Sports Detectives

This sport is played on a big table with holes called pockets.

There are lots of balls that have colours and numbers on them.

Each person has a long stick called a ‘cue’ that they use to hit a special white ball.

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In this sport, there is a target - a wooden circle with different colours on it. You score points by “firing” 3 sharp thin sticks called “arrows” at the target for points. The arrows are fired from a “bow”.

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This is a team sport. Players don’t run, they use special shoes called “skates” to move across a hard and cold floor. They use big long sticks that look like a ‘J’ to hit a small black object called a ‘puck’. They must put it in the other teams goal for points.

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This fast game must be played indoors. Two players hit a very small black ball off a wall. Each player has a racquet to hit the ball. You win a point if the other player misses the ball.

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This is a sport for two players. Each player has a special sword that is long and thin. They score points for hitting the other player. Players must wear special equipment to protect them.

Players can move backwards and forwards but not sideways.

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This is a team game that is usually played outside.

The sport uses a wooden bat to hit a hard red ball as far as you can.

The person throwing the ball tries to hit 3 wooden sticks behind the person with the bat.

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This is a team game where the players have to wear special equipment to protect them.

The field they play on has lots of numbers and lines on it.

The ball is brown with white stripes and looks a bit like an egg.

The posts the ball is kicked through look like a letter Y.

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This relaxing game must be played outside.

Players carry a bag of metal “clubs” which they use to hit a small white ball towards a small hole in the ground.

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This is a team game where you hold the ball and run. You can only throw the ball to someone behind you, or you can kick the ball forwards. Players can grab the person with the ball and pull them to the ground. The posts the ball is kicked through look like a letter H. The ball is like a big white egg.

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This sport is all about punching and kicking.

The players will sometimes jump in the air to try and kick the other person.

Players wear equipment to protect them.

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