Historia
En el año 2020, un grupo de visionarios apasionados por el fútbol americano observaron una creciente inquietud entre los jóvenes de Torreón. A pesar del entusiasmo por este deporte, existía una carencia notable de espacios adecuados y programas estructurados que permitieran a los jóvenes desarrollar sus habilidades y valores.
Inspirados por el poder transformador del deporte y motivados por el deseo de brindar oportunidades a los jóvenes de su comunidad, decidieron fundar RAMS Laguna. La visión era clara: crear un espacio donde los jóvenes pudieran encontrar un sentido de pertenencia, desarrollar su potencial atlético y fortalecer su carácter. Los fundadores soñaban con construir una comunidad unida por el amor al fútbol americano, donde los jóvenes pudieran crecer no solo como atletas, sino también como personas.
Los logros más destacados
On November 12, 1892, when William «Pudge» Heffelfinger was paid $500 to play a game for the Allegheny Athletic Association in a match against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. This is the first recorded instance of a player being paid to participate in a game of American football, although many athletic clubs in the 1880s offered indirect benefits, such as helping players attain employment, giving out trophies or watches.
Los desafíos iniciales y cómo los superaron
Los primeros meses de RAMS Laguna fueron un verdadero desafío. Encontrar un campo de juego adecuado que cumpliera con los estándares necesarios resultó ser una tarea ardua. Los fundadores tuvieron que buscar en diversas localidades, negociar con escuelas e instituciones gubernamentales. Además, la falta de recursos económicos fue un obstáculo constante. Cada peso recaudado se destinaba a la compra de equipo y la organización de los primeros torneos.
A pesar de las dificultades, los fundadores nunca se dieron por vencidos. Gracias a su perseverancia y al apoyo de la comunidad, lograron superar cada obstáculo. Organizaron eventos de recaudación de fondos, buscaron patrocinios de empresas locales y solicitaron donaciones de equipo deportivo. Poco a poco, el proyecto comenzó a tomar forma y los primeros jugadores se unieron al equipo.
La evolución de la organización (2020-2024)
The introduction of the snap resulted in unexpected consequences. Prior to the snap, the strategy had been to punt if a scrum resulted in bad field position. However, a group of Princeton players realized that, as the snap was uncontested, they now could hold the ball indefinitely to prevent their opponent from scoring. In 1881, both teams in a game between Yale-Princeton used this strategy to maintain their undefeated records.
2015 Senior World Championship
American football evolved in the United States, originating from the sports of association football and rugby football. The first game of American football was played on November 6, 1869, between two college teams, Rutgers and Princeton, under rules based on the association football rules of the time. During the latter half of the 1870s, colleges playing association
football switched to the Rugby Union code, which allowed carrying the ball. A set of rule changes drawn up from 1880 onward by Walter Camp, the «Father of American Football», established the snap, eleven-player teams, and the concept of downs; later rule changes legalized the forward pass, created the neutral zone, and specified the size and shape of the football.
2016
Canada participates in the first Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba
American football as a whole is the most popular sport in the United States; professional football and college football are the most popular forms of the game, with the other major levels being high school and youth football. As of 2012, nearly 1.1 million high school athletes and 70,000 college athletes play the sport in the United States annually.
2013
The Canadian Men’s National Team is named the Team of the Year
The term "football" was officially established in the rulebook for the 1876 college football season, when the sport first shifted from soccer-style rules to rugby-style rules; although it could easily have been called "rugby" at this point, Harvard, one of the primary proponents of the rugby-style game.
2008
Canada successfully hosts the Women’s World Championship in Toronto, Ontario
In the United States, American football is referred to as "football. In English-speaking countries where other codes of football are popular, such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, the terms "gridiron" or "American football" are favored instead.
2002
The Canadian Men’s National Team is named the Team of the Year
What is considered to be the first American football game was played on November 6, 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton, two college teams. The game was played between two teams of 25 players each and used a round ball that could not be picked up or carried.