Name That Sport I
The most popular sport across the world.
What is football, or soccer?
This popular sport in Asia, especially in China, is known for its very fast game play as 2 players strike a "shuttlecock" across a high net. Points are scored on misses.
What is Badminton?
This sport's venue is a rectangular field, 360 feet in length and 160 feet in width. The lines at each end of the field are termed End Lines.
American Football
The person who participates in a sport.
What is a player, or an athlete?
Most balls are inflatable and made of rubber, but they weren't always that way. Early versions of footballs and basketballs used this to inflate their balls.
What are animal bladders, typically a pig or sheep bladder?
Players in this sport are known as "ankle-breakers" as they try to bounce and throw a ball into a net.
What is Basketball?
This popular sport challenges competitors to move more quickly than others through water.
What is swimming?
When you play tennis, you play on this.
a court
The team leader on the field or pitch.
What is a captain?
This NFL player won MVP awards in 2011, 2014, 2020, and 2021.
Who is Aaron Rodgers?
The most accessible sport in the world though not always the most fun. All you need is a pair of legs and a pair of shoes. The faster you go the better.
What is running?
This violent sport is fought between 2 people as they pummel each other with their fists till the time is up or one is "KO'd" (knocked out).
What is boxing?
The venue for this sport requires a large indoor space with plenty of room for equipment to be set-up on which the contestants use to run, jump, swing, and flip as they compete in four different "events."
Gymnastics
A person who watches a sport.
What is a spectator, or a fan?
This basketball player invented "The Sky Hook"?
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabarr?
A sport of bat and ball in which a successful batter hits the ball and runs around 4 bases to score a point.
What is Baseball?
The need for speed! This is the fastest sport in the world as competitors race each other in machines that would be illegal to drive on the streets of our own towns.
What is Motor Racing?
2 men or women go in this, but only 1 leaves victorious...but perhaps with a few bruises and some aches and pains from this popular fighting sport.
What is a ring?
The person responsible for the training and preparation of an athlete.
What is a coach?
This person has scored the most goals in soccer history.
Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?
This sport known as "grid-iron" is a popular American sport derived from soccer and rugby. It is physically demanding and involves high speed impacts between players. A helmet and plenty of pads are necessary.
What is American Football?
This obscure sport is related to baseball. It's popular in Pakistan, India, Australia, Ireland and England. Games feature a "hurler" and a batsman who must protect a set of "wickets". Single game has been known to last days!
Cricket
When a team plays at home, they have this advantage.
What is Home Field Advantage?
The person responsible for ensuring fair play, ensuring that competitors play well with each other.
What is a referee?
Who has won the most men's tennis single titles of all time?
Who is Roger Federer?