In recent years, trampolines have become very popular with all age groups and many families have them in the garden for children to play on. Trampolines for home use are generally round, and consist of a large piece of material stretched over a metal frame and held in place by many strong springs. As the [...]
Much of the clothing that was originally designed for sporting use has crossed over into the fashion mainstream, and is especially popular with teenagers. Items such as hooded tops, trainers and t shirts are an essential part of everyone’s wardrobe and the items made by the large companies such as Nike, Puma and Adidas are [...]
Traditional roller skates have wheels arranged in pairs, two at the front of the boot and two at the back. Inline skates developed in the 1980s as a more realistic substitute for an ice skate, and the wheels are arranged in a straight line down the middle of the sole of the boot. They are [...]
Wipeout is a global broadcasting phenomenon and currently one of the most popular game shows across the globe. It consistently tops the ratings in both the UK and USA, and versions have been filmed for several other countries including Australia, Canada, Spain, Greece and India. It is billed as the world’s biggest obstacle course and [...]
Takeshi’s Castle is a highly successful Japanese game show from the late 1980s which has spawned many different national versions shown across the globe. It starred the famous Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano, who played the part of a Count who set the challenges and tried to stop the contestants reaching his Castle. The show involved [...]
American Gladiator is a very popular TV show which sees amateur contestants take on each other and the professional Gladiators in tests of strength, stamina and agility. It was originally shown in the early to mid 1990s, and was remade in 2008 with a similar format. It is no longer being produced, but talks are [...]
A Rollerball is also known as Powerball or Gyrotwister, and it’s a small device designed to tone up lower arm muscles and improve grip strength. The Poweball is a tennis ball sized plastic shell around a free-spinning smaller ball. Users start the smaller ball spinning with a cord or their thumb, and once the ball [...]
The sport of lacrosse was originally played by the native American people and is now popular across North America and beyond. It is played on a field between two teams of 10 players, who use sticks with nets on the end to try to propel a small rubber ball into the opposing team’s goal. The [...]
Parkour, or house running, developed in the inner city areas of Paris in France. It is a sort of urban obstacle course, where runners climb walls, jump across gaps and try to get to the end of the course as quickly as possible. Because the main idea of the sport is to try to get [...]