WEEK 2:CONTACT AND NON-CONTACT SPORTS

TOPIC: CONTACT AND NON-CONTACT SPORTS

Contact sports: These are sports that require physical or bodily touch between contestants.

Types of contact sports

1. Full contact sports
2. Partial contact sports

Full contact sports:  They are sports that emphasis full body contact, as they cannot be undertaken without physical  contact which is allow by the rule of the sports example of such sports include.

1.  Wrestling
2. Judo
3. Karate
4. Boxing
5. Taekwondo etc.

Partial contact sports:  These are sports that have partial physical contact, although contact is not a condition for these sports,  tackling and struggle for possession permit some level of the body or equipment contact example of these sports include soccer, tennis, basketball, golf, hockey etc.

SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES OF CONTACT SPORTS (JUDO)

There are many contact sports with skill but to demonstrate the skill and techniques of contact sports we will chose judo.

1. Stance: The judoka assumes and erect body posture but stiff and the knees are slightly bent.
2. Grip: The judoka holds the opponents left sleeve with his right hand and the opponent’s right lap with his left hand. The  grip should be firm to enable him throw the opponent.
3. Movement: In standing position and holding each other, the judokas try to unbalance each other. To imbalance the opponent the trunk should be pulled or pushed as fast as possible and in doing so, the judoka moves his feet with short and smooth steps.
4. Throwing:  They are need to beat an opponent. There are different  types of throwing in judo. These are.

1. Pulling the body down throw (Taiotoshi)
2. Over the shoulder  throw (Ippon-seninage)Reaping throw (osotogari)
3. Hip throw (0-Goshi)
4. Position and throw (Tsukuri and kake)

5. Break falling (ukemi): This is a way of protecting self when taking a fall from a throw of an opponent e.g. backward and roll break fall, forward roll break fall (chugari) etc.

Exercise

1. Give two examples of full contact sports.
2. Explain the term “partial contact sports”.
3. State three skills and techniques of contact sports.