Sports in Puerto Rico — can be traced from the ceremonial competitions amongst the pre Columbian Native Americans of the Arawak also known as Taíno tribes which inhabited the island to the modern era in which sports activities consist of an organized physical activity… … Wikipedia
sports — /spawrts, spohrts/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a sport or sports, esp. of the open air or athletic kind: a sports festival. 2. (of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open air sports, or for outdoor or informal use. [1910 15; SPORT +… … Universalium
SPORTS — There is no evidence of sports among the Jews during the obscure period between the close of the Bible and the Maccabean periods. At the beginning of this latter period, in the second century B.C.E., circumstances conspired to make sporting… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sports in China — Although China has long been associated with the martial arts, sports in China today refers to a small variety of competitive sports played in China, including mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. Traditional Chinese culture regards physical… … Wikipedia
Wii Sports — Infobox VG title=Wii Sports developer=Nintendo EAD publisher=Nintendo series=Wii Series released=vgrelease|NA=November 19, 2006vgrelease|JP=December 2, 2006|AUS=December 7, 2006vgrelease|EU=December 8, 2006vgrelease|SK|April 26, 2008 [cite… … Wikipedia
Voluntary Sports Societies of the Soviet Union — Voluntary Sports Societies (VSS) of the USSR ( ru. Добровольные спортивные общества (ДСО) СССР) were the main structural parts of the universal sports and physical education system, that existed in the USSR between 1935 and 1991, together with… … Wikipedia
Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… … Wikipedia
Strength training — This article is about the basic principles to train muscular strength. For strength training using free weights or weight machines, see weight training. The lat. pulldown, which strengthens the arms and back Strength training is the use of… … Wikipedia
Air Training Corps — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Air Training Corps role=Volunteer Youth Organisation garrison=RAFC Cranwell garrison label=Headquarters motto= Venture Adventure current commander= Air Commodore Ian R W Stewart current commander label= Cmdt AC… … Wikipedia
Functional training — is a classification of exercise which involves training the body for the activities performed in daily life. OriginsFunctional training has its origins in rehabilitation. Physical therapists developed exercises that mimicked what patients did at… … Wikipedia