Football
The name of this sport comes from English, it is derived from the words foot and ball. Football is also called football in the USA. It is undoubtedly the most popular and widespread ball sport, which is a collective sport, read more here.
Why is football so popular?
Its popularity is due in particular to the fact that it is very simple and inexpensive to start playing football, basically you only need to buy a ball. Football is played in every corner of the globe, whether in poor or rich areas. It is an aerobic sport by which we increase fitness and improve our health. At a professional level, it is easy to support, footballers are among the best-paid athletes in the world, thanks to the huge marketing attractiveness.
What is the principle of football?
In football there are two teams of eleven on a rectangular pitch. The goal is to achieve more goals or goals than your opponent. A goal is reached if the ball is past the goal line between the three poles in its entirety. It is mainly used to kick the ball, but players can also use any part of the body other than hands and arms to play. Only the goalkeeper, who prevents the ball from reaching the goal line, can catch the ball with his hands.
Floorball
Floorball is nowadays among the famous ball sports, his popularity is growing rapidly.
What is the principle of floorball?
It is a collective sport that is run in halls. It is played on the course with the prescribed size of 40x20 meters. Floorball is a hockey-like sport with 5 players on each side plus one goalkeeper. A hollow, lightweight, plastic, white ball is used instead of the puck. Players are equipped with special floorball sticks with artificial materials. Goalkeepers do not use a stick, as opposed to hockey, they can only use their body, catch the ball with their hands and work at the bottom of the goal with their feet.
Basketball
Characteristics and principle of basketball
Basketball is also a very popular sport, played almost all over the world. It is a team sport where two teams with five members face each other, trying to get the ball to the basket at the prescribed height, while trying to prevent the opponent from getting the ball to their basket, all while following the basketball rules. Unlike the above-mentioned ball sports, one point, or basket, has a much lower weight, and there will be over a hundred of these basketballs per match.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a widespread sport, which also has a beach option, is a collective ball sport. The name is derived from the word volley.
Principle of volleyball
The game consists of a rivalry of two six-member teams consisting of only women, only men, or both sexes. It is played on a rectangular pitch of the prescribed size on which both teams are separated by a net placed at the prescribed height. Opponents try to get the ball through this net to the opponent's half without being able to process it by the opponent and the ball has fallen to the ground on the half of the court.
Baseball
Characteristics and principle of baseball
Baseball, which is very popular especially in the US, where it was also invented, is a collective ball game. The main aids are bats and gloves. The name is derived from the English word base, meaning Czech meta. The principle of the game is to fight two teams. An attacker of one team, the so-called batsman, tries to hit the ball with a baseball bat, which is thrown by the defender, the so-called pitcher. Both teams are nine members. The batsman must strike the ball in such a way that it is not caught by the defending opponents, who are placed on the pitch on which four meters are placed. The attacking players may orbit the bases until the ball is captured by the opponent and recorded on the appropriate base. If a batsman runs all four bases without being "beaten" by his opponent, his team gets one point.
Handball
Characteristics of the handball principle
1Handball is a collective ball sport that has its roots in ancient Greece. This sport mainly uses the upper limbs to play. Handball is played on a rectangular pitch of 20x40 meters. Two seven-member teams face each other, aiming to get to the opponent's goal, which is played by the opponent's goalie, and to throw the ball there. The goal is surrounded by a so-called goal area, which has the shape of a semicircle with a radius of 6 meters. Only the goalkeeper can stand in the goal area, and therefore the goal area is surrounded by the opposing team.