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For Kids Who Love Sports & Outdoor Fun
Eldrbarry's Active Games Guide - From get acquainted games to tag, from line and circle games to indoor play, you're sure to find something fun to do with just a few friends or a whole family reunion. Here's a description of "This Is a ___! A What?," one of the silliest games we know: "Equipment is an assortment of different objects. Seat everyone in a circle. Leader takes an object and passes it to his right saying: `This is a banana.' The receiver says `A what?' and the giver repeats. Then it is passed on to the third in the same way. When asked `A What?' each person inquires of the one who gave it to him `A What?' before passing it on to the next. This pattern keeps on. After this has proceeded a ways the leader starts something else, `This is a alligator,' etc. After three are in motion then objects may be started right or left. Object: to remember what each item is."
Exploratorium's Science of Hockey - There you are--center ice at the San Jose Arena. Join the San Jose Sharks as they explore the science of one of the most exciting sports. You will soon learn a lot about the game, starting with the surface it's played on. For example, did you know there is a difference between fast ice and slow ice? Fast ice is harder and colder with a smoother surface, while slow ice is warm and soft and may have a rough surface. Follow the Sharks as you learn about the ice, the skills, the equipment, and more. And when your mom tells you to be careful with your teeth, listen--she knows what she's talking about!
Gymn-An Electronic Forum for Gymnastics! - Know the results of the gymnastics world championships and other current events by tumbling over to this site! Do you like to read articles about gymnasts? Would you like a list of gymnastics magazines with order forms? Find them here. You can take gymnastics trivia tests, too. Did you ever wonder about the "chalk" you see gymnasts rub on their hands? It's magnesium carbonate, and they use it to absorb sweat so that they won't lose their grip on the equipment.
Halt@X: An Animated Guide to Dressage - Do you get your leg-yield mixed up with your half-pass? You won't any more after you visit this fascinating Web site. It uses animated GIF images of famous riders and famous horses to illustrate dressage moves like those named above in addition to piaffe, extended trot, passage, 1-tempo and 2-tempi changes, and canter pirouette. Now if you can just drag your horse into the computer room to see these movies!
Jump into Snowboarding - Just when you think they've done just about everything crazy on snow, up comes a new sport. This one is called snowboarding, and we thought we'd slide on over to this ThinkQuest Junior site (built by kids) and see what it's all about. The sport began in the early 1960s when an eighth grader in shop class decided to try a new way of heading down a snowy hill. The first snowboard was made of plywood; now they're fiberglass. This site tells you all about the special language used by snowboarders--try an "Indy Grab on a Halfpipe, Dude"--as well as the six snowboarding events in the 1998 Olympic competition.
MyTeam.com - This is the one you want! Not only are there great features (extreme sports, b-ball tournament news, fitness, coaching, and more), but the games at this site are AWESOME. Son of Net-mom told us to say that.
Online Boating Courses and Boating Safety Information - At this site you can learn a lot about personal floatation devices, knots and how to tie them, running lights, and all sorts of boating information. There's a special area just for kids where you can ask questions like "How far is the horizon?" and "Why are life jackets orange?" You can even take an online boating safety course that's approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and recognized as acceptable to the U.S. Coast Guard Recreational Boating Program. To get your official Boating Safety ID card and certificate, you must pass the final exam with a score of at least 80 percent. Good luck!
Sports Illustrated for Kids - If you've been wanting to try your hand at a new sport, this is where you can find out all about the moves, the lingo, and the equipment. Don't miss the interviews with sports heroes, hilarious comics, games, and a whole lot more.
The Locker Room....Sports for Kids! - Do you need basic information on how to hold a bat, kick a football, serve a volleyball, or shoot a hockey puck? Get it here. Besides "skills and drills," you'll find the rules of these sports and many others, their histories, fun facts about them, and a glossary of terms. There is also advice on how to do warm-up exercises and how to deal with team problems. If you don't have a big brother or sister to teach you this stuff, this page is the next best thing.
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