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Answer the following questions:
  1. Bossaball is a combination of which two sports? Bossaball is a combination of bouncing on a trampoline with the volleyball
  2. Why might bossaball be dangerous? It isn´t dangerous because the area is heavily padded and a big red barrier called a bossaball surround the trampoline area.
  3. What does a bossaball player player need to do score 3 points? The players needs the ball touches the opponent trampoline.
  4. What was the zorb originally used for? Originally used the zorb to walk on water.
  5. What two differences are there between zorbing and hydro zorbing? In the hydro zorbing has a bucket of water in the zorb, and the passenger isn´t strapped in a slips and sloshes around the inside of the ball as it rolls.
  6. Who was the zylinder developed for? It developed for the children who are too small for the big zorbs.

Write true (T) or false (F).

1. No one wants to play traditional sports anymore. False, because there are people who play traditional sports.

2. The bossawall protects the players. True. Bossawall ( Line 2,3)

3. Bossaball cannot be played without loud music. False, simply it needs lively samba.

4. The zorb was not originally intended for extreme sport. False. The zorb is originally intended for extreme sports.

5. There are different versions of zorbing. True. There are: Harness Zorb Ride, Hydro Zorb Ride, Zylinder Ride.


                  Bossaball                                                              Zorbing









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  • Bog Snorkelling: It´s a sport bassed on competitions that have to to cross a swamp two consecutive lengths of a 60 yard (55m) in the shortest time possible. Participants must wear wear snorkels and flippers. Moreover competitions can´t to use swimming moves, only with the flipper power.  Ver Video


  • Blokarting: It´s a three wheeled kart which uses a sail, similar to those found on small dinghies, to provide traction. It was invented for Paul Becket as recreation product for entire family. Blokart is a relatively new sport which is becoming move and more popular, mainly produced to it´s large accessibility.  Ver Video

  • Lawnmower racing: It is a form of motorsport in which competitions race modified lawnmowers, usually of the ride on or self-propelled variety. Original mover engenies are retained, but blades are removed for safety. The sport attracts all ages, and is usually entered into in a spirit of fun rather than extreme competitiveness, though many do take it quite seriously. The sport was taken to the United States by the makers of a petro stabiliser called sta-bil who had visited United Kingdom and witnessed race meeting.   Ver Video  


  • Cheese Chasing: It's like a tradition that the British have every year on account of the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling. For about 200 years usually  young people climb a hill, from which throw a cheese rolling. According to experts, the cheese adquires a speed of over 100 km/h, the participants are thrown behind the cheese and the first that get the cheese and arrive to the end is the winner.  Ver Video 

  • Camel Wrestling: It´s traditional for the Turks. Camel wrestling is more akin to comedy than to blood-sport. Camels be excited for the fight, the people walks a female camel between them, after they struggling. It isn´t cheaply. Ver Video 

  • Chess boxing: A meeting between two opponents consist of eleven rounds for which they are alternating boxing and chess, starting at nine minutes of chess game, and followed by three minutes of boxing, Between each round is one minute of pause during which competitions change their clothes. The form of chess is the blitz in which competitors have a total of twelve minutes. Competitors may win by knockout check mate or a decision take by judges when an opponent twelve minutes are over. Ver Video

  • Buzkashi: Buzkashi, which literally translated means "goat grabbing" is the national sport of Afghanistan. Many historians believe that Buzkashi began with the Turkic-Mongol people, and it is indigenously shared by the people of Northern Afghanistan. There are two main types of Buzkashi, Tudabarai and Qarajai. Tudabarai is relatively simple compared with Qarajai, even though they share similar objectives.The players are not the only ones who undergo arduous training; the horses that participate in buzkashi must train for five years before ever making it to the playing field. Buzkashi, is indeed a dangerous sport, but intensive training and excellent communication between the horse and rider can help minimize the risk of injury. Ver Video

  • Bobsledding: It’s a winter sport, there are various types of sleds. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the Federation International of Bobsleigh and of Tobogganing. It was originally of north countries. Modern tracks are made of concrete, coated with ice. They have at least one straight section and one labyrinth. A modern track should be 1200 to 1300 metres long, and the speeds may exceed 120km/h.
    The best nation in this sport is Germany, it has won all categories. In four man categories Germany won 8 gold medals, in two man categories Germany won 7 gold medals, and the total Olympic ranking of 2010 Germany won a total of 40 medals(16 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 11 bronze medals) Ver Video

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