Thursday, July 23, 2009

American football and mongolian national wrestling

These 2 sports are both icon of two countries. American football is a competitive sport whose rule is to score points by carrying the ball into the opposing team's ending zone. The ball can be advanced by passing to teammates and points can be in a variety of ways.



Mongolian wrestling is a traditional sport that has been practiced for centuries. Genghis Khan considered wrestling is a good way to keep the army in good physical and battle shape. The objective of the match is to get your opponent to touch his upper body or elbow to the ground. There are no weight classes or time limits in a match. Each wrestler must wrestle once per round, the winners moving on to the next round.

Differences between these sports are:
*Football is team sport, Mongolian wrestling is an individual sport.
*Football is played on the field indicates yards, Wrestling can be matched in are with wide space
*Football needs ball and 2 team, Wrestling needs at least 2 people
*Football has a league, wrestling has a rank and title
*Football is able to seen on during season, wrestling is available on holidays

Similarities:
*They are both very popular in the nation.
*They both have coach
* Only men play football and wrestle
*They both have judges
*They both wear special clothes
* They are both very competitive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xDZzLnpB18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEqlrPh_2nk

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