Filipino Sports and Vices

SPORTS SM Mall of Asia. An

The Philippines has numerous traditional sports ice-skating rink also
that were popular before the colonial era and operates in SM South
after the colonial era. Among these are archery, mall. The said figure
arnis, horse-riding, fling sports, wrestling skater was Michael
sports, dart sports, track sports, and traditional Christian Martinez
martial arts.

Two Types of Sports

1. Individual Sports
2. Team Sports

→ AMERICAN American football,

FOOTBALL referred to as football in
→BOXING Boxing is a combat the United States and
sport in which two Canada and also known
people, usually as gridiron, is a team sport
wearing protective played
gloves, throw by two teams of eleven
punches at each players on a rectangular
other field with goalposts at
for a predetermined each end.
amount of time in a
boxing ring. The offense, the team with
possession of the oval-
The Philippines has shaped football, attempts
produced one of the to advance down the field
most number of by running with the
boxing champions in ball or passing it, While
the world such as the defense, the team
Francisco without possession of the
Guilledo (Pancho ball, aims to stop the
Villa), Ceferino offense's advance and to
Garcia, Nonito take control of the ball for
Donaire (The Filipino themselves.
Flash) and Manny
Pacquiao (Pacman). Points are scored
primarily by advancing
→ Figure skating is a sport in which the ball into the opposing
individuals, duos, or team's end zone for a
groups perform on touchdown or kicking the
figure skates on ice. ball
The first ice skating through the opponent's
rink in the country goalposts for a field goal.
was opened in 1992
at SM Megamall in Famous Filipino players to
Mandaluyong. have played in the
National Football League
The first Olympic in the United
sized ice-skating rink States include Eugene
was opened at the Amano, Tim Tebow,

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 Roman Gabriel, Tedy the games commonly played by children of the
Bruschi, Chris Gocong, Philippines are very simple.
Steve
Slaton, Aaron Francisco, → PATINTERO Patintero is one of the two
Jordan Dizon, and Doug most popular outdoor
Baldwin. games Filipinos play. It’s
played on a rectangular
In the 2010s the Super grid drawn into the
Bowl has begun to be aired ground. The game is fun
in the country on over the and helps develop gross
air television. The sport motor skills and team
has gained some building.
popularity in the → LUKSONG BAKA Luksong baka is a
Philippines. traditional Filipino game
that originated in
Bulacan. It involves a
minimum of three players
and a maximum of 10
players, and involves
→ BASKETBALL Basketball is a team sport
them jumping over the
in which two teams, most
person called the baka,
commonly of five players
or "cow". The main goal
each, opposing one
of the players is to
another on a
successfully jump over
rectangular court,
the baka without
compete with the primary
touching or falling over
objective of shooting a
the baka.
basketball while
→CHINESE GARTER Chinese Garter, a game
preventing the opposing
requiring flexibility,
team from shooting
adjust and coordination,
through their own hoop.
is a famous game for
Filipino kids, most
The Samahang Basketbol
particularly among
ng Pilipinas(Basketball
young ladies amid their
Federation of the
elementary years. The
Philippines) is the national
game rotates around a
sport association of
normal garter, around a
basketball in the
few yards in length, which
Philippines.
be brought from sewing
→VOLLEYBALL Volleyball is a team sport
store at around twenty
in which two teams of six
pesos or less.
players are separated by
→ STEP PALDA STEP PALDA is one of the
a net. Each team tries to
famous laro ng lahi in
score points by grounding
80's it is usually played
a ball on the other team's
by girls in elementary
court under organized
school or after the school
rules.
in streets. Playing "step
palda" is very simple. All
you need to have is
→ Sports in the Philippines is an important part marker usually "chalk"or
of the country's culture. Back in the old days, "uling" or anything than
due to lack of exposure to professional sports, can be use to draw lines
in the concrete ground.

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 Some plays in plain treated. Sportsmanship is an important issue
ground, a sandy loam facing all people involved in athletics. Episodes
soil, and draws the mark of coaches, parents, and athletes behaving
using a stick. poorly at sporting events are often reported in
newspapers and on television.

→Six (6) major sports in the Philippines:
basketball, boxing, tennis, football, billiards,
and volleyball.
→ Vices is any bad habit that provides pleasure
to, yet causes bad effects on the person’s body.
→ Alcohol is a drug found in all alcoholic drinks
like beer, wine and spirits such as vodka and
whiskey. Alcohol is a depressant drug. It slows
down various sections of the brain and the
central nervous system. This affects your ability
to control your behaviour and your bodily
functions, like thinking, talking, walking and
even breathing.
→ Alcohol is also described as a psychoactive
drug. This means a drug that affects the mind,
or mental processes. While some drinks have
more alcohol than others, the type of alcohol in
all alcoholic drinks is the same – it’s a type of
alcohol called ethanol. Alcohol is a colourless,
odourless and inflammable fluid.
→ They set up rules of sportsmanship or a code
of conduct at the beginning of the season. They
include consequences for breaking the code.
These rules and consequences were applied to
all athletes in all situations. Sportsmanship was
there during practice and competitions.
→They brought example of the good or poor
behavior of professional or college athletes to
practice thereby discussing the behavior of
athletes with the team
→They also encourage athletes to reflect on
their behaviors by asking them questions. They
reward athletes on their team who behave as
good sports. Discipline athletes who behave as
poor sports. By allowing poor sport conduct to
happen on their team, they are teaching
athletes that poor sport conduct is acceptable.
→Finally, they teach athletes to be considerate
of their teammates and their opponents when
they win or lose. They emphasize respecting
opponents and officials whether they win or lose.

→A drug is any kind of medicine or chemical

that changes how your body or brain functions.
There are legal drugs, which you can buy over
the counter or get from a health professional,
and illegal (or ‘street’) drugs. Most illegal drugs
fall into one of three drug types: depressants,
stimulants and hallucinogens.

→ It brings out the very best not just in terms of

physical performance, but also when it comes to
the human spirit. Sportsmanship that teaches
values like discipline, fortitude, grit, teamwork,
integrity, and magnanimity.

→ Good sport conduct or sportsmanship is the

behavior of all the sports participant.
Sportsmanship showing respect and concern to
opponents, teammates, coaches, and officials.
In other words, coaches are teaching their
athletes to treat others, as you would like to be

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