Individual Sports

SWIMMING

HISTORY
Swimming can be dated back to the Stone Age, but
did not truly become an organised sport until the
early 19th century.

EQUIPMENT
Some swimming equipment falls in the recreational
category, including devices such as snorkeling
masks and swimming fins, which allow swimmers to
navigate natural aquatic environments such as
lakes, seas and the ocean.
COURT DIMENSIONS AND VENUE
Swimming is a general human activity done in a
variety of pool types, competitive swimming is done
in 50m long swimming pools comprised of multiple
designated lanes for each swimmer to occupy
RULES OF THE GAME
Swimmer must break the surface. throughout the
race.
- May be completely submerged. during turn.
- Arms in same horizontal. plane;
-Elbows can be out at turn. and finish;
-Head must break surface by. widest part of 2nd
stroke;

OFFICIALS
The following are the list of officiating officials in a
swimming sport:
Referee
Starter
Timers
Chief Timer
Finish Judge
Stroke Judges.
Turn Judges

Dual Sports
BADMINTON
HISTORY
The game is named for Badminton, the country
estate of the dukes of Beaufort in Gloucestershire,
England, where it was first played about 1873. The
roots of the sport can be traced to ancient Greece,
China, and India, and it is closely related to the old
children's game battledore and shuttlecock.
EQUIPMENT
Badminton Racket
Shuttlecock
Badminton Shoes
Badminton Accessories
COURT DIMENSIONS AND VENUE
The overall dimensions of a badminton court is 20
feet by 44 feet. The lines along these
measurements mark the sidelines for doubles play
and long service lines for singles play. The net line
marks the middle of the court where the net is
placed, creating a 22 feet by 20 feet area on each
side of the net.
RULES OF THE GAME
If the shuttlecock hits the net or lands out then a
point is awarded to your opponent. Players must
serve diagonally across the net to their opponent.
As points are won then serving stations move from
one side to the other. There are no second serves
so if your first serve goes out then your opponent
wins the point.
OFFICIALS
Referee
Umpire
Service judge

Team Sports
SOFTBALL
HISTORY
Softball began in 1887 when George Hancock, a
reporter for the Chicago Board of Trade, invented
"indoor baseball". By the spring of 1888, the game
had spread outdoors. It was originally called either
mushball, kittenball or indoor baseball, but by the
1920s it had acquired the name of softball.
EQUIPMENT
Bat
Gloves
Helmet
Chest protector

COURT DIMENSIONS AND VENUE

Softball Field Dimensions vary in overall size when
you are talking about the outfield measurements.
Many times these measurements are affected by
the size of the lot the field is on. Softball leagues
themselves will adopt differing outfield sizes
depending on levels of play and other factors.
RULES OF THE GAME
Each team bats once in each innings before the
sides switch. The fielding team has a pitcher,
catcher, a player on first base, second base,
third base, three deep fielders and short stop. A
batter must successfully strike the ball and run
around as many bases as possible.
OFFICIALS
In baseball and softball, there is commonly a
head umpire (also known as a plate umpire)
who is in charge of calling balls and strikes
from behind the plate, who is assisted by one,
two, three, or five field umpires who make calls
on their specific bases (or with five umpires the
bases and the outfield).

Activity 3.
List of sports participated
1. Badminton – Double
2. Running - 400m