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David Clayton OXFORD UNIYBRSITY PllBSS Great Cl:u-c_ ndon Strctc, Oxford OX2 6DP OxJord Unhcrsity Pre$ is dcp.1.rtntcnt of lhc Uninity of Oxford. h furthers the Onivcn;irys objcniw of cxccllcncc in rrscan-h. $ChoLuship. and c:duc:ation by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Audcl;o,ld C.1J)C 11:1wn Oar cs S:ll:a._m Hong Ko1tg K:uJchi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico Chy Nairobi New Delhi Sh:aludl Chili.! Ci!cch Rtpublic Fr.1nCt GnlCC Guatemala Hungary Italy japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Xore.a S.o.itzcrl:md 1baiL1nd 1lrkcy UkrJinc Vittn:.m Oxford is ;I rcgistcn.Ci u-:.k m.uk or OxfOrd University PrtS$ in the UK and in ccn:ain other countries 0 David Oayton zoos The moral rights of thl. .author h.avt bc.Cn asscnc.l Oc.:fb.lie right Oxford Unhcrsiy Press (m.akt:-rt Flrs:t publi.sh-.-d 2005 All rights 1SCJCd. No pan of this publ.kation may b rcproducc.J)roduction ouuidc the scope oflhe bow should be sent to th Rights Ocrtmcnt. 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Expert riders . orphans preferred! 8 The sport of Kings 9 Dying for a game of football 10 A split in the game 11 In Henrys Court 12 inyone for tennis? 13 Mr Jahn and the P erfect Ten 14 I like to boogie! 15 A swing and a prayer 16 Hit it! 17 When sailors couldnt swim! 18 Water, water everywhere . . 19 Wheels of fire! 20 Blue sky, crystal snow 21 Youd have to be mad! 22 Hoop dreams and Dr Naismith 23 Quiz 24 you had nothing to eat. In fact, if you were too slow you could end up as the animals dinner! At school, we can choose to play many games. wrestling, karate, judo and other oriental skills have strict rules. boxing are more violent than others. Sports like judo and karate are suitable for everyone and help people to In Europe, il was mostly royalty and nobles who would ride horses to hunt wild pigs and deer. Only the richest people could afford horses until recently. the Pony Express carried messages 2000 miles in 10-20 days. horses to hunt. Few people are physically unable to ride. Lis Hartel or Denmark, her lower legs paralysed by polio, won silver medals in dressage In the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. years ago. Big games were played on religious holidays all through the towns streets and goal areas were streams or other landmarks. Some of these games are still played today especially Calcio storico (old football) in Italy, which is a mixture of soccer, rugby and fighting, with very big goals. played football met at Cambridge to sort out the rules. In 1863 another meeting took place In London to finalise them. Some people still wanted to be able to hold other players, trip them and handle the ball. Others disagreed. Football split into two sports, Association Football or soccer, mostly a kicking game and Rugby, the handling and kicking game. The rules of both these games have changed quite a lot since then. However, almost anyone can play it at their own speed. It is a good game Two hundred years ago, a Prusslan (German) called Friedrick Jahn thought that his people were getting soft and He built an outdoor gym to get his pupils fit. There, they climbed. swung and vaulted Later, gymnastics became mostly an Indoor sport. of Rumania became the first gymnast to get 10/ 10 for a routine on the Asymmetric Bars. Gymnastics had come have always been popular. Ancient Egyptians played hockey at least 4,000 years ago. and rounders have been village games ror centuries in Britain. as some like cricket and hockey arent expensive to play. Many top nations in these sports, like Australia, also have climates that allow people to practise all the year round. lives for thousands Fishermen and divers have always needed to swim. Even Emperors like Julius Caesar However more recently. many Western sailors were superstitious about being able to swim! If you could swim, you expected your ship to sink. some thought. run a mixture or training for racing, fitness swimming, life- saving classes and exercise classes for all ages and abilities plus run sessions with disco music. Water supports your body so most people are able to enjoy this sport. Sailing, rowing and canoeing have developed from modes or travel into international sports. Sailing is a sport or high skill in the Paralympics too. Undersea diving and spear fishing too are both championship sports now. not many people ever left their own areas apart from the rich, merchants, sailors and soldiers. When transport became better and people had more time and money, sport developed fast. liked going to the Alps of France, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. There, they found snow aJJ year round and enjoyed skiing, tobogganing, skating and other Alpine sports. Within a hundred years, millions were taking Some people enjoy sports that are very dangerous. These are called Extreme Sports. Often these are regular sports performed in dangerous places. People have ridden mountain bikes or motorbikes. done the ironing, skied and also snowboarded down Everest, the worlds highest mountain. The snowboarder who tried It twice was never seen again! three or the Worlds main non-contact, ball-handling games. or these, rorms or handball have been played at least since Roman times - volleyball too! Indeed, the Romans played a three-person rorm or volleyball using a glass ball. one man, James Naismith, in Springfield, Massachuseus In December 1891. This five-player game is played in 212 countries by men and women alike. Wheelchair players See ir you can recall the answers, berore you check back on the appropriate page. Who gave the Manchester police a surprise? (P. 201 Who were the Scorchers? 1Pg 20) How far could longbows fire an arrow? (I ., 6) Why was Street Football banned at one time? P O) How was Real Tennis different from tennis now? (Pges 12. 31 How do you know that King Francis was keen on tennis? Which game is played in 205 countries? IP 1 Who wanted good riders who were orphans?(? E How long did the record Dance Marathon last? (Pa SJ What did Nadia Comenechi do before anybody else? (P. 1 1 Why did Mr Jahn take his pupils to the park? fP,ge 14) What is the difference between Rugby and Soccer? (P. Which game did the Romans play with a glass ball? (Pa;e 23) Why did the roundheads play football when it was banned? 0) Why did people start to go to the Alps a hundred and fifty years ago? Page 2 ) Can you name three non-contact handling games? dJ L3) Which footballer is world class in spite of a serious eye disease? P g J How long have Russians been riding horses? 8) Why did some sailors think that i