Categories of

Sports
 SPORTS
Generally recognized as a system of
activities based in Physical athleticism or
physical dexterity.
 SPORTS
• Require physical actions and skills
• Individuals or teams competes another or
others
• Performed under sets of rules
 CATEGORIES OF SPORTS

1. Individual Sports
2. Dual Sports
3. Team Sports
Individual Sports

Individual sports are those sports where

only one athlete competes for his or her own
side. Many track and field, cross country, and
swimming events are individual
competitions, where one athlete is solely
responsible for winning or losing. Golf is
another sport where each athlete is on his or
her own.
 Example:
Swimming and Boxing
Swimming is a sport of propelling oneself
though water using the limbs. The sport takes
place in pools or open water.
Boxing is a combat sport in which two
people, usually wearing protective gloves,
throw punches at each other for a
predetermined amount of time in a boxing
ring.
 Pros and Cons of Individual Sports

PROS CONS
• Individual sports can be fun • if you lose, all the blame
because you’re solely falls on you as an individual
responsible for the athlete
outcome. • You also don’t have a
• you receive all the credit for teammate to lean on if
your victory you’re struggling or having
• you have to compete a bad performance
without anyone beside you • It’s easier to get
to take up the slack. discouraged when you’re
only athlete competing.
Dual Sports

Sports played by two individuals competing

against another pair.
 Example:
Beach Volleyball

Beach Volleyball is a team sport played by

two teams of two players on a sand court
divided by a net.
 Pros and Cons of Dual Sports

PROS CONS
• can encourage each other • less control over the
and play off each other to outcome when you’re
win relying on another
• One teammate can also teammate
bear the load when the • you can have your best
other one is struggling or individual performance and
having difficulty still lose the match or game
• require cooperation, so if in a dual sport
you get along well with your • burden of a game or match
fellow athletes, you’ll do falling on you if your
well in a dual sport teammate is perfuming
poorly or has a bad attitude
 Sports That Can Be Individual or Dual

There are certain sports that can be either

individual or dual sports. The most common
example is tennis, where athletes can compete
in single or double play, and many competitors
take part in both at major tournaments. You
can also play other racquet sports like
badminton and racquetball in either format.
Benefits of Playing Individual and Dual
Sports

 Providing development in terms of motor

skills, agility, hand-eye coordination, and
endurance
 Physical fitness and mental development
 Builds coping skills and resilience while
developing self-esteem and confidence
Team Sports

It’s a sport which involves two or more layers

working together towards a shared objective.
Individuals are organized into opposing teams
which compete to win.
Example:
Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer
 Pros and Cons of Team Sports
PROS
• Player doesn’t rely on
themselves
• With cooperation success is
possible
• Promotes camaraderie
CONS
• less control over the
outcome when you’re
relying on your team mates
• you can have your best
individual performance and
still lose the match
• burden if your team mates
are not doing well