Flashcards on Introduction to Sports, Games, and Leisure
Introduction to Sports, Games, and Leisure: A Student's Guide
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Sport Types and Disciplines
16 cards
Card 1
Question: What defines an individual sport?
Answer: An individual sport is defined by one-on-one competition where success depends entirely on the athlete's own skills, effort, and performance.
Card 2
Question: Give two examples of individual sports mentioned.
Answer: Athletics (track and field) and swimming.
Card 3
Question: What events are included in athletics (track and field)?
Answer: A collection of events that involve running, jumping, and throwing.
Card 4
Question: How is swimming described in terms of sport discipline?
Answer: Racing in water using specific strokes.
Card 5
Question: Which sport is described as the most popular globally by fan base?
Answer: Association football (soccer), with an estimated 3.5 billion fans.
Card 6
Question: Which sport is the most popular individual sport globally and its approximate fan base?
Answer: Tennis, with about 1 billion fans.
Card 7
Question: List the sports and their approximate global fan bases as given for cricket, basketball, and hockey (field and ice combined).
Answer: Cricket: 2.5 billion; Basketball: 2.2 billion; Hockey (field and ice combined): 2 billion.
Card 8
Question: Which sport has about 900 million fans and is noted for wide playability due to accessibility?
Answer: Volleyball.
Card 9
Question: Which sport has about 850 million fans and is a cultural staple in Asia, especially China?
Answer: Table tennis.
Card 10
Question: What are Canada's official national sports for summer and winter?
Answer: Lacrosse (summer) and ice hockey (winter).