HISTORY OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL GAMES AND ITS INVASION IN ASIA


American football games can be traced as Rugbi Foot ball and football association both games have a variety of football games in the middle of 19th century in the United Kingdom. American football games is the result of change of rules of games in football  during the Walter Camp Yale University and Hopken School graduate considered t be the father of American football. Most important rule is introduction of the line of scrimmage and down and distance rules and of the legalization of interference in the late 19th and early 20th century.  Game play developments by college coaches such as Eddie Cochems, Amos Stagg, Parke H Davis, Knute Rockne Pop Warner helped to take advantage of the newly introduced pass that is forward pass. Original of professional football can be traced back to 1892 with a contract of $500 to pay a game for the Allegheny Athletic Association against Pittsburg Athletic Club. American professional association was formed in 1920. And after two year it was converted into National Football League and become most familiar League of American football league. Modern era of American football was started in 1932 with NFL playoff game that is the first football games to feature hash marks the legalization of the  forward pass from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage. Other innovations the tapering of the ends of the football in 1934. This game first time was on air on Television in 1939.


In August 2011 the EFFL (Elite Football League India) officially announced the launch of the league.  The aim of the league is to Introduce American football in the Indian market and its larger consumer base. Organizer are consists of both US and Indian Business and entertainment executive as well as a number of US sports figures. US brand marketing consultant Sunday Zeller is noted as the founder of league. Its first games started on 22 September 2012 EFLI games are broad cost on television in India, Srilanka, Pakistan, Japan, Maldives, Nepal, Honk Kong, and Indonesia on Ten sport channel. Wolfpak is the only American Football Team of Pakistan Pashawer based team registered in EFLI of India. It is the one of the 1st Eight Franchises of the Elite Football League of India and compete in its 1st session in 2012 as a member of West Division. Official website of this league is www.eflifans.com

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