Blog 21: Exit Interview

(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers? What is your best answer, and why?

EQ: Which of the 3 major football units has the most impact on the outcome of a game?

Answer 1: The Special Teams unit ha sthe most impact on the outcome of a game because of field placement, and extra points.

Answer 2: The Defensive unit has the most impact on the outcome of a game because of field protection and interceptions.

Answer 3: The Offensive unit has the most impact on the outcome of a game because they score the most field points.

Best Answer: My best answer is Answer 3, the Offensive unit, because the unit is responsible for scoring the majority of the team's points, the harmony of the offense's teamwork, and the inclusion of the team captain, the quarterback.

(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

Throughout my research, I struggled in finding more information on how often games are won through only the efforts of the defense of special teams. Despite finding a few articles, the number of wins by those two units was miniscule compared to the overall wins credited to the offense's impressive scoring statistics.

(3) What problems did you face, and how did you resolve them?

One problem I currently continue to face is the search for my 4th interviewee. While I have had smaller interviews with coaches and my mentor, I haven't been able to schedule an interview with a professional. I plan on overcoming this issue by interviwing a retired UCLA football player soon.

(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

The two most significant sources I used to answer my essential question would have to be my mentor and my father. My mentor has been helping me with my project since the beginning of the school year. Whenever I had questions, he didn't hesitate to answer. If he didn't know, he would help me find sources online until I had the information I needed. While my mentor taught me how to become a coach, my father taught me how to play the sport at a very young age. It is because of his efforts and his teachings that gave me the amount of experience and background to fully understand how football works. With this knowledge I have acquired in the past 6 years, I'm sure that in time I can teach anyone how to play football, one step at a time.