Sports, often commonly known as outdoor games, are very good for our mental and physical health.
No matter which country you are in, you have surely played outdoor games. Some of the most popular sports (outdoor games) include football, cricket, hockey etc.
While we play outdoor games, our body goes through a lot of physical activity. Which involves running and lifting. During the time when we play, the body is continuously moving and therefore is active. Outdoor games may require the individual to carry physical activities. Sports and games have a lot of health benefits.
What are some benefits of outdoor games?
When we play games our body is highly active, as a result our hearts work better, our lungs function in a better way.
We also get a good amount of sleep, which is necessary for us by playing outdoor games.
It reduces our stress and makes us joyful.
Games that require a team, teaches us the value of friends and teamwork. They teach us that reaching our goals is not easy, we should do our absolute best to achieve our goals no matter how hard or easy it is. Sports also teaches us to never give up. It could be directly or indirectly but, sports (outdoor games) also increases our mental confidence.
Now, as we know some benefits of sports, let's talk about some individual popular games.
Football - Football, also known as soccer in some countries, is a game which involves two teams, each team had 11 players, the goal of the game is simple, the players of the game try to maneuver the ball into the goalposts of the opponent team.
It is a game of 90 minutes, the team that scores the most goals wins the game. Football is not only a country's but the world's most popular ball game in numbers of participants and spectators.
Cricket - Cricket not as popular as football, but still is a well known popular game amongst many countries.
It is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams, in which each team contain eleven players, each on a field, at the center of the field is a 22-yard (20-meter) pitch with a wicket at each end of the pitch, each containing two bails balanced on three stumps.
The rule is simple, one of the team has to bat, and the other has to ball. The batting needs to score as many runs (points) as possible, and the bowling team has to try to out the batsmen of the opponent team. Once all the overs are over or the batsman are out, the bowling team will bat, and their goal is to score more runs than the previous team. The team which scores more runs (points) wins the game of cricket.
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