Horse Racing can be an extremely thrilling equestrian sport which might be loved as either an amateur or a specialist sport at local, international and national levels. Anyone considering horseracing may become involved, either as a spectator or as a rider, trainer or breeder.The sport is becoming an essential monetary activity in lots of countries, in fact it is not unusual for huge amounts of money to switch hands throughout a race. A big gambling industry is continuing to grow up around equine racing, especially at more prestigious racing events including the Dubai Cup, which may be the most lucrative race on the globe financially. The breeding and training of horses has become a significant industry in itself, and the wealth from horse racing is commonly polarised towards a tiny number of extremely wealthy people, who own almost all of the racehorses in the global world. Additionally it is an risky sport with the best fatality level of any sport incredibly. Horses and jockeys are injured regularly, and animal rights activist argue that events including the Grand National in the united kingdom are cruel as a result of the lot of deaths and injuries suffered by competing horses.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Rowing
Rowing occurs in thin boats manufactured from either wood or artificial materials. Leading of the boat is named the bow. The relative back is named the stern. Looking at the boat from stern to bow, the left-hand side of the boat is named stroke side and the right-hand side of the boat is named bow-side. Boats seat between 1 and 8 rowers (or oarsmen) who face backwards and may likewise incorporate a seat for a cox who faces forwards. According to the size and label of the boat, the cox might either be at the front end of the boat, in which particular case the boat is named a front-loader, or he may be at the stern of the boat, in which particular case the boat is named a stern-loader. Technically, rowing involves each oarsman only using one oar (or blade). If the oarsmen happen to be each applying two oars they are called sculling.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Gilli Danda
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Bet Ball
The play area is marked as in the diagram. The game is played between two terms, each comprised of about ten players; one team being fielders and the other batters who are given a batting order. A softball and softball are used. A tennis ball and paddle may be used in case standard equipment are not available. The pitcher, from the fielding side, stands on a platform from the batter’ s box and pitches as in soft ball. The batter standing in the box, hits the pitched ball towards the field. The first bounce off the bat, shall be beyoned the one meter restricting line and shall be within marked play area. After batting, batter becomes a runner and has to run around a turning point, marked 15 m. Away from the batter’s box, and return and cross the line where batter’s box is marked. When he does this, he scores one run for his side. A second batter comes up and play is continued with the pitcher pitching to new batter.The fielders field the ball, pass it from player and attempt to hit the runner who, of course dodges and avoids. A fielder cannot walk or run with the ball when it is in his possession. He is not allowed to keep the ball with him for more than three seconds. If the fielders successed in hitting the runner, he is out of the game. A fly ball from batter, if caught, sends the batter out. When five batters ate out, the team has to leave and an inning from them is over. The fielders then become betters and the batters becomes fielders. In this way, each team plays five innings the team scoring more runs in declared the winner.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Ten Pass
Two tems of five to ten players are scattered on a play area of 30 m.X 15m. The area is divided into two halves by a middle line. A circle having the radius of one metre is marked at the center of the middle line. To start the game the basketball is tossed at the center of the field between two opponents. Each team tries to posses the ball and pass it to its members while , preventing the opponents from getting it. No player is allowed to keep the ball in his hands for more than seconds. Carrying and dribbling are prohibited. Violations are penalised by giving the ball to the opponents. As soon as a team completes ten uninterrupted passes they score a point.After each point the game is started with a center toss. The ten passes must be made consecutively without the opponents gaining possession. The team that scores more points in ten minutes wins.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Foot Volleyball
Foot volleyball is one of the leadup games for the football. This game teaches good ball control. A play area of 30m X 30 m is divided into two halves by a middle line. Over the middle line a net or a rope is stretched about 1 m high. Two teams of 5 to 10 players each, stand on each court. The game is started by one of the players kicking a football over the net into the opponents' court. Any player of that side can kick the ball back on its first bounce to the other court.in this way the ball is kicked back and forth. Either side failing to return the ball or sending it out of bounds, loses a point. Only feet are to be used. The players serve in turn. Ten points make a game.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is an ancient rural Indian sport which is popular in India and elsewhere in Asia and spreading worldwide. The game involves two teams of seven players on a field roughly half the size of a basketball court which is 12.5 meters by 10 meters, divided into two halves. The game is played over two 20-minute halves. The teams take turns in sending a "raider" across to the opposite team's half, where the aim is to tag as many opponents as possible before returning to the home half. Tagged members are then "out" and sent off the field. The whole time that the raider is in the oppositions half, he must hold his breath to prove that he continually chants a word "kabaddi" in the Indian form of the game, hence the name. The attributes of a good Kabaddi player must have speed, power and big lungs.
Requirements for Kabaddi
The basic requirements for kabaddi are
A court : for men - 12.5 x 10 meters
: for women and men below 50 kg - 11 x 8 metres
: for junior boys and girls - 9.5 x 6.5 metres
Number of player in each team : 7
Number of substitutes in each team : 5
Requirements for Kabaddi
The basic requirements for kabaddi are
A court : for men - 12.5 x 10 meters
: for women and men below 50 kg - 11 x 8 metres
: for junior boys and girls - 9.5 x 6.5 metres
Number of player in each team : 7
Number of substitutes in each team : 5
Indian Hockey
Hockey is the national sport of India. Hockey sports has made India stand tall and prove itself to the world, in spite of being under political suppression then. After Independence, Indian Hockey Lions roared with new found vigour and created havoc among the ranks of the opposing team. Hockey sports is a team game where two teams of eleven members each are pitted against each other, the objective is pretty much the same as foot ball.India has a wonderful track record in Olympics. Not only winning six consecutive gold medals, but the way in which the opponent was routed is etched in history. This section of Indian Sports provides a detailed information on hockey, Famous Indian Hockey Players and Hockey tournaments.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Kho kho
INTRODUCTION TO KHO KHO
Kho-Kho is a game of speed and control. It is based on natural principles of physical developement and fosters a healthy combative spirit.It calls for physical fitness, agility, speed, stamina and determination in a player. Dodging and controlled sprinting makes the game exciting. It has been extremely popular in all the Marathi speaking areas. For many years this game used to be played in an informal manner. In 1919 the Deccan Gymkhana Club of Poona tried to formalise the game and helped to increaseits popularity. The first edtion of rules,of Atyapatya Kho-Kho and Hu-Tu-Tu, was published in 1935 by the nwly founded Akhil Maharashtra Shareerika Shikshan Mandal. Three years later a second amendment as published.
The playfield
The Kho-Kho field is rectangular and measures 34 metres by 16 metres. X and Y are two rectangles. One side of the rectangle is 16 meters (breadth of the playfield) and the other side is 4.8 meters. At M and N there shallbe tow wooden poles. M N is a centrallane 24.4 m long and 30 cm wide.There are eight smallsquares 30 cm by 30 cm on the lane (G). The center of each square is at a distance of 2.7 m form the center of its adjacent square. There are eight crosslanes which lie across the small squares and each of which is 16 meters in length and 30 cm in breadth, at right angles to the central lane and divided equally into two parts of 7.85 m and each by the centrallane (AB).
Kho-Kho is a game of speed and control. It is based on natural principles of physical developement and fosters a healthy combative spirit.It calls for physical fitness, agility, speed, stamina and determination in a player. Dodging and controlled sprinting makes the game exciting. It has been extremely popular in all the Marathi speaking areas. For many years this game used to be played in an informal manner. In 1919 the Deccan Gymkhana Club of Poona tried to formalise the game and helped to increaseits popularity. The first edtion of rules,of Atyapatya Kho-Kho and Hu-Tu-Tu, was published in 1935 by the nwly founded Akhil Maharashtra Shareerika Shikshan Mandal. Three years later a second amendment as published.
The playfield
The Kho-Kho field is rectangular and measures 34 metres by 16 metres. X and Y are two rectangles. One side of the rectangle is 16 meters (breadth of the playfield) and the other side is 4.8 meters. At M and N there shallbe tow wooden poles. M N is a centrallane 24.4 m long and 30 cm wide.There are eight smallsquares 30 cm by 30 cm on the lane (G). The center of each square is at a distance of 2.7 m form the center of its adjacent square. There are eight crosslanes which lie across the small squares and each of which is 16 meters in length and 30 cm in breadth, at right angles to the central lane and divided equally into two parts of 7.85 m and each by the centrallane (AB).
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Boxing
Boxing is one of the oldest martial arts styles of the western hemisphere of this world. It is also known as fist pugilism or pugilism of the fist. There are several types of Boxing. There is Bare-knuckles Boxing meaning you punch your opponent without wearing any gloves at all. Then there is boxing where you have to wear Boxing gloves. It's one of the most popular mainstream fighting sports in North America.No less controversial today than it was in Roman times, boxing’s brutal reputation can often overshadow the immense skill and judgement involved. Rules may have been introduced, and safety measures put in place, but the electric atmosphere of a well-fought match has not waned. The sport has recently experienced a surge in popularity as gyms and aerobics classes have adopted boxing-style training as a way to improve self-defence, and increase fitness. But it is in the ring rather than in the gym where the sport proves its popularity. Modern day boxing legends like Amir Khan are bringing the sport to life and to the people.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
CYCLING
Since the BICYCLE was developed in the early 19th century in Europe, people around the world have been cycling. Most people use bicycles for recreation, but in countries such as China, cycling is an important form of transportation, while competitive cycling is an elite sport.Cycling for recreation is very popular in Europe, and growing rapidly in the United States. Anyone with a bicycle can go for a ride, but many regions have bicycle clubs that organize weekly rides. Longer tours can range from popular vacation sites to weeklong, cross-state rides. Both racing bicycles and mountain bikes--sturdy fat-tired bicycles for riding on rugged mountain trails--are used for recreational rides.
Competitive cycling began in Europe in 1868, with a race at the Parc de St. Cloud, France. By the 1890s recreational cycling was a fad in the United States. In August 1893, Chicago hosted the inaugural world championships, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the international governing body for all amateur and professional events. Two years later, professional racing on banked board tracks was added to the world championships. The 1920s saw the peak of the six-day race, in which two-man teams from around the world competed in 144 hours of nonstop racing, with one rider resting or eating while the other raced. After World War II, European road races and riders began to dominate competitive cycling. Despite a resurgence of competitive cycling in the United States, the professional circuit is still dominated by Europeans. Fast-paced racing on outdoor tracks thrives in Japan.
Softball
INTRODUCTION TO SOFTBALL
Softball is far from a soft sport — for starters the ball isn’t even soft. It’s as hard as a baseball, slightly larger; a softball is 12 inches (30.4cm) in circumference and a baseball is 9 inches (22.8cm), and comes at batters at speeds sometimes in excess of 70mph (over 110kph). Considering the pitcher stands far closer than a baseball pitcher, it is fair to say that softball players have just about as much time to react as their baseball counterparts.
Softball fields are much smaller than baseball fields, making softball a faster-paced game. Players have to be quick in the outfield and be able to run between bases, and those who excel in the infield need lightning fast reflexes to play successfully.
Origins of softball
It doesn’t take a genius to work out that softball finds it origins in baseball, but also indirectly its foundations also came from boxing. For the sport was first born in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day, 1887 when a boxing glove was thrown in a gymnasium at someone who decided to hit it with a pole!
George Hancock, usually considered the inventor of softball, tied the boxing glove so that it resembled a ball and chalked out a small diamond on the floor of the gym to create what was a smaller version of baseball. Hancock later wrote rules for his new sport of ‘indoor baseball’ which quickly caught on in popularity, eventually moving to an outdoor sport.
The name softball emerged in the 1920s and the sport later spread internationally, aided by members the US military playing it whilst on overseas service. An International Softball Federation (ISF) was formed in 1952 when its first meeting set the goal of one day achieving Olympic status.
Softball is an exceptionally popular participation sport in the United States and is played in over a hundred countries around the world. The game finally made its bow at the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996 when it was played only by women. Softball received a blow when the International Olympic Committee voted to drop it as Olympic sport for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Incidentally they dropped baseball too.
Softball is far from a soft sport — for starters the ball isn’t even soft. It’s as hard as a baseball, slightly larger; a softball is 12 inches (30.4cm) in circumference and a baseball is 9 inches (22.8cm), and comes at batters at speeds sometimes in excess of 70mph (over 110kph). Considering the pitcher stands far closer than a baseball pitcher, it is fair to say that softball players have just about as much time to react as their baseball counterparts.
Softball fields are much smaller than baseball fields, making softball a faster-paced game. Players have to be quick in the outfield and be able to run between bases, and those who excel in the infield need lightning fast reflexes to play successfully.
Origins of softball
It doesn’t take a genius to work out that softball finds it origins in baseball, but also indirectly its foundations also came from boxing. For the sport was first born in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day, 1887 when a boxing glove was thrown in a gymnasium at someone who decided to hit it with a pole!
George Hancock, usually considered the inventor of softball, tied the boxing glove so that it resembled a ball and chalked out a small diamond on the floor of the gym to create what was a smaller version of baseball. Hancock later wrote rules for his new sport of ‘indoor baseball’ which quickly caught on in popularity, eventually moving to an outdoor sport.
The name softball emerged in the 1920s and the sport later spread internationally, aided by members the US military playing it whilst on overseas service. An International Softball Federation (ISF) was formed in 1952 when its first meeting set the goal of one day achieving Olympic status.
Softball is an exceptionally popular participation sport in the United States and is played in over a hundred countries around the world. The game finally made its bow at the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996 when it was played only by women. Softball received a blow when the International Olympic Committee voted to drop it as Olympic sport for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Incidentally they dropped baseball too.
BADMINTON
INTRODUCTION TO BADMINTON
Badminton is a historically popular and highly skillful racquet game. It is played with a shuttlecock on a rectangular court. Like tennis, the game can be played as singles or doubles - with one person on each side, or two.
Players dart around the court, pitting their reactions and reflexes against the opposition. Four miles can be travelled by a player in the duration of a match, so fitness is paramount.
The shuttlecock flies through the air in amateur and professional games alike, giving the feathered (usually plastic) projectile its affectionate nick name of the ‘bird’. In fact, a powerful smash or serve in badminton regularly beats the top speeds of those of a world class tennis player - up to around 260kph for world class badminton players, compared to Andy Roddick's world-record serve of 246 kph. As such, badminton is arguably the world’s fastest racquet sport.
Badminton Fitness
Badminton is a popular fast-paced indoor sport. To be successful in badminton you need excellent court speed and agility, with a good background of endurance. The fitness training for badminton should focus on speed, agility and endurance, with also strength and flexibility also important.
Training should be sport specific, addressing the specific needs of a badminton player. On court training, such as playing games and badminton drills, will provide some fitness benefits, but it needs to be supplemented with extra off-court training, such as resistance exercises in the gym and other cross training activities. Here is some more information about training for specific physical attributes that are important for badminton.
Speed :- movements around the badminton court are of very short distance, so movement speed training should focus of reaction time, acceleration and agility (change of direction). There are drills to increase foot speed, such as quick feet ladder drills. Training should also focus on strength and power development.
Strength :- resistance training exercises should focus on those areas which are actively involved in playing badminton, such as the wrist, elbows, shoulders, neck, chest, abdomen, back, thighs, knees and ankles.
Flexibility :- The badminton player uses their flexibility to reach, dive and turn to cover all parts of the court. Flexibility is something that can be improved with regular stretching. The badminton player should stretch before each activity (training and competition), plus other stretches, such as pnf and active stretches, to increase the flexibility of specific muscle groups.
Endurance :- Endurance is a very important component of fitness for badminton. Badminton players cover a lot of ground during a match with little rest. Not only is aerobic fitness important for court play, but you need to be fit for long technical training sessions and to recover well between games during extended tournament play.
Badminton is a historically popular and highly skillful racquet game. It is played with a shuttlecock on a rectangular court. Like tennis, the game can be played as singles or doubles - with one person on each side, or two. Players dart around the court, pitting their reactions and reflexes against the opposition. Four miles can be travelled by a player in the duration of a match, so fitness is paramount.
The shuttlecock flies through the air in amateur and professional games alike, giving the feathered (usually plastic) projectile its affectionate nick name of the ‘bird’. In fact, a powerful smash or serve in badminton regularly beats the top speeds of those of a world class tennis player - up to around 260kph for world class badminton players, compared to Andy Roddick's world-record serve of 246 kph. As such, badminton is arguably the world’s fastest racquet sport.
Badminton Fitness
Badminton is a popular fast-paced indoor sport. To be successful in badminton you need excellent court speed and agility, with a good background of endurance. The fitness training for badminton should focus on speed, agility and endurance, with also strength and flexibility also important.
Training should be sport specific, addressing the specific needs of a badminton player. On court training, such as playing games and badminton drills, will provide some fitness benefits, but it needs to be supplemented with extra off-court training, such as resistance exercises in the gym and other cross training activities. Here is some more information about training for specific physical attributes that are important for badminton.Speed :- movements around the badminton court are of very short distance, so movement speed training should focus of reaction time, acceleration and agility (change of direction). There are drills to increase foot speed, such as quick feet ladder drills. Training should also focus on strength and power development.
Strength :- resistance training exercises should focus on those areas which are actively involved in playing badminton, such as the wrist, elbows, shoulders, neck, chest, abdomen, back, thighs, knees and ankles.
Flexibility :- The badminton player uses their flexibility to reach, dive and turn to cover all parts of the court. Flexibility is something that can be improved with regular stretching. The badminton player should stretch before each activity (training and competition), plus other stretches, such as pnf and active stretches, to increase the flexibility of specific muscle groups.
Endurance :- Endurance is a very important component of fitness for badminton. Badminton players cover a lot of ground during a match with little rest. Not only is aerobic fitness important for court play, but you need to be fit for long technical training sessions and to recover well between games during extended tournament play.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Adventure and Extreme Sports
About Adventure and Extreme Sports:
Adventure Sports have been best defined as 'Outdoor Sports or Activities in which the participant competes in a natural environment, more against themselves than against others'. Although the term is sometimes used interchangeably, Extreme Sports can be considered a sub-category of Adventure Sports, as well as the terms 'Action Sport' and 'Adventurous Sport' are also used.
An Extreme Sport is any sport featuring speed, height, danger, a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts. Another characteristic of extreme sports is that they tend to be individual rather than team sports. Extreme sports can include both competitive and non-competitive activities.
Some of the sports listed here as Adventure Sports would probably not be considered as 'true' extreme sports. True Extreme Sports are more likely defined as a leisure or recreation activity where the most likely outcome of a mismanaged accident or mistake was death. Extreme sports are often associated with young adults wishing to push themselves to the limits of their physical ability and fear, in turn pushing the boundaries of a particular sport.
Adventure Sports have been best defined as 'Outdoor Sports or Activities in which the participant competes in a natural environment, more against themselves than against others'. Although the term is sometimes used interchangeably, Extreme Sports can be considered a sub-category of Adventure Sports, as well as the terms 'Action Sport' and 'Adventurous Sport' are also used.An Extreme Sport is any sport featuring speed, height, danger, a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts. Another characteristic of extreme sports is that they tend to be individual rather than team sports. Extreme sports can include both competitive and non-competitive activities.
Some of the sports listed here as Adventure Sports would probably not be considered as 'true' extreme sports. True Extreme Sports are more likely defined as a leisure or recreation activity where the most likely outcome of a mismanaged accident or mistake was death. Extreme sports are often associated with young adults wishing to push themselves to the limits of their physical ability and fear, in turn pushing the boundaries of a particular sport.
Cricket
INTRODUCTION TO CRICKET
Cricket is defined as "a bat and ball, team game played during the summer in the British Isles and in several countries influenced by the British, such as Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, South Africa, and West Indian nations".
Cricket is played between two teams of 11 players on a grassy field, in the center of which are two wickets - the equivalent of baseball's 'bases'. When a team is 'in', the other team attempts to get each of them 'out'. Then the team that was 'in' is 'all out', and takes its place in the 'out field'. The team that was in the out field in turn goes 'in' until they too are 'all out'. This process (an innings) may be repeated once more (a match can last one day or take as many as five).
The team with the highest number of 'runs' (points scored primarily by running between wickets after hitting the ball) wins the match, after which the players and spectators recover from the confusion over a beer in the pavilion, crickets equivalent of golf's nineteenth hole.
Cricket is defined as "a bat and ball, team game played during the summer in the British Isles and in several countries influenced by the British, such as Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, South Africa, and West Indian nations". Cricket is played between two teams of 11 players on a grassy field, in the center of which are two wickets - the equivalent of baseball's 'bases'. When a team is 'in', the other team attempts to get each of them 'out'. Then the team that was 'in' is 'all out', and takes its place in the 'out field'. The team that was in the out field in turn goes 'in' until they too are 'all out'. This process (an innings) may be repeated once more (a match can last one day or take as many as five).
The team with the highest number of 'runs' (points scored primarily by running between wickets after hitting the ball) wins the match, after which the players and spectators recover from the confusion over a beer in the pavilion, crickets equivalent of golf's nineteenth hole.
Wrestling
INTRODUCTION TO WRESTLING
Wrestling is a sport that originated during ancient times and has held its position as one of the main activities of any famous sports event, or for that matter any event. It wouldn't be surprising to go to a sports meet and find a wrestling bout being readied for the occasion. Every mythology has its own version of wrestling, differing in their customary rules, but the essence being the same. Wrestling is actually the act of physical engagement of two people with the motive of overpowering the opponent and pinning him to the ground. Wrestling has its roots in different nations with its own uniqueness. For example, in Japan, wrestling is called sumo wrestling where giant, obese men fight it out. In India, it is called 'kusthi'. The variations in rules and style make it customary for them to have different wrestling gear.
Wrestling gear refers to the set of accessories used by a wrestler for wrestling. They include shoes, gloves, headgear like helmets, kneepads, uniforms, wrestling dummies, etc. Modern wrestling makes it mandatory for all wrestlers to be equipped properly before engaging in combat. This eliminates the risk or mortal wounds. There is a great amount of stress on the gear that the wrestler should wear. In accordance with this notion, there are various brands and varieties of wrestling gear available.
Wrestling is a sport that originated during ancient times and has held its position as one of the main activities of any famous sports event, or for that matter any event. It wouldn't be surprising to go to a sports meet and find a wrestling bout being readied for the occasion. Every mythology has its own version of wrestling, differing in their customary rules, but the essence being the same. Wrestling is actually the act of physical engagement of two people with the motive of overpowering the opponent and pinning him to the ground. Wrestling has its roots in different nations with its own uniqueness. For example, in Japan, wrestling is called sumo wrestling where giant, obese men fight it out. In India, it is called 'kusthi'. The variations in rules and style make it customary for them to have different wrestling gear.Wrestling gear refers to the set of accessories used by a wrestler for wrestling. They include shoes, gloves, headgear like helmets, kneepads, uniforms, wrestling dummies, etc. Modern wrestling makes it mandatory for all wrestlers to be equipped properly before engaging in combat. This eliminates the risk or mortal wounds. There is a great amount of stress on the gear that the wrestler should wear. In accordance with this notion, there are various brands and varieties of wrestling gear available.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Bowling
INTRODUCTION OF BOWLING
Bowling is a game of scoring points by knocking down pins with balls. Fundamentally, a player rolls a heavy bowling ball into a flat surface to knock down arranged pins of nine or ten, depending on the game you play. There are several forms of bowling; some are played indoors which usually uses a lane or a long flat polished wood surface with gutters along the length of the lane. Primary examples of these indoor types are the feather bowling, duckpin bowling, candlepin bowling, ninepin skittles, five pin bowling and the most popular form of bowling which is the Ten-pin.
Ten-pin bowling is very similar to the other forms, except the game obviously uses ten pins which the player should attempt to knock down as many pins possible to score points. The game has ten frames with each frame consisting two rolls for each competing player.
Another popular bowling variant is the Five-pin bowling which is often played in Canada. It is a recent modification of Ten-pin bowling but instead of two attempts, Five-pin has three attempts, and each attempt can be thrown in quick succession. The game employs smaller balls without fingerholes, making it difficult to attain a perfect score since splits are more frequent.
The outdoor type usually utilizes a lawn, or a patch of gravel. The examples of which are Lawn Bowling, Bocce, and Petanque. Petanque is widely played in especially in France.
Tracing up bowling’s history, it is widely believed that the German culture was the cradle of this sport. Though there have been substantial evidences of bowling-like games in ancient Egypt, history clearly points that bowling really did occur in Germany since its dark ages. In those days, heathens and heretics abound the land and the usual practice for the German clergy was a simple test of knocking down clubs called Kegel by rolling a stone or a wooden ball. If the individual succeeds in knocking the club down, he is considered free of sin. This practice eventually made its way from the secular world to the common people and along the way got more refined until ultimately became an interesting sport that survived till this day.
Bowling is a game of scoring points by knocking down pins with balls. Fundamentally, a player rolls a heavy bowling ball into a flat surface to knock down arranged pins of nine or ten, depending on the game you play. There are several forms of bowling; some are played indoors which usually uses a lane or a long flat polished wood surface with gutters along the length of the lane. Primary examples of these indoor types are the feather bowling, duckpin bowling, candlepin bowling, ninepin skittles, five pin bowling and the most popular form of bowling which is the Ten-pin.Ten-pin bowling is very similar to the other forms, except the game obviously uses ten pins which the player should attempt to knock down as many pins possible to score points. The game has ten frames with each frame consisting two rolls for each competing player.
Another popular bowling variant is the Five-pin bowling which is often played in Canada. It is a recent modification of Ten-pin bowling but instead of two attempts, Five-pin has three attempts, and each attempt can be thrown in quick succession. The game employs smaller balls without fingerholes, making it difficult to attain a perfect score since splits are more frequent.
The outdoor type usually utilizes a lawn, or a patch of gravel. The examples of which are Lawn Bowling, Bocce, and Petanque. Petanque is widely played in especially in France.
Tracing up bowling’s history, it is widely believed that the German culture was the cradle of this sport. Though there have been substantial evidences of bowling-like games in ancient Egypt, history clearly points that bowling really did occur in Germany since its dark ages. In those days, heathens and heretics abound the land and the usual practice for the German clergy was a simple test of knocking down clubs called Kegel by rolling a stone or a wooden ball. If the individual succeeds in knocking the club down, he is considered free of sin. This practice eventually made its way from the secular world to the common people and along the way got more refined until ultimately became an interesting sport that survived till this day.
Shut put
INTRODUCTION TO SHOT PUT
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting (throwing) action.
Rules:
Competitors take their throw from inside a marked circle 2.135 metres (7.00 ft) in diameter, with a stopboard approximately 10 centimetres (3.9 in) high at the front of the circle. The distance thrown is measured from the inside of the circumference of the circle to the nearest mark made in the ground by the falling shot, with distances rounded down to the nearest centimetre under IAAF, WMA, USATF, and NCAA rules.
Legal throws
The following rules are adhered to for a legal throw:
Upon calling the athlete's name, they have sixty seconds to commence the throwing motion.
The athlete may not wear gloves; IAAF rules permit the taping of individual fingers, however under NCAA rules the athlete may not tape their fingers, except to cover a cut or open wound.
The athlete must rest the shot close to the neck, and keep it tight to the neck throughout the motion.
The shot must be released above the height of the shoulder, using only one hand.
The athlete may touch the inside surface of the circle or stopboard, but must not touch the top or outside of the circle or stopboard, or the ground beyond the circle. Limbs may however extend over the lines of the circle in the air.
The shot must land in the legal sector (34.92°) of the throwing area.
The athlete must exit the throwing circle from the back.
Foul throws
Foul throws occur when an athlete:
Does not pause within the circle before beginning the throwing motion.
Does not begin the throwing movement within sixty seconds of having his or her name called.
Allows the shot to drop below his shoulder or outside the vertical plane of his shoulder during the put.
During the throwing motion, touches with any part of the body (including shoes):
the top or ends of the stopboard
the top of the iron ring
anywhere outside the circle.
Throws a shot which either falls outside the throwing sector or touches a sector line on the initial impact.
Leaves the circle before the shot has landed.
Does not exit from the rear half of the circle.
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting (throwing) action.
Rules:
Competitors take their throw from inside a marked circle 2.135 metres (7.00 ft) in diameter, with a stopboard approximately 10 centimetres (3.9 in) high at the front of the circle. The distance thrown is measured from the inside of the circumference of the circle to the nearest mark made in the ground by the falling shot, with distances rounded down to the nearest centimetre under IAAF, WMA, USATF, and NCAA rules.Legal throws
The following rules are adhered to for a legal throw:
Upon calling the athlete's name, they have sixty seconds to commence the throwing motion.
The athlete may not wear gloves; IAAF rules permit the taping of individual fingers, however under NCAA rules the athlete may not tape their fingers, except to cover a cut or open wound.
The athlete must rest the shot close to the neck, and keep it tight to the neck throughout the motion.
The shot must be released above the height of the shoulder, using only one hand.
The athlete may touch the inside surface of the circle or stopboard, but must not touch the top or outside of the circle or stopboard, or the ground beyond the circle. Limbs may however extend over the lines of the circle in the air.
The shot must land in the legal sector (34.92°) of the throwing area.
The athlete must exit the throwing circle from the back.
Foul throws
Foul throws occur when an athlete:
Does not pause within the circle before beginning the throwing motion.
Does not begin the throwing movement within sixty seconds of having his or her name called.
Allows the shot to drop below his shoulder or outside the vertical plane of his shoulder during the put.
During the throwing motion, touches with any part of the body (including shoes):
the top or ends of the stopboard
the top of the iron ring
anywhere outside the circle.
Throws a shot which either falls outside the throwing sector or touches a sector line on the initial impact.
Leaves the circle before the shot has landed.
Does not exit from the rear half of the circle.
Volleyball
Volleyball is an enjoyable activity for the beach or the park. The game is played by two team of six players, with up to six substitutes allowed in a squad.
A net is fixed across the middle of a court eighteen metres long and nine metres wide. Two flexible antennae mark the extremes between which the ball must pass over the net.
Play starts by one player serving the ball over the net from behind the base line. When the ball has passed over the net, the receiving team may play the ball three times before they must pass it back over the net. Each player is only allowed to touch the ball once. The object of the game is to force the ball down onto to the floor of the opponents court, or to put them under so much pressure that they are unable to return the ball.
In volleyball, if the ball does not go back over the net, the opposition win a point. After each time a team wins the ball back from the opposition each player rotates one position clockwise. This rotation is a special feature of the game and it means that all players must play both in the front line and the back line.
A team wins a set by scoring 25 points with a two point lead and wins the match by winning three sets.
A net is fixed across the middle of a court eighteen metres long and nine metres wide. Two flexible antennae mark the extremes between which the ball must pass over the net.
Play starts by one player serving the ball over the net from behind the base line. When the ball has passed over the net, the receiving team may play the ball three times before they must pass it back over the net. Each player is only allowed to touch the ball once. The object of the game is to force the ball down onto to the floor of the opponents court, or to put them under so much pressure that they are unable to return the ball.
In volleyball, if the ball does not go back over the net, the opposition win a point. After each time a team wins the ball back from the opposition each player rotates one position clockwise. This rotation is a special feature of the game and it means that all players must play both in the front line and the back line.
A team wins a set by scoring 25 points with a two point lead and wins the match by winning three sets.
Table tennis
Many people know ping-pong. It's the game that is usually played in the basement with an opponent, with plastic paddles in hand that made the distinctive noises when a ball was struck. A fun game it was, sort of like playing T-ball with huge yellow plastic bats or nerf football. But like those two familiar games, ping-pong also has a real sport behind it.
Table Tennis can be classified as a major sport worldwide, with millions of participants, major tournaments(with its own superstars), and many other things that make a sport truly a class of its own.
As a sport that emphasizes endurance and reflexes above simple size and strength, people of all ages and genders can play on an equal field. The equipment can be had for a reasonable price, and the sport is played indoors so year-round competition and practice is possible. A game requires only two players at the least, and typically lasts around 30 minutes, enabling quick matches during breaks, etc.
Table tennis truly is a sport for the masses, and its widespread adoption around the world is a testament for its versatility. The United States has been lagging behind Europe and Asia in per capita participation of table tennis as a sport. With enough enthusiasm and support, however, this intense and exciting sport can succeed beside the old mainstays.
The true origin of Table Tennis is largely unknown, although forms of the sport have been documented as early as the late 1800s in England. The sport started becoming popular around the world in the early 1900s. During this time, the official name of the sport was changed from Ping-Pong™ to table tennis. This was due to copyright conflicts with Parker Brothers, who owned the rights to the name and game of Ping-Pong™. The International Table Tennis Federation and United States Table Tennis Association(later changed to United States Association of Table Tennis) were formed at about this time. These organizations would go on to become the primary ruling bodies of table tennis.
Table tennis has evolved significantly since its surprise birth upon the sporting world, acquiring many revisions of rules and seeing an evolution of equipment as technology and playing styles changed. Such refinement only serves as evidence that table tennis is indeed a full-fledged sport, comparable to any of the other classics we behold with reverence.
Table Tennis can be classified as a major sport worldwide, with millions of participants, major tournaments(with its own superstars), and many other things that make a sport truly a class of its own.
As a sport that emphasizes endurance and reflexes above simple size and strength, people of all ages and genders can play on an equal field. The equipment can be had for a reasonable price, and the sport is played indoors so year-round competition and practice is possible. A game requires only two players at the least, and typically lasts around 30 minutes, enabling quick matches during breaks, etc.
Table tennis truly is a sport for the masses, and its widespread adoption around the world is a testament for its versatility. The United States has been lagging behind Europe and Asia in per capita participation of table tennis as a sport. With enough enthusiasm and support, however, this intense and exciting sport can succeed beside the old mainstays.
The true origin of Table Tennis is largely unknown, although forms of the sport have been documented as early as the late 1800s in England. The sport started becoming popular around the world in the early 1900s. During this time, the official name of the sport was changed from Ping-Pong™ to table tennis. This was due to copyright conflicts with Parker Brothers, who owned the rights to the name and game of Ping-Pong™. The International Table Tennis Federation and United States Table Tennis Association(later changed to United States Association of Table Tennis) were formed at about this time. These organizations would go on to become the primary ruling bodies of table tennis.
Table tennis has evolved significantly since its surprise birth upon the sporting world, acquiring many revisions of rules and seeing an evolution of equipment as technology and playing styles changed. Such refinement only serves as evidence that table tennis is indeed a full-fledged sport, comparable to any of the other classics we behold with reverence.
Golf
Successful golf is much more than a ball chase, or as Mark Twain acerbically termed it, “a good walk spoiled.” The sport of golf is a uniquely engaging and enigmatic challenge that demands golfers use every part of themselves - bodies and minds, in an integrated way. Working with the concept of mind-body integration is the foundation of the New School of Golf’s™ teaching methods.
Twenty-first Century sport training is full of new ideas and extremely exciting. The scientific community has become involved in sport training from sport psychologists to Hypnotherapists. Lying within each of us is the potential for great achievements. Cooperation and training of both sides of the brain is the key to peak performance.
Traditional teaching relies on the left side of the brain which is linear, analytical and literal. Attention is focused on the physical movements of the body which hinders the smooth flow of the golf swing. Traditional teaching methods have focused on the physical side while stating the game of golf is 90% mental.
The new golf is aware of the importance of training both left and right hemispheres of the brain.Along with the PGA TOUR autoputt the application of this philosophy will change your game.The new golf integrates the left brain (logical information) with the right brain (universal information). The new golf works with the right hemisphere and body's intelligence allowing you to perform without conscious awareness. Movements are practiced until they become unconscious, effective, motor skills that you no longer need to pay conscious attention to, commonly called "muscle memory". An example of this would be juggling balls: each movement is learned using the left brain to map the pattern and is then done "automatically" using the right side of the brain.
Twenty-first Century sport training is full of new ideas and extremely exciting. The scientific community has become involved in sport training from sport psychologists to Hypnotherapists. Lying within each of us is the potential for great achievements. Cooperation and training of both sides of the brain is the key to peak performance.
Traditional teaching relies on the left side of the brain which is linear, analytical and literal. Attention is focused on the physical movements of the body which hinders the smooth flow of the golf swing. Traditional teaching methods have focused on the physical side while stating the game of golf is 90% mental.
The new golf is aware of the importance of training both left and right hemispheres of the brain.Along with the PGA TOUR autoputt the application of this philosophy will change your game.The new golf integrates the left brain (logical information) with the right brain (universal information). The new golf works with the right hemisphere and body's intelligence allowing you to perform without conscious awareness. Movements are practiced until they become unconscious, effective, motor skills that you no longer need to pay conscious attention to, commonly called "muscle memory". An example of this would be juggling balls: each movement is learned using the left brain to map the pattern and is then done "automatically" using the right side of the brain.
Tennis
Tennis is a four-point game played on a court and divided in the middle by a net. A tennis match consists of games and sets. To win a game, a player must simply win four points before their opponent. To win a set, a player must be the first to win six games and must be ahead of the other player by at least two games. To win a match, a player must win the predetermined number of sets, usually two or three.
There is no time allotted for these games; play continues until a competitor wins four points. If, however, players tie at six games each, they continue playing games until one is ahead of the other by two, or they may engage in a tiebreak game.
Play always begins with a serve. Players alternate turns serving, and each in their turn is given two tries to hit a serve into the opponent’s service area. One failed serve is called a fault; two is called double fault, and a point is scored for the opponent. When a serve lands successfully in the area of play, the other player attempts to return in with their racket into the area of play on the other person’s side of the net.
The ball may never bounce more than once before a player hits it. If this happens, the opponent scores a point. After the serve, the players continue to rally the ball back and forth under these guidelines until one of them scores a point.
A point is scored whenever a player is unable to return the ball to their opponents’ side of the court and in bounds. That is, when 1) the ball bounces more than once, 2) the ball hits the net, or 3) the ball is hit out of bounds. When any of these things happen, the player who last hit a valid shot in bounds is scored a point. There is a particular vocabulary used to mark the score in tennis. Love means zero in tennis scoring.
The first point scored earns the player 15 points, the second brings their score to 30, the third to 40, and the final point is the game-winning point. When the score ties at 40, it is called deuce. A player must win two points in a row to win the game after deuce. The server always announces the score before serving, stating their score first.
There is no time allotted for these games; play continues until a competitor wins four points. If, however, players tie at six games each, they continue playing games until one is ahead of the other by two, or they may engage in a tiebreak game.
Play always begins with a serve. Players alternate turns serving, and each in their turn is given two tries to hit a serve into the opponent’s service area. One failed serve is called a fault; two is called double fault, and a point is scored for the opponent. When a serve lands successfully in the area of play, the other player attempts to return in with their racket into the area of play on the other person’s side of the net.
The ball may never bounce more than once before a player hits it. If this happens, the opponent scores a point. After the serve, the players continue to rally the ball back and forth under these guidelines until one of them scores a point.
A point is scored whenever a player is unable to return the ball to their opponents’ side of the court and in bounds. That is, when 1) the ball bounces more than once, 2) the ball hits the net, or 3) the ball is hit out of bounds. When any of these things happen, the player who last hit a valid shot in bounds is scored a point. There is a particular vocabulary used to mark the score in tennis. Love means zero in tennis scoring.
The first point scored earns the player 15 points, the second brings their score to 30, the third to 40, and the final point is the game-winning point. When the score ties at 40, it is called deuce. A player must win two points in a row to win the game after deuce. The server always announces the score before serving, stating their score first.
Baseball
Baseball is a game that is played with nine players on each team. The objective of the game is to score more points ("runs") than the other team. Runs are scored when a player advances from home plate to first base, on to second base, third base, and then back to home plate again without being put "out" by the other team. Opposing teams take turns being on offense and defense. When a team is on offense, members of the team take turns attempting to hit a baseball with a bat as the ball is thrown ("pitched") from some distance in front of home plate. The offensive team continues to bat until three "outs" are made by the defensive team. When the team playing defense gets three outs against the other team, the teams switch roles, and the defensive team takes their turn on offense while the other team plays defense.
Each cycle that is played this way (where each team has played on offense for three outs and on defense for three outs) is referred to as an inning. The game is normally concluded at the end of a designated number of innings, at which point the winner is the team with the most runs scored. In most baseball leagues, a winning team must be declared (no ties can exist). This overtime scenario is referred to as "extra innings", which involves the two teams playing more innings than normal, with the game being completed when one team scores more runs in one of the innings than the other team.
Each cycle that is played this way (where each team has played on offense for three outs and on defense for three outs) is referred to as an inning. The game is normally concluded at the end of a designated number of innings, at which point the winner is the team with the most runs scored. In most baseball leagues, a winning team must be declared (no ties can exist). This overtime scenario is referred to as "extra innings", which involves the two teams playing more innings than normal, with the game being completed when one team scores more runs in one of the innings than the other team.
Basketball
Basketball is a athletic sport, usually played on an indoor court in which two competing teams of five layers each attempt to score by throwing an inflated ball so that it descends through one of two baskets suspended, at each end of the court, above their heads. The team scoring the most such throws, through field goals or foul shots, wins the game. Because of its continuous action and frequent scoring, basketball is one of the most popular spectator as well as participant sports in the world.
Basketball, extremely popular around the world, is a court game played by two teams of five players each. The object is to put a ball through a hoop, or basket, and thus score more points than the opposing team.
Although basketball can by played outdoors, it was invented to serve as an exciting indoor exercise for the winter months in a northern climate. It quickly became a spectator sport, however, and now attracts large audiences to gymnasiums and arenas, especially in the United States, South America, and Europe.
The sport is played on the amateur level by high schools, colleges, other groups, and, since 1936, by national teams in the Olympic Games. It also is played by professional athletes, notably in the United States and Europe. The foremost championships contended for are those of the National Basketball Association (U.S. professionals), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (U.S. colleges), and the Olympic Games.
Basketball, extremely popular around the world, is a court game played by two teams of five players each. The object is to put a ball through a hoop, or basket, and thus score more points than the opposing team.
Although basketball can by played outdoors, it was invented to serve as an exciting indoor exercise for the winter months in a northern climate. It quickly became a spectator sport, however, and now attracts large audiences to gymnasiums and arenas, especially in the United States, South America, and Europe.
The sport is played on the amateur level by high schools, colleges, other groups, and, since 1936, by national teams in the Olympic Games. It also is played by professional athletes, notably in the United States and Europe. The foremost championships contended for are those of the National Basketball Association (U.S. professionals), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (U.S. colleges), and the Olympic Games.
football
INTRODUCTION TO FOOTBALL
Advancing the ball with kicks, running with it, passing to other team mates, trying to forward it to the opponent’s end of the field, shooting in between the goal posts and scoring a point, this is football. The winning team is the one that has scored more number of points (goals) when a specified length of time has elapsed.
The game of football is any of several similar team sports, of similar origins which involve advancing a ball into a goal area in an attempt to score. Many of these involve kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal, though not all codes of football using kicking as a primary means of advancing the ball or scoring. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer". Unqualified, the word football applies to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears, including American football, Australian rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, rugby league, rugby union and other related games. These variations are known as "codes".
Advancing the ball with kicks, running with it, passing to other team mates, trying to forward it to the opponent’s end of the field, shooting in between the goal posts and scoring a point, this is football. The winning team is the one that has scored more number of points (goals) when a specified length of time has elapsed.The origin of the game ‘Football’ predates the recorded history. Documented evidence, a manual of Chinese military during the Han Dynasty in about 2nd century BC, describes an organized activity resembling football. It was known as ‘Cuju’ (Tsu Chu), which involved kicking a leather ball through a hole in a piece of silk cloth strung between two 30 foot poles.
The game was re-invented, after over a thousand years by the English. But the name ‘Football’ was used by number of different related team sports, such as Rugby football, American football, Australian rules football, Gelic football and Canadian football. Association football goes by the name ‘Soccer.’
The game of football is any of several similar team sports, of similar origins which involve advancing a ball into a goal area in an attempt to score. Many of these involve kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal, though not all codes of football using kicking as a primary means of advancing the ball or scoring. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer". Unqualified, the word football applies to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears, including American football, Australian rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, rugby league, rugby union and other related games. These variations are known as "codes".
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