Powerpoint presentation for my comm's coursework.

1. By Brandon Bacchus The Beautiful Game: How Football Reflects and Shapes My Identity

2. Football plays a massive role in the English culture and heritage. SeppBlatter said at the announcement of the hosts for the 2018 and 2022 world cups, that England was ‘the motherland of football’. It has always been a big part of our culture, forming many key events in our history. Everyone in England knows the year we won the world cup because of how important it is to the heritage of England, this forms a big part of our national identity. As the image shows, football is such a massive part of our national culture, being broadcasted on the front page in one of our biggest newspapers. Football In Our National Culture

3. I am a massive Leeds United fan and have been my whole life. I will watch any football on television. I have been playing football since I was four years old, playing competitively since I was six years old. It is a massive part of my life and always has been. My Background With Football

4. One of Erving Goffman’s theories talks about the roles and expectations of people in society. As a male I have many roles and expectations in society. For example, I am expected to be the provider for my family as I get older. I am also expected to love football. Social Roles and Expectations

5. It is a very stereotypical view that all men like football, but in my case the stereotype fits perfectly. I love football and always have done but I don’t think this is due to the stereotypes and expectations of men in society. However, as a young man, it would be considered very perculiar and out of place for me not to like football in today’s society. Socially Constructed Stereotypes

6. I have many significant role models in my life to do with football. My brother is one, he introduced me to football and gave me the love for football. Role Models of Old - Don Revie and Billy Bremner - they formed the basis of success for Leeds United in the seventies and eighties. Modern Role Models – Johnny Howson and Joe Cole – Skill, dribbling and passing ability. LucianoBecchion – Strength, effort and goal scoring ability. Role Models Within Football

8. LucianoBecchio – He is Leeds United top scorer this season and has been a regular in the first team since joining in 2008. I try to emulate the way he plays into my own personal performances. Role Models

9. Don Revie and Billy Bremner – Manager and captain of the 70’s team, the most successful Leeds team ever. They are Legends in the Leeds fans eyes and always will be. Billy Bremner has a statue outside of Elland Road and Don Revie has his own stand in the stadium. Legends

10. My brother supports Leeds United. He is twenty nine years old and a lot older than me. Although we have no affiliation, family or otherwise, to Leeds, he supported them because they were a successful team when he was younger; winning the old first division in 1992 as well as many other trophies through out the seventies and eighties, although he would be too young to remember. My Influence to Support Leeds United

12. RB. Gary Kelly

13. CB. Lucas Radebe

14. CB. Jack Charlton OBE

15. LB. Ian Harte

16. RM. Lee Bowyer

17. CM. Billy Bremner

18. CM. Gary McAllister

19. LM. Gary Speed MBE

20. ST. Mark Viduka

22. The media as an institution, has not influenced my supporting of Leeds United. In the media, mainly the big teams are advertised regularly such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona; Leeds get virtually no mention in the football media world. However, the media constantly feeds me with information about football, this has a big effect on me because it fuels a lot of the cultural practices I take part in. For example, playing football, discussing football and watching football games. Media Influences

23. The Leeds United fan base is one of the biggest in England! They are a business, a football club and a family. I am part of this. They make a lot of money, one of the few clubs to be making profits year after year, a lot of this money gets pumped into the community. Leeds try to become a social role model in their area, they participate in charity events within Yorkshire and around the country. This is all to try and promote football at the grass roots, which could have had an effect on me when I was younger. Seeing football teams run charity events where they invite people along to train and play with the pros could given me the passion to want to become like them. Leeds United As An Institution

24. When you are a Leeds fan, you band together with other Leeds fans, almost like family relatives, this has an effect on my identity by involving camaraderie into my personality. This can also relate to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, in the belonging segment of the pyramid. Being a Leeds Fan

26. 1998 - When I was four years old, a Luton Town football scheme was set up at two local schools in my area. I started to go every Friday when I was four years old, and carried on attending every training session until I was about ten years old. This was where my love for playing football was developed. I learned many key football skills such as passing, shooting, control, tactics, and hard work. These skills are still used by me when I play today. I was then scouted by Luton Town FC but nothing came of it. This really broke all my hopes and dreams of becoming a professional footballer, forcing me into becoming realistic and working towards a realistic career path as I grew up. My Introduction to Football

27. 2000 - When I was six years old I joined Sundon Park Rangers A. We then entered into a league a year later after forming the team and setting proper organisational skills etc. I played for the club for half a season at which point I was asked to leave, due to ‘my heart not being in the game’; which is most definitely not true! This really knocked my confidence, I didn’t think I was good enough to play football, affecting my self-image, and lost a lot of enthusiasm for the game, lowering me down Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. I stopped playing football for a couple of years after that, trying my hand at other sports such as rugby. My Football ‘Career’...

28. 2003 - When I was nine years old I joined Harlington FC. This is very peculiar because I had no links to Harlington and still don’t to this day, however I am now attending college in the village. A lot of the boys who played for that team also attend the college. I played for this team for two seasons, winning ‘Clubman of the Year’ in my second season, this really boosted my self-esteem and confidence in my own abilities as a footballer. However, we had to fold because there was no-one able to manage or run the team. 2005 – When I was eleven years old, I joined Icknield Youth Football Club B. ...Continued...

29. I also played for this team for two years. I was vice captain the first years and captain the second year, a very proud moment in my football ‘career’. In a bad tempered ‘tantrum’, on the last game of the season, I left the team on bad terms. This wasn’t such a proud moment in my football career but I recognise what I did and will think twice before I do it again. I didn’t play for a club. I played rugby, badminton and cricket in school and outside of school trying to keep myself fit. 2009 – I joined Bushmead Rovers A. I am currently still playing for them, my first season was plagued with injury but my second is going very well, I have scored three goals and get regular play. ...Continued

30. As a leader, I am very vocal. I am very intrinsically motivated and don’t need to be told what to do to get motivated to do something. However I understand that a lot of people are extrinsically motivated. This means that I try to motivate people through giving them advice, encouragement and constructive criticism. I also try to lead by example, my idea is that if I perform well, the others around me will try to emulate my performance and put in the effort required. I try to copy both John Terry and Steven Gerrard’s leadership styles. My Leadership Style

31. I have always played for teams that are of an average level, never trying to push myself into the higher levels of competition. My theory has always been that I would rather play a whole game for a lesser team than play half a game for a better team. A lot of the teams I have played for have good team spirit which I enjoy. This idea of team spirit can be linked into social needs: the opportunity to share feedback boosts self-image and reinforces ideas about your qualities and persona. My Attitude to Football Highest Level of Football Bushmead Rovers FC Sundon Park Rangers FC Average Level of Football Icknield Youth FC Harlington FC Lowest Level of Football

32. The media constantly bombards society with information about how everyone must be slim and lean, referencing ‘body image’. Everyone must live a healthy and active lifestyle in order to be ‘happy’. I carry on playing football in order to stay fit. I also play football in order to try and keep my weight down. I also enjoy the physical aspect of football; the strength, pace and decision making of football make it so enjoyable for me, motivating me to play week in, week out. Media Influences

33. To conclude, football has shaped my identity in many ways. It has shaped many of my views towards life and it has given me a hobby that I wish to take part in for life. I think that football probably forms the biggest part of my identity and will continue to do so as I progress in life, this may even become a bigger proportion of my identity, possibly through a career within the sport. Conclusion

34. www.google.com – Images. www.leedsunited.com – Images & Information. www.skysports.com – Information about broadcasting. www.wikipedia.com – Information about theorists. www.mp3searchy.com – Music files. Bibliography

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