Journal Entry #26

Basketball and Football

There are some different and similar things about basketball and football. The way that basketball and football are played is different. The football field is 100 yards long and it is played on grass. In basketball, you can play basketball inside or outside, and you also play it on concrete or on a wooden floor. The equipment that basketball and football use are different too. For example, playing basketball to use jersey, shoes, a sphere ball, a back board, and a hoop. Meanwhile, people use cleats, a diamond ball, thigh pads, knee pads, and a back bone pad to play football. And the time when people start to play the two sports is different. Football has been played longer than basketball. It was invented earlier than basketball, about a few years. Basketball and football not only have some different about the way and the equipment but also have some similar. For example, the way that basketball and football are played is the same like to be a sport and involve running, hand and eye coordination, feet work. Jerseys, balls, and goals are the equipment that you need to play the two sports. Moreover, they are coached by someone who is called the coach and refereed by someone who is called referee. All in all, basketball and football are both a contact sport and team sport.