ATHLETICS

Athletics is a popular sport with different disciplines:

High jump

Long jump

Hurdles (the 100 meters hurdles)

Discus throwing

Long-distance races

Maximum o top speed

PHYSICAL CONDITION

 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE: beats, intensity, low, high, to take his pulse, to check beats, reaction time games

KEY WORDS: endurance, heart rate monitor, stretching, push- ups, step, sit- ups, strength, flexibility, speed

It,s a game played with a small ball, between two teams of seven players.

The team that scores most goals, wins the match.

Each team is :

– a defender team (try to bother or obstruct the opponent-adversary team)

– and an attacking team (try to score a goal and  pass the ball at your playmates)

THE COURT

The playing court has two goal areas and a playing area.

The goals are inside the goal area and must have a net.

RULES – FOULS (a team commits a violation of rules).

• The players avoid to enter the goal area (except for the goalkeeper)
• Two many steps without bouncing
• Holding the ball more than 3 seconds.
• Holding or pushing or hitting the opponent player.

THROWS

• Throw in
• Free – throw
• The goalkeeper throw
• The 7-meter throw
• The throw off (at the start the game, each half, after a goal)