The Sport of Badminton

introduced in the 1600s. Soon, curling became a sport played all over the globe due to its

Baseball is america's pastime. It's the greatest sport ever created. In order to play you must be good with your muscle and brain. When getting into the later part of the game your body switches to cellular respiration. This is incredible. A game where you have to be mentally and physically strong.

I became of part of this subculture when I was in 3rd grade, but became a serious

Various forms of games resembling golf were played as early as the fourteenth century by sportsmen in Holland,

There were many sports that made popular by citizens in Elizabethan England. Nobles most often participated in sports such as archery, bowling, dice, hammer-throwing and most known tennis (“Alchin Elizabethan Sports”). These nobles watched wrestling and blood sports including bear and bull baiting and dog and cock fighting. The queen often appeared at these events (Alchin “Elizabethan Bear & Bull Baiting”). Sports began to come from other countries and continents as people would travel to england. Tennis was the most popular sport by the upper classes and originated in medieval France.

The United States Tennis Association is the governing body for the sport of tennis across the US. Since being founded in 1881 the USTA has come a long way. Since then the association has gone through radical changes. There have been changes to the name and the organizational structure. In only 135 there have been over 50 different presidents.

formed to what we know it today because of England. Now over 240 million people playing

When you think of the Olympics, you most likely think of gymnastics, soccer, swimming, hockey and many more events. However, very few of the sports that are competed in now existed when the Olympics first began. They have evolved considerably over the last 3,000 years. First of all, there were very few events compared to how many there are now. Also, the Olympics went from only being known in Greece to being “the world’s preeminent sporting competition.” (History.com)

The definition of culture is "the shared, personal, and learned life experiences of a group individuals who have a common set of values, norms and traditions." (Richard and Turner 28) The news article; Venus Stands in Way of Serena Slam, grabbed my attention. I was curious of the relationship and culture of Serena and Venus with a grand slam title standing between two very competitive sisters.

Volleyball originated in the United States in 1895 and is now getting the type of popularity in the U.S. as it should. The creator William G. Morgan was the education director

This unusual sport is very similar to volleyball. But it is played indoors in a racquetball court instead of outside. It has very different rules than volleyball too. And it often takes most volleyball players several months of practice before they can get used to playing it differently. Instead of focusing on a net, this game uses the surrounding walls to ricochet the ball into the opponent's court. The ball has to keep moving back and forth, so it gives a person quite a workout to play. And this isn't easy because the ball for this game is softer than a regular volleyball is.

It has been said that the game originated in Germany in the 14th century, and then was rediscovered in the hills of Kentucky over 100 years ago!

Day Wednesday Friday Saturday Time 10:30am - 11:30am 10:30am - 11:30am 8:00am - 9:00am Duration 5 weeks 5 weeks 5 weeks Cost $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 Dates 9/07 - 10/05 9/09 - 10/07 9/10 - 10/08

“Please line the halls to send off the Boys Varsity Tennis team as they leave for states.”

The last category of sport is team sport. In which a group of people works together to help the team wins. It is played between two teams who against each other and give their possible efforts to achieve the target or goal. Basketball, water polo, softball, baseball, football, soccer, lacrosse, croquet, swimming teams, volleyball, cricket, etc. are some good examples of team sports. A person will get the skills to learn how to cooperate with