Hunter Prout P.E. Ms. Mersman P.1 Bocce Ball Bocce ball is an ancient sport that was played as early as 5200 B.C by Egyptians. According to http://worldbocce.org/bocce-history.htm there were paintings in Egypt that had two children playing Bocce ball. Bocce ball was eventually picked up by the Greek people and spread to Italy. Bocce ball is now a tournament sport and may be an olympic sport soon. Bocce ball was played in Greece by both rich and poor people and was a way for Greek people to become one in the sport. Bocce ball is played with balls, people to cast the balls, and a pallino. A pallino is a smaller ball that is used as a target ball for the casters. The balls that are used to be thrown towards the pallino are relatively larger and more heavy than the pallino. You can play Bocce ball in many places, however there are some surfaces that do not support the game very well. You can play Bocce ball at any flat grassy surface such as at a park or even your backyard. Bocce ball can also be played in the sand or at an actual Bocce ball court. An official Bocce ball court measures 76 feet long and 12 feet wide. The court is filled with either sand …show more content…
The tem who throws the pallino will throw first, and they have 4 Bocce balls to try to get close to the pallino. Players must decide what technique to use to maneuver their ball toward the pallino. One technique is to throw the ball over hand, the ball will will travel the furthest distance while doing this. Another way is to lob the ball in a more arched path, this throw can be very efficient because, if the player has good accuracy the ball will land with very little movement after the initial landing. You may also throw the ball underhanded, the player may put some backspin on this throw in order to make the ball travel backwards after the initial
Every baseball fan knows of the term spitball. A spitball is when the pitcher spits his tobacco juices onto the b...
Baseball is a fascinating sport that is exceptionally fun to play. This assignment is all about understanding the physics of a few key aspects of this sport. One might ask what physics could have to do with baseball? Like most sports baseball involves physical motion. Baseball encompasses all three planes of motion through throwing, hitting, and fielding. All of the classical laws of mechanics can be applied to understand the physics of this game.
The Soft ball sport was invented in 1887 in Chicago, America, it was developed from the game of baseball, however a larger ball is used, and the field is smaller. Pitching is another difference between baseball and softball, in softball the pitcher pitches under arm whereas baseball is overhand. The name softball was only developed in 1926, the years before 1926 many names were given to the game such as ‘ladies baseball’, ‘kitten ball’, ‘mush ball’ and a number of others.
Tennis Ball Investigation Aim: To be able to Investigate the factors that affect the bounce of a tennis ball. Key factors (variables): 1) Height of drop 2) Surface of bounce 3) Gravitational pull 4) Room temperature/ball temperature. 5) Weight of ball 6) Material of ball 7) Brand of ball 8) Age/wear of ball.
Louisville Slugger has impacted the evolution of the baseball bat by showing continued excellence through the years. They have shown this excellence by making changes to be current with the world. One change they have made is adding Maple bats into their product line even if they don’t agree with it. White Ash was the main source of what bats were made out of until Barry Bonds, in 2001, broke the single season home run record. His bat was made of Maple. Now the market is close to split on the type of bat sold. Both of the types of bats have positives and negatives. The positives of White ash are that it is a strong timber, it is lighter than Maple, and it has a flexible quality that Maple doesn’t have. The negative is that after extensive
There are the positions of libero, which is someone who only plays the back row passing the whole time and wears a different color jersey than everyone else on the team. There is a middle blocker and hitter, outside blocker and hitter, right side hitter and blocker, setter, and DS, which is a person who can sub in for whoever. The game goes to 25 and there can be a minimum of 2, 25 point games. First, the person serves the ball and the team can only have 3 contacts with the ball and it is usually a pass, set, then kill. If the ball touches the ground inside the lines on the other team, i is you point and you get to serve again. If it is out of the lines, it is the other teams point and ball. You can not touch the net during anything or it is called a net foul then it would be the other team's ball. If the ball is touched more than 3 times it is the other team's ball.
Basketball is defined as a game where two teams of five play each on a rectangular court, usually indoors (Basketball/Sport). Basketball was invented by James Naismith on December 1, 1891 (Basketball/Sport). The object of basketball is to shoot the basketball through the opposing team’s basket and to out-score them by end of the regulation time limit. If the score is tied at this time, the game will go into overtime until one team wins. While reading about basketball, I found it interesting that when the sport was invented they would nail baskets to balconies with no backboards. This made it easy for spectators (in the balcony) to help their team by either swatting the
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of the sport was a game called rounders, which was played in England (Lewine 27). Players hit a ball with a bat, which is
Bouncing Ball Investigation This is an experiment to investigate bouncing balls and how they behave in different situations. Few independent variables will be changed, so the investigation is easy to manage, and the data is easier to process. The first independent variable that will be tested.
Each sport around the world has its own specific and simple origins that has evolved into the complex game it is today. Contrary to popular belief, the game of baseball was derived from a variety of ancient sports and is now played in countries across the globe.
Basketball a sport that is played throughout the whole world. When playing this sport all you need is a ball and basket. Though the basket does have to be a certain height kids play it in their classroom or outside. What I mean by this is that kids and even adults in the office treat a trash can as a basket and whatever their trash is as a ball. I got interested in this sport when I was in middle school in eighth grade moving on to high school. I was never interested in basketball until I played it with a group of kids who today are still my friends.
I have chosen to write about handball and how difficult it is to decide which club you want to play for. The reason for why I chose this topic is that I think it captures many handball players interest, including mine. Reading about a topic like this, players who are not satisfied or just want to change club can collect knowledge about what is important to consider when deciding a new club. I have played handball for six years, and in those years I have played for three different clubs; Lier IL, Sylling IL and Reistad IL. I am currently playing for Lier IL. In this text, I am going to present to you the factors that played a role when I decided which club I wanted to play for; coaches, team players, playing time in matches and training hours.
Although technically beach volleyball isn’t the most dominant sport throughout the world, it is a sport available for all ages, it has progressively grown throughout the years, and has many different theories of its past. Several rules, people, and questions, have led to the discovery of more facts about beach volleyball from previous years. Uncovering each part of the history of beach volleyball shows more and more reasons why it is a tremendous sport to learn and research about.
People in both ancient and modern societies have enjoyed playing sports in the spare time. The different shapes of athletic equipment, uniforms, and balls such as basketball, baseball, football, and soccer ball are designed differently to serve the purpose of their sports Also, each sport has been developed in various ways.