[U.S. 美國] [Culture] American Football 美式足球

In Taiwan, most of people are confused between American Football and Rugby.

在台灣，很多人會將美式足球與橄欖球搞混了.

Generally, American Football is a sport that's only played in the North America.

一般來說, 美式足球只有在北美才看的到.

Although American Football is a modification of Rugby, they are two totally different sports.

雖然是橄欖球改良的運動，他們卻是兩個完全不一樣的運動.

The obvious distinction between American Football and Rugby is that American Football players do wear helmets while Rugby players don't wear helmets.

美式足球與橄欖球最明顯的特徵是美式足球要穿護具，而橄欖球不用。

Also, the sizes of the balls are very different as well.

而且這兩種球的大小也非常不一樣.

(Left: Football, Right: Rugby)

(左邊: 美式足球, 右邊:橄欖球)

Hopefully, next time when you see them, you can tell the difference.

希望下次看到的時候，你能夠分辨出來。