Basketball game played between two groups of five players each on a rectangular court, typically inside. Each group attempts to score by throwing the ball through the rival’s objective, a raised flat band and net called a bushel. (Peruse James Naismith’s 1929 Britannica paper on his innovation of ball.) The …
Read More »The Evolution of Hockey: A Brief History
Today we are know about a few hockey structures, including field hockey, ice hockey, roller hockey, and indoor hockey. Ice hockey is the most popular, especially in Canada. No matter what the structure, hockey is a group activity where two groups play against one another by controlling a ball or …
Read More »The Evolution of Football: A Journey Through History and Rules
Football, is a game in which two groups of 11 players, utilizing any piece of their bodies aside from their hands and arms, attempt to move the ball into the rival group’s objective. The goalkeeper is the only person who can handle the ball, and they can only do so …
Read More »A Brief Journey Through Baseball History
Baseball Baseball game between two teams of nine players played with a bat, ball, and gloves on a diamond-shaped field with four white bases (i.e., a square oriented so that its diagonal line is vertical). When three players on the batting team are “put out,” the teams switch places …
Read More »“The Power of Play Exploring the World of Sports and Games”
Have you ever, at a young age, formed a bond with an object or activity that you believe is so strong that you can’t live without it? If the answer is “yes,” I’m sure you would be willing to say that this particular thing or activity has had a significant …
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