SPORTS

WHAT IS SPORTS?

Is an activity that requires physical

actions and skills where individuals
or teams compete under a set of rules.
TYPES OF SPORTS
• Individual sports
– Individual sports are played by one participant on each
competing side
• Dual sports
– Dual Sports are played by two competing pairs
• Team sports
– Team Sports are played by three or more players
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE OF INDIVIDUAL/DUAL
SPORTS VS. TEAM SPORTS?

• Individual sports foster a higher amount of

discipline, self-confidence, focus, and passion
• Team sports many variables are considered to
determine the success or failure of the team. It
depends on the collective effort of all its players
WHAT DOES ONE
NEED TO KNOW IN
PLAYING SPORTS?
SOME OF THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS TO CONSIDER IN
LEARNING A SPORT:

– 1. History
– 2. Court Dimensions/ Venue
– 3. Equipment and Gear
– 4. Technical and Tactical Skills
– 5. Rules of the Game
– 6. Officiating
INDIVIDUAL/
DUAL SPORTS
TABLE
TENNIS
TABLE TENNIS
• Table Tennis is a common sport that could be played inside the
gymnasium, esp. when it is windy outside. But this can also be
played outside if there is no gymnasium or a room available.
This game can be played in singles wherein there are two
players competing. This can also be played in doubles wherein
there are two teams competing. The objective of the game is to
hit the ball by a racket and return it to the opponent over the
net. Each player is given five consecutive times to start the
game. The common name of this game is pingpong.
TABLE
TENNIS
EQUIPMENT
TABLE
– constructed of ¾ -inch (1.9cm) thick
fine plywood; 9 ft. (2.74 m.) in length
and 5 feet (1.52 m)in width.
– Playing surface: should be dark
(usually green and non-reflecting) and
should lie in horizontal plane 2 ft. 6
in. (76cm.) above the floor. Sidelines
and endlines are white and should be
½ to ¾ in. (2 cm.) wide. The
centerline is also white, but only 1/8
to 1.4 inch (3mm) wide.
THE NET
• light in texture and
stretched across center of
table and attached to the
outside by vertical
standards.
• Net should be from 6 to 6
¾ inches above the table.
RACKET OR
PADDLE
• a wooden rubber faced racket (as
mandated by the rules)
• The striking surface of the racket must be
covered with a pimpled rubber facing
inward and outward.
• A single layer of cellular (sponge) rubber
may be located underneath the rubber
surface.
• The two surface of the blade shall be
black on one side and bright red on the
other side.
PING-PONG
BALLS
• Is small, celluloid, spherical, white or
yellow in color, 40 mm in diameter, and
2.5 g. in weight.
• Is fragile but quite hard to break unless
stepped on.
• The ITTF approved standard ball has a
uniformed bounce.
• If it is dropped from a height of 12 inches
(30.5 cm) on a plywood, it should bounce
up to 8 ¾ to 9 ¾ inches (22 to 25 cm)
BADMINTON
OVERVIEW AND HISTORY
• Badminton is a racket sport that is played on a court divided by a net 5 feet
high.
• The game is played with a shuttlecock
• Can be played as singles or doubles.
• The object of the game is to hit the shuttlecock over the net so that
eventually the opponent is unable to return the shot.
• Badminton originated in India in the mid-1800’s.
• Its popularity increased when English army officers stationed in India
transported the game to England.
• In England it was called “badmintin”.
• Eventually it spread to the United States.
SAFETY
1. Make sure to always have a
firm grip on the racket.
2. Be careful not to hit your
partner with the racket.
3. Stay on your own court.
4. Stop playing if others enter
your court.
5. If your bird goes into another
court, wait until their play
stops.
6. Be careful and aware of your
surroundings (poles, walls, etc.)
7. The rackets are not toys, so no
fooling around.
EQUIPMENT
• Rackets are fragile.
– Avoid hitting the floor, walls, posts,
nets, and other people.
• Handle the shuttlecocks carefully
and only by their rubber tips.
– If birds get stuck in the net remove
them carefully so that they don’t
tear.
 TECHNIQUES
• Serve – long or short • Drive – A powerfully hit forehand or
backhand stroke which just clears the
• Forehand top of the net.
– For right handed players: A stroke hit when – Difficult to return due to the shuttle’s
the shuttle is on the right side of the body. straight line trajectory.
– For left handed players: A stroke hit when • Clear – A stroke which sends the
the shuttle is on the left side of the body. shuttle high over the opponents head
• Round the head – An overhead stroke and drops near the backcourt boundary
line.
played on the left or backhand side of the
– It may be hit with and overhand or
body. underhand stroke.
• Smash – A hard hit overhand stroke with – Can be used as offensive or defensive play.
a fast downward path. • Drop Shot – The shuttle is stroked over
– It is a main attacking stroke. the net so it drops very close to the net.
HEALTH
• List at least 5 benefits of Individual sports
• List at least 5 health benefits of dual sports
• Explain how to optimize the energy systems for safe and improved
performance in sports
• Illustrates the relationship of health behaviors (eating habits, sleep and
stress management) to health risks factors and physical activity
assessment performance
• Differentiates types of eating (fueling for performance, emotional
eating, social eating, eating while watching tv or sports events)
• Describes the role of physical activity assessments in managing one’s
stress
BASKETBALL
BASKETBALL HISTORY
• Basketball was invented at Springfield
College by Dr. Naismith in 1891. In the
beginning, a peach basket was used as the
hoop. By 1932, things drastically changed
when eight national federations founded the
International Basketball Federation in
Switzerland. 14 years later the National
Basketball Association (NBA) was formed.
Then in 1917, women began their own
professional league, The Women’s National
Basketball Association (WNBA)
Dr. James Naismith
RULES OF THE GAME
• Number of players
If you want to play basketball for fun, you
have the possibility of playing on your own.
But you can also play team games with either
1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 players on each teams. Teams
can be mixed, with boys and girls, or not.

On a competition level, a team is made up of 5

players playing on the court and 5 players
sitting on the bench that can be used for
substitution during the whole period of the
game.
POSITIONS
• Each player is assigned a
position when playing. This
position is usually determined
by the height of the player.

The tallest player on the team

usually plays “center” also
known as “position 5”, while
the medium size ones play
“forwards” / “position 3 and
4”. The shortest players then
play “guards” / “position 1 and
2”.
VIOLATIONS
• A violation occurs when the player breaks one of the rules of Basketball. A
violation results in the awarding of the ball to the opponents.
• Traveling- moving illegally with the ball
• Three seconds- an offensive player remains in the key (free throw lane- the area
under the basket) for more than 3 seconds
• Double dribble- a player dribbles the ball with both hands at the same time or
they stop and then start dribbling again
• Free throw Violation – Stepping over the free throw line before the ball hits the
rim.
• Back court violation – going back over the centerline/half court to gain control of
the ball after the ball has already been in the opponents court.
FOULS
• A foul is an illegal action that can be committed by player from one team against a player from the
opposing team. Basketball is generally said to be a non-contact game. If contact occurs beyond what is
deemed to be reasonable, or if a player thereby obtains an unfair advantage from it, a foul is
committed.
• FOULS: results in one or more free throws awarded to the opposing team
• Blocking- impeding the progress of an opponent by extending one or both arms horizontally or getting
in the path of a moving player.
• Charging- running into a stationary player while you are moving with the ball.
• Hacking- the player hits the arm or hand of the person holding the ball.
• Holding- the player holds the person with or without the ball.

• Disqualifications
– 1. Five personal fouls
– 2. Single disqualifying foul (Flagrant Foul)
 TERMS
• Air ball- a shot that completely misses the rim and the backboard
• Jump Ball – is used to start the game
• Assist- a pass to a teammate who then scores a field goal.
• Defense- team trying to stop the other team from scoring
• Dunk- to throw the ball down into the basket with the hand above the level of the rim
• Fast break- dribbling or passing the ball towards your basket before the defense can set up
• Man-to-man- a defensive strategy where everyone guards an assigned player
• Offense- team trying to score
• Turn over- any loss of the ball without a shot being taken
• Zone defense- a defensive strategy where everyone guards an area instead of a player (2-1-2, 2-3)