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I observed three high school football games (Buena Vista vs. Salida, St. Mary’s vs. Salida, Trinidad vs. Salida) two college games (Air Force vs. Army, CU vs. Nebraska) , and one professional game (Broncos vs. Chargers). The college games and the high school games I actually attended while the professional game I watched via TV. Throughout the different levels of football I noticed many similarities as well as some differences: In all the levels the players (all males) listened and respected the coaches. Reguardless of the weather conditions the team, excluding a small minority, didn’t seem to be effected; which, to me, indicates that they are working hard or that they are just completely focused on the game. From high school level to professional level the thorough understanding and execution of the plays seems to get progressively more coordinated. At the high school level there didn’t seem to be the same serious level of concentration on the sidelines as in the college and professional games. The high school football players also appeared to have a harder time keeping their emotions out of the games. While observing the high school games I noticed that the players made mistakes while at the college and professional level mistakes where an infrequent occurrence,which I guess is to be expected.
On the sideline of the game the high school football players joked around with each other. Some of the bigger or older players even picked on the smaller ones, in a joking manner, by pulling on their face masks or joking with them. Most of the teammates were supportive and respectful to one another. They showed this by giving feedback as a player came out of the game, by giving them high fives, or tapping them on their rear ends. At the college and professional level the players didn’t interact with each other on the sideline. They didn’t speak with each other, or show any sign of being distracted from the game. The college and professional football players didn’t appear to get frustrated with their teammates or the players of the opposing team. They treated the referees, coaches, and opposing players with good sportsmanship and respect. At the high school level most of the boys practiced good sportsmanship and were civil with the other players but there were a few incidents when boys got carried away and advanced on another player or talked back to a referee.
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