Playing sport for most people is all about having fun, it’s a great way to relieve tension and stress and it’s also a great way to meet new people. It’s also a great way to boost your immune system, build stronger muscles and lower your blood pressure. Playing sports gives you the discipline to deal with winning but also the disappointment if you lose. This is especially good to start early with young children. Young kids also benefit from sport in that it helps them to stay fit and healthy and helps them to perform better at school. These kids are less likely to drop out of school and less likely to take up bad habits such as smoking. There are so many sports in the world today and the majority tend to draw in large audiences. Some of the bigger sports are held in huge stadiums, so the pressure is on the players to perform their best. To become professional in some of the elite sports, they’ve usually worked hard since they were children to become successful. It takes a lot of dedication and hard work to become an athlete in whichever sport you choose, but how do you know which is the right one as there are so many to choose from? Let’s look at some details. Sport types generally fall into four main categories. 1. Racing 2. Opponent 3. Achievement 4. Multiple category sports Choose which type of sport you’re interested in then check the details below for what sport is in that category. Racing Human-Powered: Running, swimming Human-Assisted: Cycling, rowing, canoeing Animal: Horse racing, greyhound racing, pigeon racing Machine-Powered: Auto racing, motorboat racing, motorcycle racing Opponent Combat: Wrestling, judo, karate, boxing, fencing, tae kwon do Court: Tennis, badminton, shuttlecock, squash, volleyball, table tennis, American handball Team: Baseball, cricket, football (soccer), rugby, ice hockey, roller hockey, hockey, softball, basketball, lacrosse, American football, Australian rules football, competitive cheerleading Achievement Target: Archery, shooting, darts, curling Display: Gymnastics, bodybuilding, diving, ski jumping, ice skating, equestrianism Strength: Weightlifting Distance: Long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot put, javelin, hammer throw Multi-Discipline: Heptathlon, decathlon, pentathlon, triathlon, biathlon, ironman Multiple Category Sports Paintball As you can see from the above list, there are many sports to choose from, and this is not a complete list. There are still sports out there that you may feel are best suited to you and your lifestyle. Every sport has something different to teach you: • Soccer (footwork and foot speed) • Baseball (eye-to-hand coordination) • Football (agility) • Tennis (shoulder movement) • Basketball (quickness) • Track and Field (coordination and technique) • Marathons ( endurance) All you need to win in any sport is a desire to win, fitness, endurance and persistence. The biggest problem is choosing which one of the many sports choices you have.
What a big effort to describe sports! Like the classification. Anyway good morning, and I like to watch both football and cricket.