All work and no play make us dull. So, if you don’t want to make your life a drab, you should engage yourself in some entertainment games which will make you do some physical activities too. One such notable game is the football sports.

Football sports are the most popular games in the US. Every year this game attracts more than 40 million spectators and millions also watch the games on televisions. This game is played between two opposing teams; both of them try to score points by moving an inflated round or oval ball past a goal line or into a goal. In each team there are eleven players, including the goalkeeper.

Some facts on football

A football is filled with air with a circumference of 27-28 inches, weighing 410-450gm and covered in leather. The standard ball is a size 5. In American football the ball is a prolate spheroid in shape and measures 11 inches in length and 22 inches in circumference at the center.

A football field measures 91.4 m by 48.8m. It is marked off by latitudinal stripes after every 4.57m and has an end zone at each end by 9.14m.

At the centre of each end zone there are goal posts, which measures 6.10m in height, with a crossbar that is 3.05m from the ground and has uprights in either end which are 73.2m apart.

The types of the football

The different types of games are played with football. Each type has its own rules and regulations and the shape and size of the ball also vary with the various types. Some of the types are:

Association football (soccer)

Rugby

American football

Canadian football

Australian football

Gaelic football

Benefits of playing football

The benefits you can get from playing football are:

It improves general fitness and stamina

It reduces risk of coronary heart disease

It helps you to manage weight

It reduces risk of high blood pressure and diabetes

It reduces risk of some types of cancer

It helps to reduce cholesterol

It helps to reduce some musculo-skeletal problems like lower back pain

It helps to reduce and manage symptoms of psychological problems like, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, negative moral, etc.

It helps to improve motor skill balance and coordination in your body

As a part of playing in a team, you will learn socializing, discipline and making friends

It build your leg strength and increases your concentration span

You should take some time out of your busy schedule and engage yourself in playing football sports, so that along with a healthy body, you will also have a stimulating and enriching mind.