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17.Sports and games
Sports are one of the most popular leisure time
activities. This is mainly due to fact that they help one to keep fit both
physically and mentally. Such a form of relaxation as sports is refreshing, can
help take off some weight. During sports events one can meet a lot of new
people and see how it feels to be a winner or a loser. Many people have been
interested in keep-fit, yoga and anything to keep they self-mobile. Often they
join some club, where about twenty of they meet together and they go through
all their movements with music. It is very enjoyable. Needles to say, that
every one can do exercise in gym. How often? They go once or twice or more a
week and they exercise for about one hour with lots of their friends. For this
keep-fit they just wear a leotard with a top.
The increase of interest in sports is best illustrated by
the appearance of ever-new sports facilities. It is important to note that
besides taking an active part in sports it is also possible just to watch
sports events as a spectator or play the pools (bet money on certain sports
results).
Usually all sports
and games are further differentiated into two groups according to where they can be
practised. We can practise outdoor or indoor sports. Indoor sports include for
example gymnastic, table tennis, boxing wrestling, and chess. Among outdoors
sports are skiing, sledding, hiking, rock climbing, horse riding, golf. Also
one healthiest sports, swimming and figure skating do not actually demand a
roofed room. One of the most popular sports is cycling. Sports and games can be
divided into to groups, too, according to seasons, which they are practised.
Than we have winter and summer sports. One of the most love winter sports is
skiing. I like skiing too, but I dont go to ski. I first skied when I was with
the primary school in the mountain and than twice with grammar school. I could
not well skiing but I enjoyed it. Since this time I have never skied since this
time. Bu t many people go to the mountain regularly. They love skiing. They can
good skiing. Sometimes, especially in the season of skiing, it can be rather
crowded in the mountains, especially around the mechanical lifts, which take
you zooming up. You need special equipment for skiing- skies, boots, and poles.
Many people own their own equipment but others hire there in the resort. Mostly
they have their own clothes, because skiing is quite a fashion conscious sport.
Its necessary to have clothes that will protect you because the weather can be
very severe. They need a ski-suit, a hat, and goggles to protect your eyes,
socks, mittens and a rucksack, which is useful to carry around your bits.
The games are usually all-season activities, and they are
practised both indoors and outdoors. The most numerous group of games are the
ball games. In other states there are individual games.
The British are lovers sports, and when they are neither
playing nor watching games they like to talk about them. England was also the
first home of many popular modern games. Among these, football is the most. In
Britian there are a great number of clubs. In the United States, however, it is
called soccer. Rugby football is also very popular. This game was first played
at Rugby (a town) Scholl, England. In this game the ball is oval. Golf is of
Scottish origin. The lawn tennis season reaches its peak every year at the
Wimbledon tournament, which is played in London. For relaxation squash is also
played.
In the USA most sports and games have been
commercionalized. The four professional games there are American football,
baseball, basketball, and ice hockey. These games are turned into big shows in
which the sports stars make a lot of money.
Ball games belong to the most popular in our country. They
include especially football, volleyball, basketball, handball and tennis.
Besides this ice hockey is played at a very high level here too.
I have played basketball since I was eleven. It is my
favourite game. Basketball is team game and you can play it with your friends
and enjoy it as a team. It is a fast game and that is another reason why I
enjoy it. I play basketball at local sports centres during a year, but in the
summer I can play basketball out. This is called street ball. It is very
different game. Instead of two baskets on a ground, it is only one basket. Our
team play in Tournaments of South Moravia. Ive played for MK and we were to
six from nine flour. I need the ball and the basket for the basketball and
shoes. But you can kneepads and your basketball kit for play. You need
kneepads, because you can fall on your knees a lot. During the seasons, which
are about 6 months, from September to March, I play three times a week. Two of
those training and one is a match.