Types of Sports

Types of Sports

Sports (or sports) refers to any forms of organized or casual physical activity that, through either organized or casual participation, attempt to utilize, enhance or develop specific physical skill and ability while also providing entertainment for participants, and sometimes, spectators. Many sports are governed by a recognized code of ethics, which requires participants to uphold the integrity of the game and respect each other while sporting activities are conducted. As such, in today’s world there are thousands of professionally organized sports leagues and competitions that can be viewed around the world. However, there are also countless unorganized sports, such as beach volleyball and “barbball” tournaments, as well as several different sports for children and young people, which can provide an outlet for those looking to get involved in physical activity and physical education while also having fun and interacting with others.

Beach volleyball is a form of unorganized sports, in which players wear athletic footwear, called sandals, and use their body weight and momentum to propel a ball back and forth across a field. The rules of the game generally call for a net, but some venues employ extra nets or seating as it allows people watching to see the play from the view of the players and the spectators. While beach volleyball can often times be very physically active, it is typically played at slower paces than other sports, with more strategic planning involved in the plays and decisions made by both players and spectators.

Another type of organized, competitive sports is lacrosse, which fall under the category of a non-physical contact sport; yet lacrosse has developed into an incredibly popular sport for college and professional play. The rules of lacrosse include goals, overtime, penalty shots, icing and hooking, as well as general safety and control of the lacrosse stick and sport itself. This lacrosse sport is frequently played on a hard lacrosse field, with a foul line that is 200 feet long and more than ten yards wide. It is largely similar to basketball in the way it is played, with several variations including catch Lacrosse, which involves the player being fouled out of the play before the ball is put back into play. The object of Lacrosse is to make the other team foul until they are either eliminated or given enough fouls to win the game in a single flip of the coin.