competitive select leagues. While select sports are a valuable resource where children can learn how to socialize and become self motivated, children who start at young ages, ten and eleven, can suffer psychological and physical damages. A child's youth sporting experience is directly influenced by the attitudes, sportsmanship and behavior of their parents and coaches. Parents and coaches who pressure their children to be the best and not play their best are responsible for the high teenage drop out rate. By eliminating the "winning is everything" attitude, looking at the effort put forth by individual players and holding parents responsible for their actions we can return the game to the children.


As a result teams doesn't really have to invest all that money on one player, every club should upgrade their youth system to develop kid to become legends, and sell them for high price.

Live Streaming

The NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL each have their own service that provides its fans the opportunity to watch any live game regardless of the location of the viewer. These services allow fans to watch live games or watch a replay of a game after it has ended. Fans can also switch between multiple games. These services allow fantasy sports players to be able to keep tabs on their players by enabling them to change games. This also allows fans that are out-of-market, to be able to view their favorite team's games no matter where they are. The NFL has multiple services such as NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL Redzone. Each one offers something different allowing users the option to choose which one they want to signup for.

References

http://www.history.com/news/the-birth-of-the-national-football-league

http://operations.nfl.com/the-game/technology/

http://www.nba.com/history/

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/baseballhistory.html

http://www.howbaseballworks.com/TheBasics.htm