Sports: introduction

• Who is considered by many basketball fanatics and experts as the greatest basketball player of all time?

  Michael Jordan
• What are the three types of sports?

  A) Individual sports

  B) Dual sports

  C) Team sports

  
• The type of sports that are played by one participant on each competing side.

  Individual sports
• The type of sports that are played with three or more players.

  Team sports
• The type of sports that are played by two competing sides.

  Dual sports
• Some of the popular individual and dual games include;

  • Badminton
  • Bowling
  • Boxing
  • Lawn Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Table Tennis
• Some of the popular individual and dual games include;

  A) Badminton

  B) Bowling

  C) Boxing

  D) Lawn tennis

  E) Track and Field

  F) Table tennis

  G) Skating

  H) Swimming

  I) Beach volleyball

  
• what is necessary to learn in each sport in order to properly play the game?

  basics
• TRUE or FALSE

  understanding how the game is played is most essential.

  TRUE
• TRUE or FALSE

  Individual and dual sports that can NOT be played in teams.

  FALSE
• Some individual and dual sports that can be played in teams, depending on what?

  tournament and sponsoring sports organization.
• What type of sports foster a higher amount of discipline, self-confidence, focus, and passion. The individual player is solely responsible for winning or losing; succeeding or failing?

  Individual sports
• What type of sports consider many variables to determine the success or failure of the team?

  Team sports
• Team sports - Although individual qualities and skills are helpful, performance will not rely on a single talent. A team’s performance or success depends on the collective efforts or all its players.
• Enumerate what one need to know in playin sports.

  A) History

  B) Court dimensions/venue

  C) Equipment and gear

  D) Technical and tactical skills

  E) Officiating

  
• proper protective gears, uniforms, and outfits, which also involve safety of players and the officials.

  Equipment and Gear
• the basics of playing the game (e.g., basketball- dribble, shoot, pass).

  Technical Skills
• the strategies to take advantage during the game.

  Tactical skills
• officials of the game, their duties and responsibilities of calling for violations, penalties, points, etc. and regulating fair play.

  Officiating
• the inventor of the sport, country of origin, and development of the game.

  History
• set of rules on how the game is played, violations, penalties, how to score points, how many player are allowed.

  Rules of the game
• where the games are played (indoor, outdoor, or both), size, different designs for male or female, and safety procedures for the players.

  Court Dimensions/ Venue
• These are basic of fundamental skills needed to play the game. These are required in all sports. It advances in degrees or levels as a player practices or gets used to doing the skill.

  Technical skills
• These are the decision-making skills or strategies used in different situations during the game.

  Tactical skills
• The use of tactical decision during a game is called Game Sense.
• Enumerate.

  A) Distinguishing the important decisions

  B) Establishing essential knowledge for athletes

  C) Recognizing the signals in situations

  D) Giving appropriate tactical options

  E) Planning a practice game

  
• WHAT ARE THE HEALTH-RELATED AND SKILL-RELATED FITNESS IN SPORTS/ PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?

  A) Health-related Physical Fitness

  B) Skill-related Physical Fitness

  
• These are the aerobic capacity, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition of an individual.

  Health-related Physical Fitness
• Skill-related Physical Fitness is sometimes called sports fitness or motor fitness.
• The component of skill-related physical fitness are agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed.
• Different sports skills can be used in using your FITT goals to achieve you health related fitness.
• The FITT principle can be used as a starting point for one’s sports activity to ensure fitness improvements.
• FITT stands for Frequency, Intensity, Time Type of activity.
• WHAT ARE THE SAFETY MEASURES TO AVOID UNNECESSARY INJURIES IN PLAYING GAMES OF SPORTS?

  A) Safety equipment

  B) Hydration

  C) Perform moderate-intensity Physical Activity

  D) Weather condition

  
• It is better to perform physical activities with moderate intensity on a regular basis rather than occasional strenuous activities.


  Perform moderate-intensity Physical Activity
• keep you body hydrated with enough water or fluids during exercise or activity especially during hot weather.

  Hydration
• wear appropriate clothes for the weather. The clothing you wear have to make you feel a little cool at the start of exercise.

  Weather condition
• Have the appropriate gears for the type of activities such as clothing, shoes, and protective gears that would prevent uneasiness and harm.

  Safety equipment
• enumerate.

  A) Grip

  B) Shakehand

  C) Penhold grip

  D) Ready position

  E) Forehand and backhand

  F) Basic hitting

  G) Topspin serve

  H) Basic Position, Forehand and Backhand Drive

  I) Forehand and Backhand Push

  
• Enumerate.

  A) Grip

  B) Handshake Grip (Forehand and Backhand)

  C) Ready Position and Footwork

  D) Serve

  E) Long serve

  F) Short Serve( Forehand and Backhand)

  G) Forehand and Backhand Overhead Stroke

  H) Forehand and Backhand Clear

  I) Forehand and Backhand Drop

  J) Forehand and Backhand Smash

  K) Forehand and Backhand Drive