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Newcomb ball teaches children fundamentals of volleyball and is beneficial in promoting the development of hand eye coordination and motor skills.
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There is evidence of Newcomb ball being played in United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Argentina, Australia and Israel.
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One version of Newcomb ball rules today.
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Throwball played in India is very similar to Newcomb ball.
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Prisoner ball is a variation of Newcomb ball where players are taken prisoner or released from prison instead of scoring points.
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Popularized by US President Herbert Hoover the Hooverball is played with a volleyball net and a medicine ball.
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Hooverball scored like tennis but the ball is caught and then thrown back as in Newcomb ball.
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Hooverball annual championship tournaments are held annually in West Branch Iowa.
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Another local variation of Newcomb ball is played on a beach volleyball court with two players per team.
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Rhode Island Rules Newcomb is played to 11 and points are awarded following college volleyball rules.
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Rhode Island Rules Newcomb is played at a much faster pace than in the playground variant, and rewards speed, strategy and positioning.
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Rhode Island Rules Newcomb rules prohibit leaping off ground while throwing, holding ball for more than three seconds and tapping ball back over net on a return.
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These throws add complexity to game and require a higher degree of athletic ability than in many other varieties of Newcomb.
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Scott Adams creator of Dilbert describes details of a game he calls Scottyball with rules similar to Newcomb ball on his blog.
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Newcomb ball is sometimes spelled and pronounced Nuke em ball.
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Newcomb ball is known as cachibol in Spain, Mexico and other Spanish speaking countries.
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Newcomb ball similar game is called Catchball.
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Catchball is the fastest growing sport for women in Israel.
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Thousands of women join Catchball teams all around the country and meet other teams for league games every week.
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The Israeli Catchball Association is the official professional organization for Catchball.
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Quidditch also known as quadball.
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Quidditch is a team sport that was created in 2005 at Middlebury College in Vermont.
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Quidditch is sometimes referred to as muggle quidditch.
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Rules of quidditch are governed by the International Quadball Association.
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A quidditch team consists of a minimum of seven players of which six are always on the pitch three chasers, one keeper and two beaters.
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The quidditch teams are required to be gender balanced.
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Making quidditch one of the few sports that not only offers a gender integrated environment.
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Quidditch has its roots in the fictional Harry Potter sport of the same name.
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In April 2017 Oxford Dictionaries recognized quidditch as a word.
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Quidditch was brought to life in 2005 at Middlebury College in Middlebury Vermont.
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The first Quidditch World Cup took place with Middlebury taking the place of the top team.
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In 2010 UCLA became the first major university to create a permanent Quidditch pitch.
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Quidditch began to take shape around the world with teams beginning in Australia the UK and France.
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The Quidditch game ends after the snitch has been caught through what is called a clean catch.
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The Quidditch game is played with six standing hoops, three on each side of a square pitch.
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Each Quidditch player must hold a broomstick between their legs.
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Probably the most iconic piece of equipment for quidditch.
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But can also be purchased from specialist quidditch suppliers.
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The quidditch pitch is usually marked with cones or with painted lines.
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The quidditch rules have changed significantly as the sport has developed over time.
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The International Quidditch Association serves as the central governing body for quidditch worldwide.
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Each nation in which quidditch is played has or is in the process of developing a national organisation.
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The job of the national organisation is to organise quidditch within the country.
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Yukigassen is a snowball fighting competition from Japan.
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The Yukigassen word consists of the Japanese words yuki and kassen with rendaku.
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Hence Yukigassen means snow battle but is a common term for snowball fight in Japanese.
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Yukigassen is a game between two teams with seven players each.
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Yukigassen game is played on a court with certain measurements.
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Yukigassen game winner is determined through rules made by the Japan Yukigassen Federation.
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Yukigassen is similar to capture the flag.
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Yukigassen players are eliminated when hit with snowballs.
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Players wear special yukigassen helmets with face shields and a set number of snowballs are made in advance.
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Champions League of yukigassen in Aparan Armenia.
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Skibobbing is also called skibiking or snowbiking.
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Skibobbing is a winter sport involving a bicycle type frame attached to skis instead of wheels and sometimes a set of foot skis.
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The use of foot skis is what defines Skibobbing.
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Skibobbing should also not be confused with snowbiking.
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Snowbiking is the sport or recreation of bicycling on snow.
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Skibobbing had been a form of transportation in the Alps.
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It was not until 1954 that the first Skibobbing international race was held.
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Which since 1967 has held an annual Skibobbing World Championship.
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Originally Skibobbing was one of few methods by which people without strength in their knees could alpine ski.
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Skibobbing soon became a popular sport amongst the physically able too.
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Skibobbing main attractions are said to be speeds attained and the feeling of jet skiing on snow.
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Austrian skibobber Erich Brenter is noted for setting the first world record for downhill skibobbing speed in 1964 at 102 miles per hour.
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Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art that is split into many different styles.
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Aikido is now practiced in around 140 countries.
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Aikido was originally developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy and religious beliefs.
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Aikido is often translated as the way of unifying life energy or as the way of harmonious spirit.
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Aikido primary goal is to overcome oneself instead of cultivating violence or aggressiveness.
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Aikido fundamental principles include: irimi, atemi, kokyu ho, sankaku ho and tenkan movements that redirect the opponent attack momentum.
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Aikido curriculum comprises various techniques primarily throws and joint locks.
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Aikido also includes a weapons system encompassing the bokken, tantō and jō.
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Aikido is found all over the world in a number of styles with broad ranges of interpretation and emphasis.
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Aikido also derives much of its technical structure from the art of swordsmanship.
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Aikido was first introduced to the rest of the world in 1951 by Minoru Mochizuki with a visit to France.
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Jujutsu also known as jiu jitsu and ju jitsu is a family of Japanese martial arts.
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Jujutsu a system of close combat that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponents.
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Jujutsu dates back to the 1530s and was coined by Hisamori Tenenouchi when he officially established the first jiu jitsu school in Japan.
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Jujutsu form of martial arts uses few or no weapons at all and includes strikes, throws, holds, and paralyzing attacks against the enemy.
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Jujutsu developed from the warrior class around the 17th century in Japan.
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Jujutsu was designed to supplement the swordsmanship of a warrior during combat.
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A subset of techniques from certain styles of jujutsu were used to develop many modern martial arts and combat sports.
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The official date of foundation of Jiu Jitsu is 1530.
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Jujutsu thus has the meaning of yielding art.
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Jujutsu core philosophy is to manipulate the opponent force against themself rather than confronting it with one own force.
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Jujutsu developed to combat the samurai of feudal Japan.
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There are many variations of Jujutsu which leads to a diversity of approaches.
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Jujutsu schools may utilize all forms of grappling techniques to some degree.
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In addition to jujutsu many schools teach the use of weapons.
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Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.
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Judo was created in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō as an eclectic martial art.
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Judo rose to prominence for its dominance over established jujutsu schools in tournaments hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
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A judo practitioner is called a judoka.
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A judo uniform is called judogi.
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Objective of competitive judo is to throw an opponent, immobilize them with a pin or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock or a choke.
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They are not frequently trained and are illegal in judo competition or free practice.
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Judo international governing body is the International Judo Federation.
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Judo philosophy revolves around two primary principles Seiryoku Zenyo and Jita Kyoei.
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The philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for other modern Japanese martial arts.
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