Thursday, February 28, 2013

10: Super Play!!

Today, I show you American football super play movie!!

First, I show you this movie.

NFL Super Play Best10!!

#10  It's super run play! This play started from the front of his end zone, and he dodged the     opponent's player with cut step, ran through to the opponent's end zone!!

#9  An American football is the contact sport, but unnecessary rough play is prohibited by the rules.

#8 It's super pass play! This receiver was marked by three opponent's player, but he caught big pass ball!!

#7 He is very strong man! Five people went to tackle him!! I want to become a strong running back like him.

#6 A punt return! What a super play! He scored a touchdown from the end zone! He looks so happy after scoring!

#5 What a catch! I can't believe he caught the ball!

#4 A trick play! It is hard to see what happened. All of the linemen were standing before the play to trick the opponent.

#3 A kick return touchdown! He almost got tackled but he maintained balance in the air! What a cool move!

#2 So many people gathered up for the tackle! I can't believe he was able to score from that situation!

#1 Unbelievable!!!! He jumps so high! I can't believe he can jump so high in that situtation!! It looked as if he jumped almost 2 meters! Their uniform is very cool too! Looks like tigers.

Next, I will show you another movie. This movie shows some of the hardest tackles in NFL!

Top 5 Hardest Hits in NFL History

#5 I thought he caught the ball but he got tackled in an instant! The defense on this team is so fast and powerful!

#4 What a block! Number 81 lifted number 7 up so high in the air! He is a very strong man!

#3 A crazy tackle! His helmet fell off because the tackled was so strong! It is very dangerous with out the helmet.

#2 The tackle is so fast! As soon as he caught the ball, he got tackled! It must have hurt alot.

#1 Such a hard hit! It seems hard for him to stand up! It was a nice catch, but the tackle is just too strong!

Finally, I will show you this movie. This video has some of the longest runs in NFL.

Top 5 Longest Touchdowns in NFL

#1 A 100yard run by Jame Harrison! An interception! He went all the way from one end zone to another! He is so fast!

#2 107 yard run by Chris Mcalister. I don't know what just happened but that was an amazing run! The coaches seems to be confused too!

#3 107.8 yard run by Ed Reed. Another interception! He dodged four tacklers! He runs so fast!

#4 109 yard run by Devin Hester. Looks like a field goal attempt. Wow, a cover team with a returner! He stopped once when he caught the ball. What an acceleration!

#5 109.9 yard run by Antonio Cromartie. What a catch! He is too fast for the defense team! Nobody can catch up with his speed!

Enjoy and get excited these movie!!





Week:9 Culture

     An American football is very popular in United States, so this sport appears many categories in its country.

Initially, I will show you American football video games, "Madden NFL" developed by Electronic Arts Tiburon.This game was supervised by John Madden, who is Pro football Hall of Famer, and well known as former the coach of the Oakland raiders, and a commentator.








John Earl Madden
















(April 10, 1936-)






























"Madden NFL" series have been sold from 1993. (Before this time, this game was known as "Madden Football", from 1988) . "Madden NFL"series are as follows:

John Madden Football (1988)
(On the cover - John Madden)

John Madden Football (1990)
(John Madden)

John Madden Football 2 (1991)
(John Madden)

John Madden Football '92 (1991)
(John Madden)

John Madden Football '93 (1992)
(John Madden)

Madden NFL '94 (1993)
(John Madden)

Madden NFL '95 (1994)
John Madden, Erik Williams of the Dallas Cowboys, Karl Wilson of the San Francisco 49ers)

Madden NFL '96 (1995)
(John Madden)

Madden NFL '97 (1996)
(John Madden)

Madden NFL '98 (1997)
(John Madden)

Madden NFL 64 (1997)
(John Madden)

Madden NFL '99 (1998)
(John Madden, Garrison Hearst of the San Francisco 49ers)

Madden NFL 2000 (1999)
(John Madden, Barry sanders of the Detroit Lions, Dorsey Levens of the Green Bay Packers)

Madden NFL 2001 (2000)
(Eddie George of the Tennessee Titans)

Madden NFL 2002 (2001)
(Daunte Culpepper of the Minnesota Vikings)

Madden NFL 2003 (2002)
(Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams)

Madden NFL 2004 (2003)
(Michael Vick of the Atranta Falcons)

Madden NFL 2005 (2004)
(Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens)

Madden NFL 06 (2005)
(Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles)

Madden NFL 07 (2006)
(Shaun Alexander of the Seattle Seahawks)

Madden NFL 08 (2007)
(Vince Young of the Tennessee Titans, Luis Castillo of the San Diego Chargers)

Madden NFL 09 (2008)
(Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers, Brett Favre of the New York Jets, Roberto Garza of the Chicago Bears)

Madden NFL 10 (2009)
(Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Larry Fitzgerald of the Arisona Cardinals)

Madden NFL 11 (2010)
(Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints)

Madden NFL Football (2011)

Madden NFL 12 (2011)

Madden NFL 13 (2012)
(Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions)


















Madden NFL 2010






Next, I introduce American football culture in Japan.
In Japan, there is popular manga, "Eyeshield 21". This is manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata.
The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from July 2002 to June 2009.
In this story, tacticses and formations that actually exist appeared. Moreover, characters explain the rules of American football for beginners, so not only reader who already know about American football but also reader don't know it can enjoy this stories. Actually, I also knew about American football by reading this manga when I was junior high scool student. the reason why I play an American football is maybe here.



Thanks to this manga, popularity of American football is increasing in Japan, and population of American football player in Japan is increasing.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Week:8 Tactics

       This time, I will intoduce a part of tactics in American football. Mainly, I show you run play tactics because my position is running back!

●Dive
  This is a inside play that running back(mainly fullback) who received the ball from quarterback dive in  a straight line. This play is chosen when you want to gain short distance with certainty. If offensive side gain 3 or more yards at a time, this side is diminated.

●Off-tackle
  This play is that tailback run to hole that offensive tackle and tight end makes. This time, the fullback is lead blocker and the tailback follows it.

●Power off-tackle
  This play is almost the same as the off-tackle, but in this play, the offensive guard of opposite side run to play side for lead blocker. It is a power play to create a numerical advantage to one side.

●Sweep
  This is a open play that a tailback who has received the ball runs laterally and  runs on runways fullback or offensive guard makes.

●Counter
  This tactics is a play that handoff to a player who run in the opposite direction to the other player. It is effective when defensive side's reaction to run play is early. In general, in many cases a tailback runs in the opposite direction, a quarterback also runs with handoff-fake, for example, "quarterback counter".

●Draw
  This play is that the quarterback stand back and pretend to throw, and handoff  to the runningback. After that, runningback rush to the middle. The purpose of this play is that runningback and pass-rush player pass each other. It was named from that runningback runs straight like "draw a line"


●Reverse
 This play is run play that wide receiver carries the ball. A wide receiver was set near the side line and runs toward to opposite side after snap, and receive handoff from quarterback in the process. Playing speed is slower, but it is trick play to outsmart the defensive player. There also is trick play called "double reverse".
 
●Option
  This play is open play that determine the key player of defence, by the movement of this player, quarterback select to run quarterback with the ball(keep), pass to runningback(pitch). There are many candidates for key players, for example, defensive end, linebacker, safety and cornerback. There are options which incorporates dive-fake to delay the decision of defensive player.(This option is called "fleeze option" because the movement of defensive players stops to see the ball carrier. )

●(quarterback)sneak
   This play is that the quarterback who received the snap runs to foword with the ball. The carrier gains very short distance (about 1 yard), but advance the ball safety.

●blast
 This play is that the quarterback hands off the tailback and the tailback follow the fullback as a lead blocker.

●End around
  This play is open play that the tailback runs through the outside of the tight end. The tailback must be speedy base runner because he must big runaround.