Jakub Dolejší
Sports and Games Sport – physical activity, objective comparison of different performances (exceptions – parasailing) mostly have competitive version with fixed rules (exceptions – parasailing) Game – collective activity → skiing is sport (rafting not game X single player computer games) Both game and sport – table football, polo Working out, improving skills, gives you order and discipline entertainment, distraction, competition, social interaction Participant X fan
Differentiation Indoor (bowling) X outdoor (ski-jumping) X both (football) X not important (tic tac toe) Special equipment/ground needed (skiing) or not (jogging) Winter (biathlon) X summer (marathon) sports Fun (sledging) X professional (skeleton) Fan attractive (ice hockey) X not so attractive (chess) Do athletics, go running, play football We did some scuba diving on our holiday (tried to do it, had first experience with it)
Differentiation Fast-paced (NHL hockey) X leisurely (fishing) Male-dominated (American football) Female-dominated (synchronized swimming) Both genders (swimming) Full contact (wrestling) X non-contact (basketball) Team sport (volleyball) X individual sport (golf) Water sports (water polo), ball sports (floorball),… Take up a sport/hobby Give up a hobby (for something else/another hobby)
Equipment Basketball net Baseball bat Golf club Tennis racket Ping-pong paddle Kayaking paddle Fishing rod Croquet mallet Windsurfing sail Chess figure
Sports ground Football pitch, Rugby pitch/field American football field Baseball field (baseball diamond) Basketball court, Tennis court Ice hockey rink, Speed skating rink Cycling track (velodrome), Running track Golf course Racing circuit (racetrack, speedway) Boxing ring
Professional sportsmen Immense salary Buying individual sportsmen among clubs Life abroad (NHL, KHL hockey players) Overtraining organism, damaging joints (Tennis elbow) Quite big risk of injuries – may end your carrier Doping control Attracts journalists and people‘s attention
National sports Canada – ice hockey, lacrosse Russia – ice hockey Argentina, Spain, Brazil – football USA – American football, baseball Great Britain – cricket Scotland - golf Japan – judo, sumo Russia vs. Finland - biathlon
Uncommon sports Paragliding, parasailing, parachuting Run, jogging, orienteering, relay (relay baton), hurdle race Motor racing, racing, rally, formulae Cricket, baseball, softball Croquet, polo, horse racing, show jumping Shooting, archery, fencing (swordplay) Dance (folk, standard, Latin) Rafting, kayaking, windsurfing Gliding (kite or plane) Karate (martial arts)
Most famous events Olympic games, World championship Wimbledon, Davis cup UEFA Champions league NHL (Stanley cup), KHL Tour de France Paris-Dakar rally (Buenos Aires) Super bowl NBA league Le Mans Series (sports car and motorcycle endurance)
Famous Czechs Hašek, Jágr, Čech, Neumannová, Bauer, Sáblíková, Železný, Špotáková, Šebrle, Kvitová, Berdych, Lendl, Synek, Zátopek