I think that more parents should allow their children to play video games because they can help children gain real life knowledge, such as football plays and terminology. Video games helped me in real life football because I learned about plays that are actually used in real football.
For example, Madden taught me the strong blue play, the blackout play, and the tight end pass run. These are real plays that actual football players use in the field. The strong blue play is when the quarterback calls motion and the wide receiver gets the football and runs five yards. The wide receiver then passes back to the quarterback and tries to run it to the end zone. Another play I learned from playing video games is the black out play, this is when the defensive line gets in a straight line on the line of scrimmage. The tight end pass play is when the tight end goes out for a run and the wide receiver blocks for the tight end.
It was a great experience when I got to see all the plays I had learned in my video games in action. When I went to the Skyway Stadium I saw the 49ers and the Ocala Rattlers use twin nine pick play in the game. I was able to identify it because I learned it from my video game. The twin nine pick is when the wide receiver goes for a run and then he lets the tight end go and get the ball from him and then he tries to run to the endzone and does what I call the “end zone dance.”
I believe that video games are good educational resources, but they are not used as often as they should be. Parents should use video games to teach their children new things like football plays, exercise their fingers, and maybe even learn more of their colors. Since I learn so much when I play video games, I hope that people begin to think that videos games are a great resource to help others learn new things.
AP Tampa Newspaper 