TOPIC 11 SPORTS

TYPICAL SPORTS

Baseball is typical in USA. Abner Doubleday writes the first rules in 1839

Nine players on each team try to hit a ball witha wooden bat. Then, theplayer runs, and scores a run (point) for his team

People with disabilities can play baseball. In their own teams or mixed teams with some adaptations

BASEBALL

ICE HOCKEY

People with disabilities can play in profesional Ice Hockey. This is called 'Sledge hockey'

A professional game has three periods of twenty minutes, the clock runs only when the puck is in play

Ice Hockey is typical in Canada. The name "hockey" has no clear origin