Bill & list, sirs: >That rule sets the distance at 10 yards.....
>.....allow a first down to be gained by advancing only 9 m instead of 10. If one reconciled and register 'Convert to metric' as: 11 Yards =10.0584 m; 10 yards =9.144 m Obviously, changing the words, 10-yards to 10-metre (i.e. 11 yards) in the text would benefit. Metricating football in America would be: simple & positive if *.....allow a first down to be gained by advancing only 10 m instead of 11 yards*. Also, providing lesser error in conversion. Let this be a GIFT to 'Foot Ball Players' on this year's World Metric Day (2009 October 10: 10/10/2009). Brij Bhushan Vij (MJD 2455115)/1361+D-290W41-05 (G. Saturday, 2009 October 10H12:05 (decimal) EST Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 (365th day of Year is World Day) My Profile:http://www.brijvij.com/bbv_2col-vipBrief.pdf HOME PAGE: http://www.brijvij.com/ ******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendaar***** "Koi bhi cheshtha vayarth nahin hoti, purshaarth karne mein hai" Contact # 001 (201) 675-8548 From: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:45990] Re: FIFA Football Fields Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:15:11 -0400 To: [email protected] On Oct 9 , at 12:31 PM, [email protected] wrote: Metricating US football would weaken the offense, particularly the rush, and strengthen the defense - the offensive team would have to go about 10% farther to get first down. However, since teams have both an offense and defense, most would be equally affected. The likely result would be somewhat lower scoring. There are many ways in which details of the game of American football could be adjusted to convert to metric measurements and still avoid drastic changes in the way the game is played. The first and main argument that always arises involves the rule-mandated use of yards to determine whether a team may continue trying to move the ball forward or whether they have to relinquish control to the other team. That's referred to as "making a first down". That rule sets the distance at 10 yards. They are allowed 4 attempts ("downs") to do this. One could argue that it is a small change and would affect both teams equally so no changes in the rules would be necessary. However, if a rule change is deemed necessary, there are numerous possibilities. One could modify the field the field to be 45 m instead of 50 m, thus compensating for the longer distance needed to make a first down by making the total distance less for making a score. One could change the rule to allow a first down to be gained by advancing only 9 m instead of 10. One could change the rule so that it allows 5 downs instead of 4. The interesting thing (to me) about this is, not that it is difficult to change to metres without destroying key elements of the game, but that it is so easy to come up with so many solutions to the so-called problem. Metricating football in America would be: 1. a tough sell, admittedly, 2. a perfectly reasonable and easy thing to do, 3. one of the most effective ways to help Americns learn the metric system and adjust to it in everyday life. Regards, Bill Hooper Please note my new gmail address: [email protected] (Old address will work OK temporarily.) _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/
