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Brief History of Sports

Ancient Olympic Games – Olympia, Greece, in 776 BC and held every 4 years until AD 393.
Games Played:

Discuss Running Events

Javelin Boxing
Long Jump Wrestling
Equestrian Events Pankration

Sports Foundation
“Fundamental Right for All” - UNESCO 1978
- Every human being has a fundamental right to physical education, physical activty, sport without
discrimination on all basis.

Characteristics of Sports
- Sport has a unique power to attract, inspire and mobilize.
- Sport is a powerful tool to strengthen social integration, to promote ideals of peace, fraternity,
solidarity, and justice.
- Sports have been shown to improve health, fitness and academic performance. It also relieves stress
and teach important lessons like good sportsmanship, teamwork, and perseverance.
- Combination of sports and education makes the teenagers be both intellectually educated and
physically trained to attain athletic excellence.

Most Known Connotation of Sports:

- into play
- games
- contests

Objective of Sports in School

- Is to cultivate the experience of students in the context of education.

Definition of Sports
- It is an activity that requires physical actions and skills where individuals or teams compete under a set
of rules.

Types of Sports
Ball Sports – are any sports that involves and uses balls.
2 Classifications:
1.) Ball Only
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Bowling
2.) Ball with Stick
- Golf
- Baseball
- Billiards
- Badminton

Strength and Combat Sports – are sports that includes strength and fighting.
- Weightlifting
- Boxing
- Wrestling
- Karate
- Taekwondo
- Arnis

Track and Endurance Sports - is another type of sports that exist in this field.
- Marathon
- Track Event
- Cycling

Kinds of Sports
Individual Sports – are those sports where only one athlete competes for his/her side.
- Archery
- Bowling
- Boxing

Dual Sports – are played by two people in a team striving together.

- Tennis
- Badminton
- Figure Skating

Team Sports – played by three or more players.

- Football
- Soccer
- Basketball

Benefits of Team Sports

- It provides you with a way to meet new people and expand your social network.
- Provides you with a sense of camaraderie with your teammates, as you work together to achieve your
goals.
- It can help them set aside their personal desires to help the team.
Badminton – is a competitive and recreational sport that places emphasis on the development of hand-
eye coordination, agility, and cardiovascular endurance.

Terminologies
Alley – side extension of the court by 1 and a half feet on both sides.
Bird/Birdie - another name for the shuttlecock.
Drop – a shot hit with finesse to fall rapidly and close to the net on the opponent’s side.
Fore Court – Front third of the service court, between the net and the short service line.
Flick – a quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises the opponent by changing an apparently soft
shot into a fast passing one.
Back Court – the back third of the court, in the area of back boundary lines.
Drive – a fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net.
Poona – badminton in India.
Clear – a shot hit deep into the opponent’s court.
Block – placing the racket in front of the shuttlecock and letting it rebound into the opponent’s side of
the court.
Carry – holding the shuttle on the racket during a stroke. Also called a “sling” or a “throw”
Double Hit – hitting the shuttle twice in the same stroke.
Let – play that is allowed to be re-played.
Lob – also called a clear, high clear that goes over the opponent’s head.
Home Position – ideal court spot for awaiting the opponent’s return.
Rally – an exchange of shot after the serve has been delivered.
Serve – act of putting the shuttle into play.
Ace – refers to a player winning an outright point from a serve and one was not touched or returned by
the receiver.
Smash – a hard-hit overhead shot that forces the shuttle sharply downwards into the opponent’s court.
Backhand – the stroke used to return balls hit to the left of a right-handed player and to the right of a
left-handed player.
Forehand – it is used mainly on the shots that are coming towards you on your master hand’s side.

Facilities and Equipment

Racket – is quite light and can be made of wood, aluminum, metal or synthetic materials such as
graphite or carbon.
Shuttlecock – is the official name given to the shuttle or bird. It is made up of 16 goose feathers and is
firmly fixed in a leather covered cock head.

Court – although courts can be outdoors, competitive badminton is generally played indoor where the
wind and the other elements will not affect the shuttle.

Post – should stand 1.55m in height from the surface of the floor.

Net – all times it should be strained tightly so that it’s height from the floor is 1.524 meter from the
ground.