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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee
It's funny how running backwards is not frowned upon in football, but in basketball it is.
I've been working college football as a deep guy for 6 years now and I've fallen exactly zero times. High school, 7 years and zero falls.
In football, I have receivers spread out over a much wider distance than a basketball court.
While I don't do it in a basketball game, if I had to, I could do it and maintain coverage.  So could anyone really. |
In football if you fall down you do not have a hard surface to fall onto and likely your head or land on your wrists the same way. I also do not know anyone in football that gets carried off by a stretcher like they do in basketball when they fall on their head either.
Peace