Canadian Sports
Team Sports
Sports done in pairs
Winter Sports
Summer Sports
100
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.
What is HOCKEY
100
This sport has a World Cup every 4 years.
What is soccer
100
This sport is on a court with a net between. Players use rackets. Think Serena and Venus Williams.
What is Tennis
100
People do this in the mountains on snow
What is (downhill) skiing
100
This sport is in water. There are many different strokes such as the front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, etc.
What is swimming
200
This sport is on ice with a heavy rock and teams use brooms.
What is Curling
200
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.
What is Basketball
200
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.
What is ping pong/table tennis
200
you do this on ice with a pair of boots that have a blade on them
What is skating
200
This sport is on a bike.
What is cycling
300
This is a beautiful sport on ice. The athletes dance and twirl around the skating rink.
What is figure skating
300
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!
What is Baseball
300
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.
What is Rowing
300
people go down a mountain in snow with a board
What is snowboarding
300
This is a sporting event that has many different events such as relay, sprints, hurdles, long jump, pole vault. Think Usain Bolt.
What is track and field
400
This can be done downhill or cross-country. It happens in snow.
What is skiing
400
This sport is played on ice with sticks and a hard round but flat puck.
What is hockey
400
This is a sport in which two people get into a spaceship-like vehicle and ride down a slide very quickly.
What is luge or bobsled
400
This sport is done on ice with a big rock and brooms
What is curling
400
This is in water. You jump from a very high board and land in the water. Sploosh!
What is Diving
500
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.
What is Lacrosse
500
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 area floor.
What is lacrosse
500
This sport is played on a court with a net between players. The players use a racket and a "birdie".
What is badminton
500
This is done on snow. You use a type of racket on your boots to walk in deep snow.
What is snow shoeing
500
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.
What is rollerblading