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Sports and Games. Sports. In the UK many sports are popular. There is a large variety of sports and some are popular throughout the UK whilst others are only popular in certain countries. For example Gaellic Games in Ireland.
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Sports • In the UK many sports are popular. • There is a large variety of sports and some are popular throughout the UK whilst others are only popular in certain countries. For example Gaellic Games in Ireland. • Historically, England is responsible for creating the modern laws for many sports played worldwide.
Football • Football is one of the most popular sports in the UK and the most popular in England. • England was responsible for making the modern day rules of the game in 1863. • With over 40,000 clubs from grass roots to professional, England has more football clubs than any other country. • England also has the worlds oldest club, Sheffield FC. • The Barclays Premier League is the richest league in the world.
There is no United Kingdom football team, instead the 4 countries have their own teams; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. • Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own football leagues but England and Wales share a league. • Some of the worlds most famous football teams come from the UK including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea from England and Celtic and Rangers from Scotland.
England is the only UK team to have won the World Cup, this was in 1966. • Despite this, arguably the worlds most famous footballer comes from England – David Beckham. • He was once reported to be more famous than the Pope!
Rugby Union • Rugby Union is another popular sport in the UK. It is the most popular sport in Wales. • Rugby was invented in England when a boy called William Webb Ellis picked a football up and ran with it during a match at Rugby School in 1823. • Rugby split in to two games, Rugby Union and Rugby League (League is less popular). • The first Rugby Union rules were made in 1863.
In Rugby Union each team has 15 players. • You can score points from a try, a penalty, a drop goal or a conversion. • A try is worth 5 points and is scored by putting the ball down over the opposition line. • After a try you may attempt a conversion which is a kick at the goal posts in line with where the try was scored. This is worth 2 additional points. • A penalty is also a kick at goal when the other team foul plays. This is worth 3 points. • A drop goal is a drop kick at goal during play which is also worth 3 points.
Rugby Union in the UK only became professional in 1995 and the first Rugby World Cup was in 1987 (Football was 1930). • All the UK teams are successful at Rugby Union however, England are the only team to have won the World Cup. They won in 2003.
Rugby Union has many rules and is sometimes difficult to understand. • It also has scrums, rucks, mauls and lineouts. • Some famous clubs in England are London Wasps, Leicester Tigers, Bath, Gloucester, Harlequins and Northampton Saints.
Cricket • Cricket is a bat and ball game played by teams of 11 players. • One team bats (2 people bat at a time) whilst the other team bowls and fields. • When the batting team are all out, either by being caught or knocking the bails off the wicket, the fielding team swap with them and bat to try and beat their score.
To score the batsmen has to hit the ball and run to the other wicket. • He scores one point (one run) each time he runs between the wicket. • Test match cricket matches last for 5 days as batsmen can score hundreds of runs. • Cricket is a game only played in the summer and can’t be played in the rain.
Cricket was first played in England in the 16th century (1500s) and as a result it is popular in former British colonies such as Australia and India. • Cricket has been the national sport of England since the 18th century (1700s) and remains the national sport today, despite football being more popular. • England compete against Australia biennially in a competition called the Ashes which first began in 1882.
Tennis • Tennis originated in Birmingham, England in the late 1800s and the rules of tennis have not changed since 1890. • It can be played in singles or doubles and uses a racquet, ball and net. • The oldest tennis tournament in the world is Wimbledon which is hosted at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London every year since 1887.
The Royal Family always attend Wimbledon and it is seen as one of the most prestigious tournaments. • It is also tradition to eat strawberries and cream at Wimbledon. • Britain’s current number one tennis player is Andy Murray, from Scotland but normally Britain is not very successful at Wimbledon.
Games • There are different types of games that children play in the UK. • There are playground games, board games and other games. • Many are similar to games children play in Spain.
Board Games • Popular board games in the UK are Monopoly and Cluedo. These aren’t just for children, adults play them too! • In Monopoly you have to buy places on the board to make money. • In Cluedo you have to solve who committed a murder.
Playground Games • Playground games are usually played outside during break time at school. • They include games like Conkers, skipping, It, Tag, What’s the time Mr Wolf and Clapping games. • It and Tag are very similar games where children run around. • In It the person who is ‘It’ has to catch another person who then becomes ‘It’ and has to catch someone else.
In Tag half the children playing are trying to catch the others. If you are caught you have to stand still with your arms out so someone else being chased can run under your arm and free you. • The teams swap when all the people being chased are standing still because there is no one to free them.
In What’s the time Mr Wolf one person is the wolf. The numbers 1 to 12 are marked on the floor. 12 is closest to the wolf. • The wolf faces away from everyone. Each child takes it in turn to say “What’s the time Mr Wolf?” The wolf says the time and the child moves closer to stand on that time. • Eventually when someone asks the wolf will shout “Dinner time!” and the children have to run before the wolf catches one of them. • It will be more difficult for someone standing closer to escape!
The Word Game • We will split the class in to two teams. You do not need to move your seats! • One person from team each team will pick a word. • The teamhas to describe the word to the team other IN ENGLISH but without saying the word.
The other team has two minutes to guess. • If the guess is right the team gets 2 points. • If the guess is wrong but the description is good the other team gets 1 point. • Example: If the word was ‘coat’ you could say: you wear it when it is cold. You also wear it in the rain. It is for winter. It keeps you warm. • All the words have been in this presentation!
