USA - Stadium and Arena Development News

[Cheese Mmmmmmmmmmmm]

Originally Posted by Maroon Grown

has america heard of roof's? howcome so many dont have a roof over the grandstands?

Because American Football is all about inclement weather... and if the players are out in it, the fans like to as well.

[asohn]

Originally Posted by npinguy

A somewhat unrelated question but - does anyone know what the biggest HIGH SCHOOL stadium is in the US? I say in the US because I assume Canada or Europe wouldn't have the #1. I also know high school football is really huge in the south and they spend millions of dollars on it, so i'm sure there's some stadiums that are pretty large...

I remember a thread on exactly this awhile back, but of course, without the search function, it doesn't do you much good. There are some high school stadiums that have capacities over 10,000. The largest is Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas (where the movie Friday Night Lights takes place) which has a capacity of almost 20,000.

[Alvar]

Originally Posted by CharlieP

AAAARGH!!! There is no "real" football - football is a generic term for ball games played on foot. This argument is akin to beef and pork fans arguing ownership of the word "meat"...

So if football is a term for all sports played on foot so handball is played on your hands. Am i right?

[rantanamo]

Originally Posted by Maroon Grown

has america heard of roof's? howcome so many dont have a roof over the grandstands?

When I read posts like this, I realize that my stadium posts are simply not read and that it doesn't matter what is posted, people have their own ideas.

re: High School stadiums
Alamo Stadium(23,000) is listed as the biggest in Texas.

[asohn]

Originally Posted by Alvar

So if football is a term for all sports played on foot so handball is played on your hands. Am i right?

No.

[brummad]

pmsl dumbass

[wolbol]

Can I ask a stupid question?
Are there any European soccer Stadions in the US?
that's something which I wonder for a long time

[DarkFenX]

Originally Posted by wolbol

Can I ask a stupid question?
Are there any European soccer Stadions in the US?
that's something which I wonder for a long time

Well in Massachusetts, Gillette Stadium doubles as a football stadium for the Patriots and soccer for the Revolution.

[carlspannoosh]

This is apparently the best specifically built for Soccer stadium in USA.
The Home Depot Center, Los Angeles 27000 capacity

[rob12345]

leave the football name alone thats our name we was playing football long before american football

[carlspannoosh]

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...8&page=1&pp=25

[DarkFenX]

Ok for all those people who think American Football is a weaker ver. of rugby with all the padding, look at the pictures below.

Ok from these two pic, who is the bigger person?




And from these two pictures, which tackle looks a lot harder and more painful?




The reason why NFL players need more padding is their players are larger than rugby players. I remember that Rugby players can't tackle someone above the waist and they can't tackle hard. However these rules are non-existent in NFL. These guy can tackle really hard and without proper padding, you can get killed. Here is a few death that was related to football injuries.

In 1963, Kansas City running back Stone Johnson died 10 days after he broke his neck blocking on a kickoff return in an exhibition game. In 1960, New York Titans tackle Howard Glenn died within hours after breaking his neck.
Two college football players died from neck-related injuries in the past 15 years. Mississippi defensive back Chucky Mullins died 18 months after he was paralyzed during a tackle in 1989. Washington defensive back Curtis Williams sustained a similar injury in 2000 and died in 2002.

[erki89]

Yeah, the death of a player is surely something to be proud of...

[etched Chaos]

Dark FenX Thats an idiotic post... Your making assumptions about Rugby i know Gridiron players are big but not overly big in the Skill positions. rugby players have to have less bulk due to the amount of energy they have to exert and how they have to run... Do you ever see a O-Lineman running non-stop for 80 minutes?

Check out picture of Martin Johnson, Jonah Lomu, Rocokoko etc etc there are big Rugby players... You just won't find them cos your ignorant.

[eddyk]

Rugby players are alot tougher IMO....its a much rougher game....players are constantly getting stamped on by metal studded boots and there are numerous fights in games!

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/rugbyhits.html

[eddyk]

P.S
Rugby Players can tackle someone above the waist....its above the shoulders that isnt allowed....and with good reason!

[rantanamo]

we already had this stupid debate in another part of the forum.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by rantanamo

we already had this stupid debate in another part of the forum.

Right!

[TexasBoi]

big but not overly big in the Skill positions

I dont know why people keep saying this about football. The Wide Receiver position, QB position, running back position, DB position and others are skill positions. You just dont go out there and just think you can catch a ball in pressure so easily. It takes alot of skills to be the very best at these certain positions.

[DarkFenX]

Originally Posted by TexasBoi

I dont know why people keep saying this about football. The Wide Receiver position, QB position, running back position, DB position and others are skill positions. You just dont go out there and just think you can catch a ball in pressure so easily. It takes alot of skills to be the very best at these certain positions.

I agree. Any wrong angle of movement between the reciever and the QB may spell interception which may lead to a loss. It is very key to know where you are going and when to look for a postion where you are open to catch the ball.