スレッド立てるまでもない質問スレッド part214
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Number 3: Physical Education
A variety of court games exist today including tennis, squash, racquet ball, and handball. All are played
with a racket with the exception of handball, which is played with the hands covered with leather playing
gloves. Today's lecture will focus on handball.
We will start with a little history before going into specifics about the game. Handball dates back to
15th-century Scotland. King James I played a form of handball in the cellar of his castle in 1427. The
game later became popular in Ireland. Irish immigrants are credited with bringing handball to the United
States. And did you know handball is an Olympic sport? It was first played in the Olympics in 1936. So,
that tells you something about the popularity of this sport.
Do any of you play racquet ball? ...quite few of you. Well, the rules for handball and racquet ball are
actually very similar. But handball came first. In fact, racquet ball was copied from handball. The courts
are the same using six surfaces for play. These include the floor, the ceiling, and the four walls of the
court even the back wall. The ball must hit the front wall with each shot. It can hit several of the other
surfaces, too. But the important one is the front wall. The ball also cannot bound on the floor more than
once between shots.
なげーよ
Number 3: Physical Education
A variety of court games exist today including tennis, squash, racquet ball, and handball. All are played
with a racket with the exception of handball, which is played with the hands covered with leather playing
gloves. Today's lecture will focus on handball.
We will start with a little history before going into specifics about the game. Handball dates back to
15th-century Scotland. King James I played a form of handball in the cellar of his castle in 1427. The
game later became popular in Ireland. Irish immigrants are credited with bringing handball to the United
States. And did you know handball is an Olympic sport? It was first played in the Olympics in 1936. So,
that tells you something about the popularity of this sport.
Do any of you play racquet ball? ...quite few of you. Well, the rules for handball and racquet ball are
actually very similar. But handball came first. In fact, racquet ball was copied from handball. The courts
are the same using six surfaces for play. These include the floor, the ceiling, and the four walls of the
court even the back wall. The ball must hit the front wall with each shot. It can hit several of the other
surfaces, too. But the important one is the front wall. The ball also cannot bound on the floor more than
once between shots.
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You don't need much equipment to play handball. You need balls of course. There are special balls made
for handball. They are little harder than racquet-ball balls. Players also need gloves and protective
eyewear. Handball gloves serve two purposes. First, they keep the ball dry during the game when the
players are sweating. The gloves also protect the player's hands. Without gloves, players could hurt their
hands while playing. OK, so we have all the equipment: balls, gloves, and protective eyewear. It's not
much. Now, we are ready to play.
If you don't want to look silly on your first time on a handball court, keep these tips in mind. Don't hit the
ball with a flat hand; always cup your hands. Bend your fingers a little as if you wanted to hold some
water in your hand. Once the ball is inside the cup, don't bound it off your palm. Let the ball roll out off
your palm and off your two longest fingers. That's how you aim the ball. You point those fingers where
you want the ball to go as it is rolling off your palm. So, really you sling the ball rather than hit the ball.
Think of your arm and hand as a big sling rather than a bat or a racket. If you do hit the ball, it is going
to hurt. Slinging the ball is how you play with no pain.
We are going to spend of the rest of the class today practicing this technique. I hope you all brought your
balls and gloves today. If you didn't, you can sit outside the court, and observe the others. It won't be as
good as trying the techniques yourself, but you might see some good and bad ways to do it.
You don't need much equipment to play handball. You need balls of course. There are special balls made
for handball. They are little harder than racquet-ball balls. Players also need gloves and protective
eyewear. Handball gloves serve two purposes. First, they keep the ball dry during the game when the
players are sweating. The gloves also protect the player's hands. Without gloves, players could hurt their
hands while playing. OK, so we have all the equipment: balls, gloves, and protective eyewear. It's not
much. Now, we are ready to play.
If you don't want to look silly on your first time on a handball court, keep these tips in mind. Don't hit the
ball with a flat hand; always cup your hands. Bend your fingers a little as if you wanted to hold some
water in your hand. Once the ball is inside the cup, don't bound it off your palm. Let the ball roll out off
your palm and off your two longest fingers. That's how you aim the ball. You point those fingers where
you want the ball to go as it is rolling off your palm. So, really you sling the ball rather than hit the ball.
Think of your arm and hand as a big sling rather than a bat or a racket. If you do hit the ball, it is going
to hurt. Slinging the ball is how you play with no pain.
We are going to spend of the rest of the class today practicing this technique. I hope you all brought your
balls and gloves today. If you didn't, you can sit outside the court, and observe the others. It won't be as
good as trying the techniques yourself, but you might see some good and bad ways to do it.