Soccer
Which player on the soccer field during the game is allowed to use their hands?
Goalie
American football stemmed from 2 sports. Rugby and what other sport?
Soccer
Which Division (in the NCAA) has the largest student bodies?
(Division 1, 2 or 3)
Division 3=(NO SCHOLARSHIPS but less pressure)
Division 2=3rd most (PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS)
Division 1=2nd most (FULL SCHOLARSHIPS more pressure)
How often do the Olympics take place?
Every year, 2 years or 4 years
4 years
True or False:
CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephelophy) can only be diagnosed in deceased/dead people.
TRUE
Soccer is the most popular country in the world. In how many countries is the most popular?
Around 50
Around 100
Around 200
Around 200 countries
What is the name of the championship game at the end of the NFL season?
Super Bowl
What is the name of the basketball tournament that makes the NCAA the most money in its 3 week tournament?
February Fun
March Madness
April Frenzy
May Mayhem
March Madness
Which country hosted the first MODERN Olympics in 1896?
Greece
True or False:
Soccer was banned from 1921-1971 in many countries for women.
True.
"football is quite unsuitable for females and should not be encouraged"
How often are the World Cup played for each gender?
4 years
The first American Football was nicknamed "pig skin" because the first football was inflated with what part of the pig?
Which sport has the MOST programs in high schools for boys?
Basketball
#2=Track and Field
#3=Baseball
Which country has won the MOST Olympic medals combined (winter and summer)?
USA (2,960 )
#2=
What was the penalty for married that tried to watch the Ancient Greek Olympics?
Elis decreed that if a married woman (unmarried women could watch) was caught present at the Olympic Games she would be cast down from Mount Typaeum and into the river flowing below, according to Greek geographer and travel writer Pausanias...AKA thrown off a cliff and most likely killed
Which country's female soccer players are and have been #1 for over 25 years?
U.S.A
Chronic Traumatic Encephelpophy affects what part of the body?
Brain
High School athletics first emerged from what part of the country in the 1700s?
East Coast
the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. He was considered the most important of all the Olympic gods. He was originally worshipped as a god of meteorological change.
Zeus
What is Title 9 (IX)?
requires all educational institutions in the US to reward male and female athletes equally. Ih that, it also ensures the prevention of discrimination when it comes to accessing sports facilities, training centers, equipment, and other support provided to sport programmes
Which country developed the most recognized version of Soccer?
England
Which US President tried to ban American football due to its violent nature in the early 1900s?
President Theodore(Teddy) Roosevelt
What is at least 1 positive of being multi-sport athlete rather than specializing in 1 sport?
Experience Long Term Success
Limits overuse injuries
Less pressure, less burnout
Accumulate cross sport skills
Name 2 current Summer Olympic Games and 2 current Winter Olympic Games
*Teacher
Of the 250 million soccer players worldwide, how many come from America?