Associations of the Common Wolf to the Football Scene
Take a quarterback, known to even the most oblivious of non-football fans, aggressive on and off the field, and leading the team to victory. More or less like an alpha wolf, the most aggressive, strongest, fastest wolf, leading its pack to survival. Wherein their goals are different, life or death vs. a win, the main goal is still the same.
All the allocations of the wolf hierarchy are within a football team. The alpha, main hero, leader of the pack. The beta, subordinate to the alpha, like a co captain. Omegas, the goat of the pack, always are getting picked on, perhaps like the water boy or whatever. Then the juveniles of the pack, the rest of the team, just as important, the filling of the pie or what have you.
All of these come with the general body language of dominance; whether it be from the alpha wolf, biting the scruff of its subordinate’s necks, or the quarterback slapping someone with a towel in the locker rooms. There isn’t really the formality, the brutal demand of respect of the wolves, but similar connotations are still in play.
The players demand respect from all those around them, evidently making the whole community part of the pack. The prospectors of the game are the minor roles, important to the pack, but still expendable. Whereas if the alpha were to be picked off then the whole team would fall apart.
The aggressiveness shown in the everyday behavior of a football player is shown more through the contact sport. The sport rewards aggressive behavior in the more physical demeaning, tackling, throwing and catching, and all the other aspects of the sport. And through this relationship of rewarding aggressive behavior, the player learns to act more aggressively in everyday life.
In the popular (not so much) series called The Gates, this relationship is well noted. All the football players are werewolves, and the coach was the alpha of the whole werewolf community. The coach demanded all respect and no one did anything without his permission, much like a wolf pack, much like a football team.
The plays have to be preformed perfectly, just as a wolf hunt does. One slip up could cost the whole game, the important meal so that the pack can survive. They both have a common goal, working together as a bigger entity to take down their prey, whether that be the football or the deer. They work as a team, for survival, for the greater of the whole.
A wolf pack must be strong in order to overcome the struggles of everyday life, just as a football team must be strong in order to achieve the highest goal. The goal of greatness runs through both species, both must overcome hardships to survive. So in conclusion, a wolf pack is similar to a football team, and vice versa. From the aggressiveness to the greater hierarchy, and their one common goal of survival.
All the allocations of the wolf hierarchy are within a football team. The alpha, main hero, leader of the pack. The beta, subordinate to the alpha, like a co captain. Omegas, the goat of the pack, always are getting picked on, perhaps like the water boy or whatever. Then the juveniles of the pack, the rest of the team, just as important, the filling of the pie or what have you.
All of these come with the general body language of dominance; whether it be from the alpha wolf, biting the scruff of its subordinate’s necks, or the quarterback slapping someone with a towel in the locker rooms. There isn’t really the formality, the brutal demand of respect of the wolves, but similar connotations are still in play.
The players demand respect from all those around them, evidently making the whole community part of the pack. The prospectors of the game are the minor roles, important to the pack, but still expendable. Whereas if the alpha were to be picked off then the whole team would fall apart.
The aggressiveness shown in the everyday behavior of a football player is shown more through the contact sport. The sport rewards aggressive behavior in the more physical demeaning, tackling, throwing and catching, and all the other aspects of the sport. And through this relationship of rewarding aggressive behavior, the player learns to act more aggressively in everyday life.
In the popular (not so much) series called The Gates, this relationship is well noted. All the football players are werewolves, and the coach was the alpha of the whole werewolf community. The coach demanded all respect and no one did anything without his permission, much like a wolf pack, much like a football team.
The plays have to be preformed perfectly, just as a wolf hunt does. One slip up could cost the whole game, the important meal so that the pack can survive. They both have a common goal, working together as a bigger entity to take down their prey, whether that be the football or the deer. They work as a team, for survival, for the greater of the whole.
A wolf pack must be strong in order to overcome the struggles of everyday life, just as a football team must be strong in order to achieve the highest goal. The goal of greatness runs through both species, both must overcome hardships to survive. So in conclusion, a wolf pack is similar to a football team, and vice versa. From the aggressiveness to the greater hierarchy, and their one common goal of survival.