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I posted on here a little while ago explaining my situation, but I'm so stressed over it idk what to do. I've never really been athletic. I timed a 5.81 40 yard dash (albeit I don't think I was going my hardest) and can only bench 80 lbs. There's some dudes I know who are doing football who are complete assholes and have been assholes to me throughout middle school. They've been playing football throughout middle school as well. I only have 1 friend who I'm not even that close with who's gonna be doing football, and with my first ever conditioning tomorrow, idk what to do. I'm really anxious

I’m from Germany and as a semi-fat built guy I just think they look cool.
The sport isn’t thaat popular over here but I like the fit of them and think they look quite nice.
If thats okay, what teams jerseys would you recommend.
(Which ones would you strongly advise against if any?)

if it helps I look like Erling Haaland(haircut) and Frenkie de Jong (Face) and had a son that gained 50lbs with the confidence of the ESPN fat kid wink meme.

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For years, NFL owners have told players and fans that switching from artificial turf to natural grass is just too expensive, too difficult logistically, or impossible in northern climates.

Yet, with the World Cup coming to North America, turf stadiums across the country are suddenly figuring out how to install world-class natural grass fields just to satisfy FIFA's strict requirements.

This write-up breaks down the exact double standard happening right now, which stadiums are changing their fields for FIFA, and why the NFLPA needs to use this as leverage!

Hi, started doing football like 2 months, when I do routes especially the ones that need a aggressive cut of stop I find my lower back hurts, the next day I find difficult to bend to touch my knee not because of my hamstrings but I feel a strong pull from the lower back and If I remain in a bended position for like 10/15 seconds and stand up it hurts a lot. When I lift my legs too I feel my lower back pull a lot, I'm doing some exercises from chatgpt and it seems to work or maybe its because I skipped training for the entire week and the pain is going away, is this normal because my body is feeling a new stimulus or my technique or something else

So I've been thinking about trying out for football, even though I'm 5' 8 and with that I know my options for positions are pretty limited I think I can do good as a Wide Receiver. I'm pretty new to the whole workout regiment, but I was wondering if there was anything I should focus on in particular or just things that I can do, any advice would be greatly appreciated

I have to start going to conditioning in 2 weeks and I've never played football in my life. I am weak as well with my bench being around 55-60 pounds max. Im 5,7 14 140 lbs what do I do? I'm not trying to embarrass myself in front of coach, or most importantly the other students

Im going into my junior year and im 6”1 224 and I play middle linebacker , my speed is not that great i run a 4.9 lasered timed 40 but I should be down to 4.8 soon.

I started playing football 2 years ago the summer of going into my freshman year but I didn’t really play alot before that cause I didn’t know what I was doing . Then my Sophmore year rolls around I get kicked off the team for missing a lift , I also got evicted around that time also and times were rough .

So I transferred in August that year , so I didn’t do any offseason lifts , and I didn’t start that year even thought the team I transferred to was really bad. I ended transfering back to the school I was kicked off of and this was my first year lifting even though I was going into my junior year .but in spring my coach switched me to mlb.

I played ass in spring because I didn’t know what I was doing , and I’m 2nd string right now to some really good backers but now I know what to do , so when we get back in pads I think I’m gonna be good . But the season is in 2 months and I’m not down to my goal 4.5 40 ( which what I need to go D1 ) and I’m worried about starting.

Are my chances of d1 p4 over any tips to help me succeed this season

I jammed my fingers when catching the ball, what can I do to recover as fast I can to return to catch?

Hi everyone

I play flag and tackle football together, I just started tackle last friday and flag it's been almost 2 months, I train flag in tuesday and saturday. Tackle wednesday and friday.

At flag we mostly do some catch and sometimes we do completely the route tree, I play receiver but I rarely play and in this period I ultimately playing less, so after training I'm not tired, like pretty easy. The practice time on tuesday is: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 12 am

At tackle we are doing right now contioning and basic stuff, like technique and catch. Practice times are, Wednesday: 6 pm to 8 pm, Friday: 6:30 pmv to 8:30 pm.

My question is, when can I add a more individual trainings without overtraining and going burnout, I should play wide receiver and I like and think sprint workout like the ones that sprinters does are really important so it's a must to add, I was thinking doing acceleration work on sunday.

I play edge and DT mostly edge though, but how do I get faster, I run a 5.9 and ive cut a lot of unnecessary weight 225-210, should I keep? cutting, I’m also 6’3 for reference

I'm going into my sophomore year as a Cornerback and I started football last year, It's my dream to play in college and I've been doing some workouts. If I could get any tips that would be nice.

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so this is my first year playing football ever ( I’m going into ninth grade) and we have a practice game tonight no pads just flag football I’m really nervous any tips? I play D linemen

Hey everyone,

I’m writing a book and one of the main characters is a 22-year-old college football player at UCLA — he’s the starting quarterback and team captain. I want to get his game day right, from the moment he wakes up until after the final whistle.

I’m looking for details on:
• What a typical game day looks like for him (wake-up time, meals, pre-game routines, stretches, film review, team meetings, etc.)
• What extra responsibilities he has as team captain and QB
• What the actual experience on the field feels like during a game — the adrenaline, pressure, focus, communication, physical sensations, mental state, etc. (I’m more interested in the character’s internal experience than play-by-play football mechanics)
• What happens immediately after the game (win or loss) — locker room, media, celebrations, any post-game speeches or obligations, etc.

Any former players, coaches, trainers, or serious fans who have firsthand knowledge of college football game days (especially at a place like UCLA) — your input would be incredibly helpful. Even small details about food, rituals, or mindset would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

I’m happy to answer any follow up questions!

I'm looking for help/advice from people who know more than me about what specific measurements are important across different position groups

Context is basically I'm a flag player building a player tracking databse for a European programme but I don't rlly know what measurements for players I should be looking for beyond the basic combine stuff (40 yard, vert, etc.). I've watched a lot of contact football but would by no means say I'm knowledgeable of it.

I know in draft pieces you see people talk about O and D line arm length or hand size? Is that actually super important? What other measurements track for other positions.

Thanks for any helps guys

I know nobody's using I-Formation anymore anyway, but still curious.