Bonus
This sport is considered a Canadian national past time sport. It is played in teams on ice with ice skates. In Vancouver, we have the Canucks.
HOCKEY
This sport has a World Cup every 4 years.
Soccer
This sport is on a court with a net between players. Players use rackets and a ball. Think Serena and Venus Williams.
Tennis
People do this in the mountains on snow. They use poles and long plastic under their boots to glide down the mountains.
skiing
This sport is in water. There are many different strokes such as the front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, etc.
swimming
This sport is on ice with a heavy rock and teams use brooms.
Curling
This sport is played in a court with a hoop at each end. Players bounce a ball to the opposite end and try to get the ball in the hoop.
Basketball
This sport is played on a table with a net dividing the players. The players use a paddle to hit a small ball across the table.
ping pong or table tennis
You do this on ice with a pair of boots that have a blade on them
skating
This sport is on a bike. Think Tour de France.
cycling
This is a beautiful sport on ice. The athletes dance and twirl around the skating ice rink.
figure skating
This sport is played on a diamond field. The team has a pitcher who throws a ball and the opposite team tries to hit it with a bat. Home run!
Baseball
This sport is on water in a small-like boat, canoe, or kayak. It can be done in pairs, alone, or sometimes with a team to row against each other.
Rowing
People go down a mountain in snow with a board.
snowboarding
This is a sporting event that has many different events such as relay, sprints, hurdles, long jump, pole vault, etc. Think Usain Bolt.
track and field
This can be done downhill or cross-country. It happens in snow.
skiing
This sport is played on ice with sticks and a hard round but flat puck.
hockey
This is a sport in which two people get into a spaceship-like vehicle and ride down a slide very quickly.
luge or bobsled
This sport is done on ice with a big flat rock and brooms. Whichever rock comes closer to the bulls-eye wins.
curling
This is in water. You jump from a very high board and land in the water. Sploosh!
Diving
This is Canada's oldest sport. It was invented by the First Nations Peoples. It is a contact sport similar to hockey but uses a rubber ball and stick with a net at the end.
Lacrosse
This is a contact sport similar to hockey but played with a rubber ball and a stick with a net on the end. It is played in an arena on floor not ice.
lacrosse
This sport is played on a court with a net between players. The players use a racket and a "birdie".
badminton
This is done on snow. You use a type of racket on your boots to walk in deep snow.
snow shoeing
You wear a boot with wheels to do this sport. Many people do this in summer going around the parks and beaches. It is faster than walking.
rollerblading