STANDARDS

CCSS: 3.MD.B.3, 4.MD.A.2

TEKS: 3.8A, 3.8B, 4.9A, 4.9B, 5.9C

Wild and Wacky Sports

You’ve probably never heard of these unusual pastimes!

February 2020

By Elizabeth Carney

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JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images

The first person to score 15 points in lightsaber dueling—a Star Wars-inspired sport similar to fencing—wins!

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GARI GARAIALDE/AFP/Getty Images

In unicycle hockey, players chase a tennis ball while pedaling on a cycle with only 1 wheel.

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Inside a zorb ball—a giant inflatable ball— people can walk, run, or crawl over many surfaces. A zorbing record holder traveled 570 kilometers this way!

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Courtesy of Bossaball International

Teams of 4 bounce, flip, and twist to hit a ball over a net while jamming to tunes in bossaball.

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