Least Known Sports

And a Fact About Each One

By Nico Torres

Soccer is arguable the most well known sport in the world. Hiking is a calming experience that is incredibly rewarding. Foodball is one of texas’ favorite sports.

Going to the shooting range is good practice for people who hunt and fun for those who dont. Paintball is a competitive experience that does not hurt as bad as one would suspect. Skiing is a fun sport to do in the winter.

If you have friends, its winter, and you’re not in texas, this is the group activity for you.

Ping pong was invented on the dining tables of england and it was called whiff whaff Tennis is not just hitting a ball, it also requires a lot of agility and speed. Golf is a common sport in fl orida.

Baseball was america’s sport back in the 50s and 60s. Basketball is another very popular sport in the united states.

Kickball is just baseball but you kick the ball. Some people can go 100 miles on a bycicle in a single day. Tug of war can be used instead of a coin fl ip to settle disputes.

Water-balloons are a great way to cool off in the summer. While most commonly found at bars, dart boards can be used anywhere. Pool is another “bar” activity that is actually very fun for kids.

Dodgeball is a fun team based sport that only results in minor bruising. Archery is another fun thing to challenge your friends to. Skating and roller blading is actually pretty decent exercise.

Ice skating is a more elegant version of skating that involves thin bladed shoes and ice. Bowling is a casual sport that is more about hanging out with friends than actually playing sports Beer pong can be made kid friendly if you replace beer with juice.

Airsoft is for the people who want to play paintball but have a more tactical world view.

quiddich is a suprising real world sport that actually has a team in austin. Three lane soccer is actually a real sport that has one ball and three teams/goals.

While triathalons require training, ironman triathalons are some of the most impressuve feats, it features long distance running cycling and swimming, and you only have 24 hours to do it.

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Sources: Survey conducted from 9/1-9/20 to allow them to be sorted from most to least known. Most of the information about these spiorts was collected from wikipedia or prior knowledge.