General Sporting Activity Book Golf, Rugby, Football and Tennis 5 Surprising Golfing Facts Have a read of these interesting facts below: • Golf was banned not only • Most professional golfers once but three times in play to handicaps of 4 and 6, Scotland between the and that’s before they enter years of 1457 and 1744. the professional ranks. That’s because the Unfortunately, not all golfers government believed it are this gifted. The vast interfered with military majority of golfers will not training. As golf was play to a handicap under 18. played on the streets or business properties, it was • Phil Mickelson is right- also seen as a nuisance! handed but golfs with his left. As he started playing • Professional golfer Tiger the sport at a young age, Woods took an interest in Mickelson mirrored his dad’s golf at only 6 months old golf swing. His dad was left- and his father started handed, therefore Phil swung teaching him at 2 years with his left hand. old. He regularly practiced and made his first hole-in- • There’s a 12,500 to 1 chance one at only eight! a typical golfer will make a hole-in-one. That’s because the width of the hole is so small. The Great British Open: In Numbers If you love golf, these are the facts for you… The first ever British Open was held in 1860. More than 120 There have champion been 15 golfers have winning been crowned! nationalities. The largest attendance was 238,787, at St Andrew’s in 2000. The greatest winning margin was 13 (by Old Tom Morris in 1872). Great British Open Through The Ages 1860 1870 1862 The first Open Young Tom Tom Morris is played at Morris wins Snr wins The Prestwick the Challenge Open by 13 where Willie Belt after a strokes – the Park Senior 3rd successive official record won victory 1907 1883 1873 Arnaud Massy The Open is The Open is becomes the played over played at St first 18 holes for Andrews for Continental the first time the 1st time winner 1930 1951 1914 Bobby Jones The Open is Harry Vardon wins The played at wins his 6th Amateur, US Amateur, US Royal Open and the Open and his 3rd Portrush in last before Open Northern WW1 Championship – Ireland. The Grand Slam 1953 1969 1961 Ben Hogan The Open is Arnold Palmer wins The broadcast in wins The Open at colour on the Open at Royal Carnoustie in BBC for the Birkdale. his only first time appearance. Design Your Own Golf Bag Image credit: www.getcoloringpages.com A Golfing Giggle Q: Why do golfers wear 2 pairs of trousers? A: In case they get a hole in one Q: Why did the man visit the golfing theme park? A: Because he was a Ryder Golf balls are like eggs. They’re white, sold by the dozen, and a week later you have to buy some more. Q: How well did the round of golf go today? A: Absolutely tee-rific! What is the furthest shot ever hit? As par as the eye can see! Golfing Dot To Dot Prepare your ball by joining the dots to create a picture to colour in. Golfing Word Search BIRDIE HOLE IN ONE DRIVER BOAGIE TEES GREENS GOLF CAR BALL SAND TRAP DRIVING RANGE DROP WATER HAZARD IRONS PAR CADDY SHACK WOODS PUTTER FAIRWAY CHIP SHOT 6 Interesting Rugby Facts Have a read of these interesting facts below: • The first official rugby • Rugby has only been game was played in 1871, professional for 25 years! the same year that the Until the 1995 World Cup, Rugby Football Union was rugby was recognised by officially created. It is said IRB (the official governing that rugby was invented body) as an amateur sport. by chance as a child ran off with a ball during a • The same whistle is blown game of football! for the beginning of every game of the Rugby World Cup Tournaments. • Rugby balls used to be made out of pig bladders. • Rugby has only been played The balls that were known as an Olympic sport four as footballs at the time times. The first time was in were made of inflated 1900 and the last time was pig’s bladders and then in 1924. wrapped in leather. They were also a much • Originally there was no rounder, spherical shape, point for crossing the and at the time, there touchline—tries were worth was no specific shape that nothing. the ball needed to be. The 1960s Rugby League World Cup Host Nation – Great Britain Number of Teams – 4 Highest Crowd – 32,773, Bradford, England Average Crowd – 18,366 Total Crowd – 110,200 1960 World Cup Snapshot – Great Britain hosted the World Cup for the first time in 1960. All the games took place in rugby league strongholds in the North of England. Matches were well attended with the game between Great Britain and Australia determining the World Cup Champions. In a spiteful match played on a muddy Odsal oval, 32,773 spectators turned out to see Great Britain defeat Australia 10 – 3. No final was played and Great Britain were declared World champions for the second time. Rugby Dot To Dot Join the dots to complete this illustration of a rugby player. Rugby Ball Colouring Add colour to this illustration of a rugby ball. Rugby Wordsearch ALL BLACKS OFFSIDE ENGLAND TACKLE CONVERSION PENALTY KNOCK ON TOUCH DEAD BALL PROP LEAGUE TRIES DROP GOAL REFEREE LINE OUT UNION FLANKER RUCK MAUL WORLD CUP FLY HALF SCRUM SEVENS YELLOW CARD Shorts Shoe Colouring Page Add colour to this illustration of a sports shoe. Famous Football Players Can you name these famous football players? 1. 2. 3. This is a retired This is a French He was an English English footballer Football player. He is professional and a BBC football now retired but used footballer. He most pundit. He played for to play for the New notably played for the England National York Red Bulls and West Ham United, team and clubs, such was previously part captaining the club as Southampton. of the French for more than ten Blackburn Rovers National team. He is years, and was and Newcastle considered one of Captain of the United. He is the the worlds best England National person who has players. He scored team that won the scored the most five goals in World 1966 FIFA World goals in the Premier Cup competitions! Cup. League. My Guess: My Guess: My Guess: Answers: 1. Alan Shearer 2. Thierry Henry 3. Bobby Moore Bobby 3. Henry Thierry 2. Shearer Alan 1. Answers: Football Colouring Page Bring some vibrant colour to the football below! 10 Interesting Premier League Facts Have a read of these interesting facts: • Only three players born after the Premier League began (August 1992) have scored Premier League hat- tricks: Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku. • Alan Shearer has missed the most Premier League penalties (11). In fairness, he's also scored the most (56). • The only person born before 1960 to score a Premier League hat-trick is Gordan Strachan. • Wayne Rooney, Gareth Bale and Kevin Davies are the only players to score, assist and score an own goal in a single Premier League game. • Ryan Giggs has been substituted more times than any other player (134). 10 Interesting Premier League Facts Continued… • Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has scored, assisted and won a penalty in the Premier League. He also has more Premier League assists than any other keeper (five). • Man United have never lost a Premier League game at Old Trafford in which they have been ahead at half-time. • 2015/16 was the first time West Ham had recorded a positive goal difference in a top-flight season since 1985/86. • Two players have scored Premier League penalties with both feet: Bobby Zamora and Obafemi Martins. • Peter Crouch has scored more headed goals (50) than 16 of the teams who have played in the Premier League. The Football Team Word Search BOLTON STOKE CITY NEWCASTLE BURNLEY NORWICH HULL CITY QPR LIVERPOOL WEST BROM WEST HAM MAN CITY EVERTON ASTON VILLA FULHAM BLACKBURN CHELSEA Name that Football Team 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Continued on the next page… Name that Football Team 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Utd 10. Arsenal 11. Millwall 12. Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham 12. Millwall 11. Arsenal 10. Utd Palace 6. Southampton 7. Newcastle Utd 8. Manchester City 9. Manchester Manchester 9. City Manchester 8. Utd Newcastle 7. Southampton 6. Palace 1. Leyton Orient 2. Chelsea 3. Liverpool 4. Westham 5. Crystal Crystal 5. Westham 4. Liverpool 3. Chelsea 2. Orient Leyton 1. Answers: The Football World Cup First World Cup The first competition for the cup was organized in 1930 by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930 and was won by: (circle one) a) France b) Uruguay c) Italy Frequency & Format The World Cup has been held every 4 years since 1930 except during World War II. The competition consists international sectional tournaments leading to a final elimination event (World Cup), made up of 32 National teams Trophies The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup. There have been two trophies: 1) Jules Rimet Trophy 1930 – 1970 2) FIFA World Cup Trophy 1974 - present Uruguay by won Cup World First Answer: Final Results Can you fill in the missing winners & losers since 1930? Year Result 1930 Uruguay 4 2 Argentina 1934 Italy (won after extra time) 2 1 Czechoslovakia 1938 _ t _ _ _ 4 2 Hungary 1950 U _ _ _ u _ _ 2 1 Brazil 1954 West Germany 3 2 _ u _ _ a _ _ 1958 Brazil 5 2 S _ _ _ e _ 1962 B_ _ _ l 3 1 Czechoslovakia 1966 E _ _ _ _ _ _ (won after 4 2 West Germany extra time) 1970 Brazil 4 1 Italy 1974 West Germany 2 1 Netherlands 1978 Argentina (won after extra 3 1 Netherlands time) 1982 Italy 3 1 West Germany 1986 _ r _ _ _ t _ n _ 3 2 West Germany 1990 West Germany 1 0 Argentina 1994 Brazil (won on penalties) 0 0 I _ _ _ _ 1998 _ r _ _ _ e 3 0 Brazil 2002 Brazil 2 0 _ e r _ _ _