Hockey vs. FootballFootball and hockey are two sports that are similar in their objectives, but very different in their rules and guidelines. In each of these major sports there are rules and guidelines that players must follow. Topics that will be covered are weight differences between football and hockey players, the use of creatine monohydrate, and finally equipment restrictions. This first paragraph will discuss the weight difference between NFL (football) and NHL (hockey) players. While there is no written rule about how much a player can weigh in either sport, there is an unwritten rule that players and coaches follow. The average hockey player weighs approximately 185 pounds. The average weight of an entire 24-player NHL hockey team is approximately 4,500 pounds. But NHL coaches don't want their players to weigh more than 200 because, as Mike Milbury, the coach of the New York Islanders, said, “when a player is as big as a football player (about 250 pounds). It is more difficult for a player to move quickly and evade an imminent check.” In the NFL, it's the opposite of the NHL. Coaches don't want their players to weigh less than 200 pounds either. Punter/Kicker is the only position where it doesn't matter what the player's weight is. The average weight of an NFL player is 250 pounds. An average team of 48 players weighs approximately 12,000 kg. This paragraph talks about a very controversial substance...