Topic Announcement: Football Fans

Ways to Enjoy Football

Topic announcement: Football fans

IntroductionBackground: Football fans have several different ways to enjoy their sport.

Thesis statement: When watching sports from home a person can enjoy being at home with their family while watching several games at once with the amenities of being home whereas being at the game only allows them to watch that game while dealing with the issues that come with being in a large crowd.

Football at home: Usually football can be an all-day event from 12pm est. till 11 pm EST

When a person isin the luxury of being home they can kick back and relax. They can go to the bathroom without waiting inline. The person can easily

Watching games at home:save money by going to Costco or BJs and have a BBQ at home with the family.

A person is always able to be at several games no matter which team is their favorite.

Good things: Get to bond with their friends and family.

Bad things: Sometimes people can get drunk and start fights.

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Football at the Stadium: Another place where people have a good time together.

Watching games at a stadium:

Get to make new friends and new connections with people.

Possibility thata person can meet the players of the team and get autographs.

Good things: Tailgating before and after games.

Chances of getting a souvenir are greater depending on where the seats are. Feel the excitement of the crowd.

Bad things: Sometimes people can get drunk and start fights. Waiting in line at the bathroom. Only being able to watch one game, even if score updates are offered. Expensive food and beverages.

Listening to Football games on the Radio: another way to enjoy football.

Radio:

Spend time on other projects while listening to the game wherever a radio is available.

Good things: Able to get involved with another activity while not missing out on the next great play. Can stay home with all the benefits that comes from staying home. Able to go anywhere to listen with a radio, such as out on a lake fishing or at the park.

Bad things: Radio stations may only play certain games. Not getting to actually see what is happening, so relying only on the play announcer.

Conclusion Football fans can either watch sporting events at home, at the venue or listen to the game wherever they have a radio. At home, fans are able to watch as many games as they want, go to the bathroom without a hassle, save money on food and beverages, and avoid dealing with a crowd. Football fans can have a better experience when staying home to watch this sport rather than attending a game at the stadium.

Football is a sport with a short season with one game per team a week for seventeen weeks along with one by-week in comparison to baseball and basketball that have several games in one week, but this does not stop die-hard fans from enjoying it for as long as it lasts. Football fans have several different ways to enjoy their sport. Fans are able to watch games at home, at the stadium where they are being played live, and listen to them on the radio. Deciding on the best method of enjoying football is a personal choice, but it can require closely examining the positives and negatives that exist in each of the ways to enjoy football. When watching sports from home a person can enjoy being at home with their family while watching several games at once with the amenities of being home whereas being at the game only allows them to watch that game while dealing with the issues that come with being in a large crowd or listening to the game makes it so that they cannot see what is happening.

The first way that a person can enjoy football is by watching it at home on their personal television. Football games are usually an all-day event as there are many games on in one day from noon until almost midnight. There are several luxuries that are available when a person is at home as they are able to be more relaxed than they would be if they had to leave their home. They can sit back with their feet up on the table or recline in a comfortable recliner unlike being a stadium where there are assigned hard plastic seats. The fan is able to watch as many or as few games that they want in the day because they are in charge of the remote control. That is especially true with the advent of DVRs that allow for pausing for breaks, rewinding to see a play again, fast-forwarding through commercial breaks and recording other games in the same time slot to be enjoyed later. A person is able to use the bathroom whenever they need to use it and do so in peace and privacy. Food and beverages are easily available from the refrigerator without having to pay a premium price or wait in a long line. Even if a person is throwing a barbeque for family and friends before the game, the fan is able to save money by shopping at a warehouse still like BJs or Costco. This can be a good time to bond with friends and family. There are some drawbacks in that people can get drunk and start fights, not being able to see the game live or having to focus completely on the television.

The next way that a fan is able to enjoy football is by buying tickets and attending a game at the stadium. This an opportunity to be in the open air, depending on the type of stadium and the weather on the day of the game, to enjoy the energy and excitement that exists while attending a live game. It can be a place where people are able to make new friends, and connect with others that have the same interest that they have in football in general and the team that they are watching. Vendors have souvenirs that can be purchased to take home to commemorate the day’s events. There is even the opportunity to possible meet the players from the team, and get their autograph. The experience of tailgating is one that most people would not forget as it can be described as a vast barbeque party with people enjoying food, drink, music, games and camaraderie getting pumped for the upcoming sports event. There are some negatives that exist when attending a sporting event, like a football game, live. People can get drunk and start fights. Dealing with crowds can be upsetting and frustrating at times. The weather could be bad causing uncomfortable seating conditions. There can be long lines waiting at the bathroom or to purchase items from the vendors. Food items, beverages and souvenirs can be rather expensive. There is no control over the gameplay as there is when watching it on a personal television. Seats can be uncomfortable, and the best seats in the house cost the most money. Games may not go the way that the fan may want them to go, but while watching it live, the only options are to leave or just keep watching.

The final way that a fan is able to enjoy a football game is by listening to it on the radio. This option allows for the fan to be able to enjoy the game while being involved with other tasks. A person watching a game has to keep their eyes on the screen or will possibly miss something, but listening to it on the radio allows the person to be looking at something else while hearing the announcers. In many ways, this can be just as good as watching it on a fan’s own personal television because they are able to enjoy the same luxuries if the radio happens to be in their home. There is also the fact that a radio is able to be taken anywhere which opens up where a person is able to enjoy the game. A person can be in the middle of the lake fishing, be gardening in the backyard or having a picnic in the park,but still be able to listen to their favorite team play on the radio. There are some negatives to listening to the game on the radio. A radio station may only play certain games, so a person may have to search through all the stations trying to find games that are not taking place in their local area. Another negative is that the fan is not able to actually see what is happening, but has to rely upon what the play announcer is saying. Not all play announcers are created equally, so it may not be as satisfying as watching it for themselves as some things could be missed or glossed over that may be important to the fan.

There are several ways that a football fan can enjoy their favorite sport. Football fans can either watch sporting events at home, at the venue they are being held at or listen to the game wherever they have a radio available. At home, fans are able to watch as many games as they want, go to the bathroom without any hassle, save money on food and beverages, and avoid dealing with a crowd. At the game, there can be several negatives that take away from the positives of being there where the game is taking place. Listening to it on the radio, can free a person to do other activities, but does not give that same visual experience that being at home can do. Overall, weighing all of the pros and cons, football fans can have a better experience when staying home to watch this sport rather than attending a game at the stadium or listening to it on the radio.