A to Z of Sport: The Compendium of Sporting Knowledge

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Rope Jumping (skipping) — involves a single person or more jumping over a rope that is being swung.

There are many ways to encourage your child to write. You might like to try some of the activities we have in the Handwriting and Letter Formation category. Finding a topic of interest may support your child in writing about something they are curious about. You might choose to play a few writing games together at home. Working on pencil control with a few maze activities may also support the smaller muscles in your child’s hand and prepare them for forming and writing letters: Billiards — billiards is the historical umbrella term for a range of cue sports, though in some countries it refers to the specific game of English Billiards. Squat— a powerlifting event in which participants attempt to perform a squat with the maximum weight on their shoulders.Encourage students to research sports that are lesser-known or that they don't know much about already. A great way to inspire students and discover the sporting heritage of different cultures. Water Basketball— a mix of basketball and water polo played in a swimming pool with basketball goals. Bodybuilding— participants show their developed muscular build through poses, and are judged based on muscularity, conditioning, and symmetry.

X-treme Ironing— Who said ironing is difficult? When you take your iron and board to extreme places it cannot get any harder. Hill Climb— riding on a motorcycle, one competitor at a time attempts to ride up a very steep hill. The rider to reach the top (if anyone makes it) with the shortest elapsed time wins. There is also a car version of this sport, Hillclimbing. Crab Soccer or Crab Football — football with players supporting themselves on their hands and their feet, face up, which makes them look like crabs. For persons who participate in sports, there is usually this realization they become aware of. They soon become conscious of the fact that sports activities bring families, neighborhoods, communities, and nations together.Baseball— a bat and ball game in which the aim is to hit the ball and score runs by running around four bases. Fast Pitch Softball — the competitive form of softball, where the pitcher's arm rotates 360 degrees around the shoulder until the ball is released from the hand. Combined Driving— a driver on a carriage pulled by horses takes part in three events: dressage, marathon and cones. Football— Around the world, Football mostly refers to Association Football, also known as Soccer in some places. In the USA, Football refers to American Football (Gridiron). In Australia, Football refers to Australian Rules Football. Underwater Target Shooting— competitors free dive in a swimming pool, using spearguns to fire at targets.