Dear Level 4BR.02 Students,
Please write a blog post in which you will compare and contrast two sports. You can choose any of the sports that we looked at in the previous two sessions (including the 'Cheeserolling' and 'Tough guy challenge' races).
Deadline: May 6th
Elif Vardar Solak
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Wrestling
ReplyDeleteWrestling is an ancient martial art that uses grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two (occasionally more) competitors or sparing partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position. There are a wide range of styles with varying rules with both traditional historic and modern styles. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into other martial arts as well as military hand-to-hand combat systems.
Oil Wrestling
Oil wrestling (in Turkish: yağlı güreş) is the Turkish national sport. It is known sometimes as grease wrestling because the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil. It is related to Uzbek Kurash, Tuvan Khuresh and to Tatar Köräş. The wrestlers, known as pehlivan (from Persian پهلوان or pehlevān, meaning "hero" or "champion") wear a type of hand-stitched lederhosen called kisbet (sometimes kispet), which were traditionally made of water buffalo hide, but now also of calfskin.
Unlike Olympic wrestling, oil wrestling matches may be won by achieving an effective hold of the kisbet. Thus, the pehlivan aims to control his opponent by putting his arm through the latter's kisbet. To win by this move is called paça kazık. Originally, matches had no set duration and could go on for one or two days, until one man was able to establish superiority, but in 1975 the duration was capped at 40 minutes for the baspehlivan and 30 minutes for the pehlivan category. If no winner is determined, another 15 minutes—10 minutes for the pehlivan category—of wrestling ensues, wherein scores are kept to determine the victor.
The annual Kırkpınar tournament, held in Edirne in Turkish Thrace since 1362, is the oldest continuously running, sanctioned sporting competition in the world. In recent years this style of wrestling has also become popular in other countries, most notably the Netherlands and Japan.
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Zorbing Versus Cheese Rolling
ReplyDeleteI am going to compare two sports. One of them is Zorbing / Hamster Ball and the other one is Cheese Rolling.These sports are very funny and exciting.Actually , The purpose of games are very similar.You have to roll down hills.But, there are many differences like equipments and rules.
Zorbing is played with a large plastic and transparent ball but Cheese Rolling is played with just a round of Double Gloucester cheese.Zorbing is a sport in which a participant is secured inside an inner capsule. It has 2 types, harnessed and non harnessed .Non harnessed orbs carry up to three riders but harnessed orbs carry up one or two riders.Cheese Rolling is simpler than the Zorbing.Everyone can join it, if you want to follow a cheese you have to run after.Cheese Rolling is a traditional game that is played at Cooper Hill, England on the last Monday of May which is Spring Bank Holiday.This game is played for more than 200 years.On the other hand Zorbing is a very recent game, with a history of maybe 30 years.Nowadays, it is getting more and more popular..A lot of people plays it in England, Scotland, New Zeland, Sweden, Canada, Japan an India...
There are no deaths caused by any of them but Zorbing is safer than Cheese Rolling.None of them is Olympic but Zorbs have been adopted as a symbol of the 2014 Olympic games in Russia.
At the end of the day, Zorbing is more exciting and funnier than Cheese Rolling.Also, Cheese Rolling seems to be a rather dangerous game. If I had a chance, I would prefer Zorbing.
Baseball and kickball are very similar and common sport in the world, especially the United States. However, baseball is included in the Olympics but the other is not. Let's consider this aspect of the problem. Do kickball deserve to be in the Olympics? Or Is kickball just an ordinary sports? I can present many reasons for the validity of kickball.
ReplyDeleteKickball, originally called "Kick Baseball", was invented around 1917 by Nicholas C. Seuss. First, it was used by physical education teachers in Public Schools to teach young boys and girls the basics of baseball. Around this time, the ball that was used was a soccer or volley ball. Later, Adult prefer to try this sport. In fact the largest kickball league, the World Adult Kickball Association, runs 70 divisions in 18 states across the country and claims a total of more than 14,000 players. As a sport, kickball has been around for decades. It follows the same general rules as baseball, except the pitcher rolls the ball to a "batter" who tries to kick it for a base hit or home run. One variation allows defensive players to throw someone out by bouncing the ball off him. Games run five innings and rarely take more than an hour. We can simply say that a sport, a cross between soccer and baseball. On the other hand, baseball, widely known as America’s pastime is well-established in several other countries as well. A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs. Baseball is very common in the American continent. But many european countries has a baseball league, too. All this shows that the amount of the audience and popularity in the Olympics is the determining factors. This is the answer why kickball is not included in the Olympics.
To sum up, baseball and kickball are very similar to each other. The different between them is to hit the ball with foot or bat. Because of this difference, baseball is included in the Olympics but kickball is still local games. As described above, it does not mean that baseball deserve more than kickball.
Equestrianism
ReplyDeleteEquestrianism relates to the riding of horses. This broad description includes both riding horses for practical purposes such as in police work or for controlling herd animals on a ranch, as well as recreational and sporting aspects such as horse riding sports, dressage, show jumping, eventing, vaulting and polo. Other horse riding sports include horse-racing, hunting, fox hunting, rodeo, barrel racing, pole bending, flag racing, western and hunter pleasure, western and hunt-seat equitation, trail class, showmanship, horsemanship, reining, roping (heading and heeling), park, English pleasure, country English pleasure, saddle seat equitation, endurance racing, jousting and cavalry. Often, horses are used for casual or rigorous recreational riding (also called trail riding or hacking).
Recreational riders often hunt, pack, and camp using horses, mules, and donkeys. There is public access to horse trails in almost every part of the world; and many parks, ranches, and barns offer guided and independent trail ridingIn former times equestrianism was closely associated with the military: medieval knights were equestrians, as were their military successors, the cavalry. However, the horse and horseback riding have had an important part in all times and places, from the times of the Roman empire, to medieval knights, to genghis khan and his armies, to the streets of London, to the farms and frontiers of the United States, to the luxury barns and fast-paced horse show world of today.
Horses are used in various sport disciplines, such as horse-racing, dressage and show jumping.
Olympic disciplines
The following forms of competition are recognized worldwide and are a part of the equestrian events at the Olympic Games:
Dressage ("training" in French) involves the progressive training of the horse to a high level of impulsion, collection, and obedience. Competitive dressage has the goal of showing the horse carrying out, on request, the natural movements that it performs without thinking while running loose. One dressage master has defined it as "returning the freedom of the horse while carrying the rider."
Show jumping comprises a timed event judged on the ability of the horse and rider to jump over a series of obstacles, in a given order and with the fewest refusals or knockdowns of portions of the obstacles.
Horse Racing
One of the principal forms of horse racing, which is popular in many parts of the world, is Thoroughbred racing. Harness racing for Standardbred horses is also popular in Australia, New Zealand, the eastern United States and more popular than Thoroughbred racing in Canada and parts of Europe. Thoroughbred racing is done on the flat or over jumps, as steeplechasing or hurdles races. Quarter horse racing is also popular in the western United States and Florida. Racing with purebred Arabian horses exists in several states in the United States, as well as in most of Europe and the Middle East. This form of racing is known as endurance racing.
The different types of racing all concern different breeds of horses. The Thoroughbred races moderate distances at very fast paces. The Standardbred horses use their ability to race in harness at a trot or pace instead of under saddle at a gallop. The Quarter Horse is involved in short distance sprinting while the Arabian is involved in endurance racing. These four different breeds of horses possess different muscle structures that make them suitable for their type of racing. These horses race on various track surfaces ranging from dirt to a synthetic surface such as viscoride or polytrack.
The breeding, training and racing of horses in many countries is now a significant economic activity as, to a greater extent, is the gambling industry which is largely supported by it. The time invested in training these horses is extensive and varies according to the type of race the horse is involved in. Exceptional horses can win millions of dollars and might make millions more by providing stud services, such as horse breeding.
rock climbing and rugby base jumping are most dangerous sports.without any doubt both sports can cause brutual injurıes or death.many people died due to these sports.
ReplyDeletethe point where you start rock climbing you should be able to get back down which makes that sport dangerous.also it is very difficult to get any help or medicine support became non of the helicopters can land on rocks.on the other hand the weather conditions can make thicgs more difficult.you have to be well trained according to the rough conditions.altough rock climbing is a physically demanding sport.
rugby is the most brutal sport.players are vicious in teheir tackling without any protection. in fact rugby players have more injuries any other games which are played on the field.playeers can get broken legs arms and thorn muscles and also they cant get out of the game ucless they can contnue phsycially.in some games people get serious ninjuries an die.this game can be consiederd dangereous but fun.
altough rock climbing is phsically demanding sport needs to have specialized climbing equipment fort the safety of climbers.rugby also need supporting clothes to protect their players body but they can only protect their shoulders.therefore both sports are very dangerous.
POLO
ReplyDeleteField polo requires two teams of 4 players. A full-size field is 300 yards long, and either 200 yards or 160 yards wide if there are side boards—these are generally 6" high. There are tall collapsible goalposts at each end of the field spread 8 yards apart. The object of the game is to score the most goals by hitting the ball through the goal. Polo teams change direction after each goal in order to compensate for field and wind conditions.
The game begins with the two teams of four lined up each team in line forming two rows with the players in order 1, 2, 3, 4 facing the umpire in the center of the playing field. There are two mounted umpires on the field and a referee standing on the sidelines. At the beginning of a game, one of the umpires bowls the ball in hard between the two teams. Teams change goals on ends of the field/arena after each score or chukker for indoor to minimize any wind advantage which may exist. Switching sides also allows each team equal opportunity to start off with the ball on their right side, as all players must hit right-handed.
A polo game has periods of play, known as chukkas (also chukkers or chuckers). This term originated in 1898 and is derived from Hindi chakkar from Sanskrit chakra "circle, wheel" (compare chakka). Depending on the rules of the particular tournament or league, a game may have 4, 6 or 8 chukkas; 6 chukkas are most common Usually, each chukka is 7 minutes long, but some games are played in shorter chukkas. Between chukkas, the players switch to fresh ponies. In less competitive polo leagues, players may play only two ponies, alternating between them. For more competitive leagues, and in United States intercollegiate polo, each pony is played in at most two chukkas.
CİRİT
Jereed (also jerreed, jerid, or jerrid; Turkish: Cirit aka Çavgan) is a traditional Turkish equestrian team sport played outdoors on horseback in which the objective is to score points by throwing a blunt wooden javelin at opposing team's horsemen. Played by Turkic people inCentral Asia as the essential sporting and ceremonial game, it was brought to Anatolia during the westward migration in the beginning of the 11th century. In the Ottoman Empire, the game became very popular and widespread throughout the Ottoman territories.
Jereed is a means of improving equestrian skills, and involves two teams of horsemen, each armed with dried oak or poplar sticks. The sticks with rubber-tipped, blunt ends are 70-100 cm in length and 2-3 cm in diameter. Originally, the sticks were heavier and thicker, however in order to reduce the risk of injury, players came to prefer sticks made of poplar wood, which become lighter when dried.
The teams are formed by six, eight or twelve players, standing on opposite sides of a field marked within a square of 70 to 130 meters. There are three "end zones" of about six meters deep at each end of the field, being a team’s waiting area, thus meaning a neutral zone and the opposing team’s throwing area. Each team has its own flag.
The teams line up facing one another on the field, each player at a distance of about 10 meters from the next. With their right hand, they hold the first jereed that they will throw while holding other jereed in their left hand.
At the beginning of the game, it is traditional for the youngest rider to trot towards the opposing team, shout the name of a player and at a distance of 30 to 40 meters toss his jereed at that player challenging him to enter the game. Then, he gallops back to his side, meanwhile the challenged player pursues him and throws a jereed at the fleeing player. Another player from the first team comes out and meets the retreating rider. The player from the second team starts riding quickly to his corner and takes his former place. This time, his rival chases him and throws a jereed at him. The fast-charging chase game goes on in two 45-minute periods.
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Windsurfing
ReplyDeleteWindsurfing is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a windsurf board usually two to four meters long, powered by the effect of the wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and comprises a mast, wishbone boom and sail. The sail area ranges from less than 3.0m2 to more than 12m2 depending on the conditions, the skill of the sailor and the type of windsurfing being undertaken.
Snowboard.
Snowboards are boards, which resemble a wide ski, with the ability to glide on snow. Snowboards are differetiated from monoskis by the stance of the user. In monoskiing, the user stands with feet inline with direction of travel whereas in snowboarding, users stand with feet transverse to the longitude of the board. Users of such equipment may be referred to as snowboarders. Commercial snowboards generally require extra equipment such as bindings and special boots which help secure both feet of a snowboarder, who generally rides in an upright position. These type of boards are commonly used by people at ski hills or resorts for leisure, entertainment and competitive purposes in the activity called snowboarding.
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Wingsuit flying
ReplyDeleteWingsuit flying is the sport of flying the human body through the air using a special jumpsuit, called a wingsuit, that shapes the human body into an airfoil which can create lift. The wingsuit creates the airfoil with fabric between the legs and under the arms. A wingsuit may be referred to as a birdman suit or squirrel suit.
Wings were first used in the 1930s as an attempt to increase horizontal movement. These early wingsuits were made of materials such as canvas, wood, silk, steel, and even whale bone. They were not very reliable. According to wingsuit lore, between 1930 and 1961, 72 of the 75 original birdmen died testing their wingsuits. Some "birdmen", notably Clem Sohn and Leo Valentin, claimed to have glided for miles.
The greatest verified horizontal distance flown in a wingsuit is 12.7 miles by Alvaro Bulto, Santi Corella and Toni Lopez. The three Spaniards crossed the Strait of Gibraltar on June 23, 2005, after jumping from an aircraft at an altitude of 35,000ft. On July 24, 2008, Australian doctor Glenn Singleman and his wife Heather Swan jumped from 37,000 feet (11.27 km) over central Australia setting a world record for highest wingsuit jump. The largest wingsuit formation officially recognized as meeting the criteria for a national record consisted of 68 jumpers in an arrowhead formation which set a US National Record at Lake Elsinore, California, on 12 November 2009.
Hand Gliding
Hang gliding is an air sport in which a pilot flies a light and unmotorized foot-launchable aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite-framed fabric wing. The pilot is ensconced in a harness suspended from the airframe, and exercises control by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame, but other devices, including modern aircraft flight control systems, may be used. In the sport's early days, pilots were restricted to gliding down small hills on low-performance hang gliders. However, modern technology gives pilots the ability to soar for hours, gain thousands of feet of altitude in thermal updrafts, perform aerobatics, and glide cross-country for hundreds of miles. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and national airspace governing organizations control some aspects of hang gliding.
Most early glider designs did not ensure safe flight; the problem was that early flight pioneers did not understand the underlying principles that made a bird's wing work. Starting in the 1880s technical and scientific advancements were made that led to the first truly practical gliders. Otto Lilienthal of Germany built (barely) contollable gliders in the 1890s, with which he could ridge soar. He rigorously documented his work, strongly influencing later designers; for this reason, Lilienthal is one of the best known and most influential early aviation pioneers. His aircraft was controlled by weight shift and is similar to a modern hang glider.
Records are sanctioned by the FAI. The world record(s) (as of 2005) for "free distance" is held by Manfred Ruhmer with 700.6 km (435.3 miles) in 2001 and Michael Barber flew a distance of 704 km (437 miles) on June 19, 2002 in Zapata Texas. Other records include:
Out-and-Return distance - 332.5 km (206.6 mi), July 5, 2007 by George Stebbins, starting and ending just South of Lone Pine, California.
Largest triangle - 357.12 km (221.9 mi), December 16, 2000 by Tomáš Suchánek a Czech HG and sailplane pilot, starting and ending from Riverside Australia.
KORFBALL and BASKETBALL
ReplyDeleteKorfball was found in 1903 in Amsterdam.It is a ball game ,smiliar in many ways to basketball. It differs from other team sports in that it is a mixed gender game.A team consists of four men and four women.A team must include two women and two men.It plays ares like basketball.It plays with a ball like a five number football’s ball.there is a hoop which is called “korf”.It is longer than basketball’s hoop.All players try to shoot in hoop and to take a point like basketball. Basketball was found in 1891 in Amerika.It plays with two teams,too.Its players try to shoot in basket ,too. Korfball and basketball is v
er similar in many ways for example both of them play in Olympic games.In addition korfball plays every four years and basketball plays different time which people wants to organised the tournament.Basketball is played with ball skipping ,korfball is not.Basketball is beter than korfball because ıf people want to play korfball ,you must have two teams but basketball is different to this way from korfball. If people want to play basketball,they can play with on their own. In addition basketball plays only women or only men.It is beter because men is stronger than women .If teams can be mixed gender ,it can be injury for each team.In conclusion, korfball doesn’t include equility for teams.basketball is beter than for me for many reasons