WEIRD AND UNUSUAL SPORTS
Model Experimental Senior High-School of Patras English course 2014-2015 CURLING
GENERAL INFORMATION!!!
It is a winter sport
It is played all over Europe and has spread to Brazil, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, China, and Korea It has been an official sport in the Winter Olympic Games
Its nickname is"chess on ice" HOW IS IT PLAYED??? Players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding granite stones across the ice curling sheet towards the house. Each team has eight stones. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a game .
EQUIPMENT
Curling sheet Curling stone Curling broom Slider shoes UNICYCLE HOCKEY WHAT IS IT?
It’s a team sport similar to roller or inline hockey but each player is mounted on a unicycle. THE RULES
Both feet must be on the pedals Only mild contact is allowed Each team is composed of 5 players (plus substitutes) Women and men are allowed to play in the same game
THE EQUIPMENT
Unicycle Ice hockey stick Ball
There are 4 national unicycle hockey leagues: One in UK One in Germany One in Switzerland One in Australia
There are also clubs and teams in other countries like: France Denmark Sweden Hong Kong Singapore Korea
But unicycle hockey is not an Olympic game !!!
Zorbing
WHAT IS IT? The “Hamster Ball “is an extreme sport that involves hurtling down a hill in a huge inflatable ball! It was born in New Zealand and now it is practised in the UK, New Zealand, Sweden, Estonia, Australia, North Pole, Canada, Japan, India, Thailand and in other countries. It is performed at commercial locations, where prospective riders pay a fee for each ride or for a whole day's activity. THE EQUIPMENT
The only equipment is a 3-metre orb, which consists of two balls, one inside the other and an air-layer between them. Thank you!
Chrysanthi Manendi Vasiliki Rodopoulou Anna Sergiou