BIGCAS, Allen Nathaniel A. February 3, 2021
AB – Philosophy 2 Mr. Edwin E. Caballes
Answer the following questions:
1. What is sports?
Answer: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive
nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
Sports includes all forms of competitive physical activity or games which, through casual
or organized participation, at least in part aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability
and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, entertainment for
spectators. Sports can bring positive results to one's physical health. Hundreds of sports
exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of
simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals.
2. What are the 2 type of sports?
Answer: There are two types of sports namely, dual sports and team sports. Dual sports is
a type of sports that are played by two people playing against each other. This is similar
to team sports, which refers to sports where two groups play against each other, only that
it is a 1v1 (one versus one) competition. Example of dual sports are: badminton, chess,
table tennis, tennis, etc. teams sports on the other hand, includes any sport where
individuals are organized into opposing teams which compete to win. Team members act
together towards a shared objective. This can be done in a number of ways such as
outscoring the opposing team. Team members set goals, make decisions, communicate,
manage conflict, and solve problems in a supportive, trusting atmosphere in order to
accomplish their objectives. Examples of team sports are: basketball, volleyball, baseball,
soccer, hockey, etc.
3. What are the classification of sports?
Answer: Sports are competitions of physical strength, skill, or endurance against
opponents or against an objective standard such as time, height, or distance.
There are a number of systems for classifying sports, based on different criteria.
1. Team – Individual
ه Team sports are practised between opposing teams, where the players interact to
achieve the objective of the game.
Individual sports are based on one-to-one confrontation or timed races.
2. Opponent – Achievement
ه The objective of opponent sports is to defeat the opponent in combat, court or board
games.
ه Among achievement sports the following categories can be distinguished: target,
display, strength and endurance.
3. Environment
