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Glossary of Sports and Recreational Activities Starting with I
This comprehensive glossary will help you learn:
Use the link bar below to easily navigate throughout the glossary. Draw, stab, replace. Iaido is a sport located in the Martial Arts category. Iaido is a Japanese form of martial arts characterized by smooth, controlled sword movement. The sword is removed from it's scabbard, inserted into an opponent, then removed, in one fluid motion. The correct pronunciation of Iaido is ahy-eyd-oh. Like Cliffhanger, minus all the Stallone. Ice Climbing is a sport located in the Climbing category. Ice Climbing is the roped and protected climbing of features such as icefalls, frozen waterfalls, and cliffs and rock slabs covered with ice refrozen from flows of water. The correct pronunciation of Ice Climbing is ahys klahym-ing. Learn More Canada's finest export since maple syrup. Ice Hockey is a sport located in the Hockey category. Ice Hockey is a fast, physical form of hockey played on skates, on a sheet of ice. Players advance a small, rubber puck up the ice with the intention of putting it in the opposing team's goal. The correct pronunciation of Ice Hockey is ahys hok-ee. Every girl's favorite Olympic event. Ice Skating is a sport located in the Skating category. Ice Skating is a sport or activity where participants glide on sheets of ice using boots outfitted with metal blades. Ice Skating comes in different competitive forms, ranging from racing to jumping and dancing. The correct pronunciation of Ice Skating is ahys skeyt-ing. INbuan. OUTrageous. Inbuan Wrestling is a sport located in the Wrestling category. Inbuan Wrestling is an Indian form of wrestling held in a small circle. Competitors attempt to lift their opponent off their feet, while avoiding kicking, bending of the knees or stepping out of the circle. The correct pronunciation of Inbuan Wrestling is in-buan res-ling. Lacrosse, without those pesky elements. Indoor Lacrosse is a sport located in the Lacrosse category. Indoor Lacrosse is an indoor team sport where players pass a ball up the court using baskets attached to sticks, with the intention of putting the ball in a goal. Indoor Lacrosse differs from outdoor lacrosse in the size of the playing area. The correct pronunciation of Indoor Lacrosse is in-dawr luh-kraws. Kinda like arena football...with horses. Indoor Polo is a sport located in the Polo category. Indoor Polo is a form of polo, played by three-player teams in a reduced playing area. The correct pronunciation of Indoor Polo is in-dawr poh-loh. Brought to you by the Agoraphobic Climbers Society of America. Indoor Rock Climbing is a sport located in the Climbing category. Indoor Rock Climbing is a type of rock climbing in which a person uses ropes to ascend an artificially constructed wall, located in a large indoor space. The correct pronunciation of Indoor Rock Climbing is in-dawr rok klahym-ing. Learn More Play it off the wall...you're allowed! Indoor Soccer is a sport located in the Soccer category. Indoor Soccer is a form of soccer played on small, indoor, artificial turf fields. Because of the smaller playing area, games are fast-paced and high scoring. The correct pronunciation of Indoor Soccer is in-dor sok-er. Let's combine a bunch of sports and see what happens!!! Indoor Speedball is a sport located in the Speedball category. Indoor Speedball is a team sport that combines elements of football and soccer. Played on a basketball court, players advance a ball up the court by kicking or dribbling it with their hands, with the intention of putting it into the opposing team's goal. The correct pronunciation of Indoor Speedball is in-dawr speed-bawl. Bump! Set! Spike! Indoor Volleyball is a sport located in the Volleyball category. Indoor Volleyball, or Volleyball is a team sport where players volley a ball with their hands over a large net. If the ball hits the ground or lands out of bounds, a point is scored by the opposing team. The team that reaches the pre-determined amount of points first, is the winner. The correct pronunciation of Indoor Volleyball is in-dawr vol-ee-bawl. Learn More Remember the '90s? Inline Hockey is a sport located in the Hockey category. Inline Hockey is a form of hockey played on inline skates, on a smooth, indoor or outdoor surface. Players use curved sticks to advance a plastic ball into the opposing team's goal. The correct pronunciation of Inline Hockey is in-lahyn hok-ee. Faster than a 56K modem! Inline Speed Skating is a sport located in the Skating category. Inline Speed Skating is an individual sport where competitors race around an oval-shaped track on inline skates. The competitor that finishes the race first is the winner. The correct pronunciation of Inline Speed Skating is in-lahyn speed skeyt. Where the magic of river dancing began Irish Dancing is a sport located in the Dancing category. Irish dances are usually performed by formations (sets) of couples, often in squares of four couples. Irish social dance is a living tradition, and variations in particular dances are found across the Irish dance community; in some places, dances are deliberately modified and new dances are choreographed. The correct pronunciation of Irish Dancing is ahy-rish dans-ing. Learn More For making picture perfect postures. Iyengar Yoga is a sport located in the Yoga category. Iyengar Yoga is a form of yoga characterized by the use of props, such as belts and blocks. These are used to aid in the performance of postures. The correct pronunciation of Iyengar Yoga is ahy-yen-gahr yoh-guh. |
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