Couch potato?Couch potato?

Do you like to be active in your free time?

Or maybe you are a couch potato?

Physical and mental Physical and mental healthhealth

Sports are an important part of every society. They give us not only physical health but also contribute to our mental health.

SportsSports

Sports come in different sizes.

You can either play in a team

or individually.

Which do you prefer?

Team sportsTeam sports

Football

Documented evidence of the game that resembled football can be found in a Chinese military manual written during about 2nd century BC.

Team sportsTeam sports

Basketball Basketball was invented

by James Naismith in 1891. Women started playing

basketball less than a year later.

TeamTeam sportssports

Volleyball

Volleyball was primarily invented in 1895 in the USA. The first country to adopt the game was Canada.

Individual sportsIndividual sports

GolfGolf is an old sport discipline. It is the kind of game for the entire life. Golf originated in Scotland

about 17th century.

Individual sportsIndividual sports

TennisThe first recorded

tennis tournaments were held in 1884.

Individual sportsIndividual sports

BadmintonTo play badminton you need a racket and a shuttlecock,which may reach the speed up to 332 km/h during the match.

The importance of sportThe importance of sport

Do you know that…?children who practise sports know how to cope with failuresports prevent obesitypractising sport helps children develop self-confidence