Kinds of Sport

What kind of sport is it?

  It is a team game. Both men and women can play it. The players have a ball. They play the ball with their hands. There are six players in every team.

What kind of sport is it?

It is a very popular game in England and in Ukraine. The players kick the ball with their feet. The game lasts 90 minutes and has two halves. The players try to score a goal. 

What kind of sport is it?

 It is a very beautiful kind of sport. It gives the sportsmen strength, rhythm and grace. The sportsmen do some exercises and dance to music on the ice. The dancers have very nice costumes on.

What kind of sport is it?

   This game is played everywhere – in Ukraine and in other countries too. It was first played in the USA. Each of the two teams has five players. They bounce the ball on the floor up and down with one hand. They try to throw the ball into the basket.

What kind of sport is it?

It is a game of two players. Each player starts with sixteen different playing pieces. They move the playing pieces on a board. The aim of the game is taking your opponent's king.

What kind of sport is it?

It is a national game which originated in the 15^th century. It is played on a golf-course by 2 or 4 persons, each with a small hard ball, driven with the club, into a series of 9 or 18 holes, using as few strokes as possible.

What kind of sport is it?

It is a national game which started in the 17 century. It is played on grass field with bats and a small ball by 2 teams of 11 players each.

What kind of sport is it?

It  is a form of football played with an oval ball which may be kicked or carried. The game originated in 1823. Scoring in this game is by points, not goals. The team has 15 players.

What kind of sport is it?

It is a game played by 2 people with rackets and a small soft rubber ball in a court enclosed by four walls. The most basic philosophy of the game, which is, you have to hit the ball away from your opponent’s position. 

What kind of sport is it?

It is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called rocks, across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a game. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends

What kind of sport is it?

It is a sport with origins back to Ancient Egyptian times. It is based on propelling a boat (racing shell) on water using oars. By pushing against the water with an oar, a force is generated to move the boat. The sport can be either recreational, where the focus is on learning the technique of this game, or competitive, where athletes race against each other in boats.

What kind of sport is it?

It is a sport  that involves hitting plastic or wooden balls with a mallet through hoops embedded in a grass playing court. Today this game is played all over the World with international tournaments being held annually in several countries. Variants of the game are also played in Egypt and Japan. It is encouraging that an increasing number of young players are participating in the game at all levels.