Physical culture is developing rapidly, so non-traditional sports are increasingly being introduced into the lives of athletes. Species diversity will not surprise anyone. People organize competitions in various sports, including those invented independently. As a result of this, ever new disciplines appear. Many of those that were previously considered unthinkable today are popular and attract many athletes.
The article will tell about non-traditional sports, their place in modern sports and everyday life, as well as the significance for certain categories of people. Since modern society, and especially people with various physical disabilities, needs activity, it is such activities that are most suitable for them.
Reasons for the appearance
Non-traditional types of physical exercises and sports appeared due to certain reasons. Experts say that their occurrence is associated with the following factors:
- Olympic prospects;
- governmental support;
- competition;
- social accessibility;
- public opinion;
- human factor;
- sponsorship appeal;
- the international cooperation;
- staffing;
- natural availability.
A brief description of popular species
Non-traditional sports in adaptive physical education act as one of the most important trends that characterize modern physical culture and its directions. Their development involves the development of new knowledge required for use in professional and personal development, as well as self-improvement and ensuring a healthy lifestyle. Leading non-traditional and popular sports are listed below. In antiquity, some of them gathered crowds of spectators, as this show was truly enchanting. Now they are also popular in different countries, among adults and youth.
Martial Arts
The first in the ranking of non-traditional and popular sports is to put martial arts. They are the oldest direction and have several styles. They have completely different systems of non-traditional physical exercises, among which there is both health gymnastics and strict martial art. Certain styles are even included in the educational programs of schools in Japan and China. Martial arts combine a wide variety of exercises performed with and without weapons, requiring quick reaction, strength and concentration. Fighters must have a flexible body and be able to feel the enemy.
Hydroaerobics
Strange as it may seem, new and non-traditional sports are held in high esteem not only among young people, but also among adults. Hydroaerobics attracts the attention of women and men of different ages, as it has a beneficial effect on the body as a whole. It helps to speed up metabolism, tighten the body and energize for a long time. In addition, regular exercise normalizes the nervous system, improves sleep quality and relieves excess excitability.
Yoga
Non-traditional sports and physical exercise systems that came to us from eastern countries help to reunite with our subconscious and “put everything on the shelves”. Yoga exercises are based on an understanding of the moral, spiritual, and physical rules of personal development. Realizing them at the very beginning, the philosophy of this sport will teach you to cope with all the problems without aggression, preserving the nerve cells and not breaking down on your loved ones.
Stretching
The rating of new non-traditional sports could not do without everyone's favorite stretch. A set of exercises aimed at it helps to make the muscles more elastic. They are usually performed by athletes after strength training to relax and consolidate the results. It is best to deal with a coach, since only he can tell you how to perform certain actions correctly.
Shaping
Often, people are looking for an effective way to improve their health, but do not use medicines and various procedures. Fortunately, such an option exists and is developing quite well, although it belongs to the category of non-traditional types of physical exercises and sports. Shaping combines aerobics and athletic gymnastics.
Cycling
In the description of non-traditional types of physical exercises and sports, it is absolutely necessary to include cross-cycling, which BMX owners are engaged in. Classes are held in facilities specially designed for this, where various elevations, railings and so on are provided. These rooms can be both open and closed. For this cycling with a full set of obstacles, as well as turns, there is a track with a length of 270-400 meters. If competitions are held at the international level, then this distance is from 300 to 400 meters.
Dog training
This system of non-traditional physical exercises, when the dog works in close interaction with a person, has a lot of fans, since it was created by the national league of dog handlers. This variety includes applied and integrated training. These include:
- Frisbee (also frisbee, disc dog) - a game with a flying saucer (called a disc in sports) - a popular beach attraction for children and adults;
- cynological all-around;
- dog racing;
- arbitrary exercises to music with decorative kinds of pets.
As for training facilities, they can be open or covered. The first accommodate special platforms, as well as circular tracks. The latter mean sports halls. All facilities are used comprehensively.
Paintball
Applied sport is known to many young people. It is a team game where you need to shoot at the enemy with pneumatic markers that are charged with gelatin colored balls. Players start from their bases and slowly move toward the "enemies." The task of each team is to capture someone else's flag. The venue for such games is exclusively open area. It necessarily provides for various shelters located fairly close to each other and at different heights. If you simplify the rules a bit, then paintball can be attributed to the category of recreational activities.
Roller skis
Inline skating and skateboards are gaining popularity among active youth. This variety includes both mass classes for the purpose of healing, and sports disciplines related to the category of professional. These include:
- ice hockey;
- freestyle;
- speed running;
- figure skating.
Freestyle is considered a favorite pastime of young athletes, as it can be performed both on roller skates and on a skateboard. A variety of jumps, ramps, slides and other elevations are used for it.
Standard complexes of facilities include skateparks and rollerodromes. The former are a complex with a well-developed set of obstacles. They are open and closed. If the area occupied by the skatepark is large, then there may be inclined curved tracks, paths, curved obstacles and so on. Rolikodroms are similar to these structures, but occupy a much larger area.
Dancing
Dance sport is based on a combination of elements of Latin American and European dances. Here, as a rule, participants are divided into pairs and perform all kinds of support and other movements. All training and competitions are held exclusively in a room designated for this purpose. If the competitions reach the highest levels, then they are shown in the showroom, where stationary spectator seats are located.
Floorball
A brief description of new non-traditional sports is always interesting for beginner athletes who want to try as much as possible to decide on their favorite pastime. Floorball is a game similar to hockey, so men like it more. Instead of the classic washer, a special ball is used here. The main venue for the games is the gym. The team consists of a goalkeeper and five field players. The goals of the participants are exactly the same as in hockey.
Powerlifting
Strength competitions related to non-traditional sports for women and men, dream of conquering all athletes involved in a professionally long time. This type implies triathlon, where the main task is to overcome the maximum weight. The name comes from the fact that the role of competitive disciplines includes:
- bench press;
- rod traction;
- squats.
All these exercises are performed with the same apparatus, but with different weights. The points accumulated in the amount determine the qualification of the athlete. The advantage of powerlifting over bodybuilding is the fact that here the strength is more important than the beauty of the body, so there is no need to acquire a relief.
Bowling
The well-known game of balls, a derivative of the game of pins, aims at knocking down projectiles arranged in a certain way by the smallest number of balls that are launched by hands. There are quite a few bowling variations. In some variations, only 5 pins are used, in some - about 10 pins. At the same time, the number of shots and the value of the shot shells differ. The most familiar is the option with ten pins arranged in a triangle.
Parkour
A rather interesting art of moving and overcoming obstacles is mastered by many people. A suitable area for parkour is any platform with various buildings or just sections with a sufficient number of railings, benches, walls and so on. There are no special rooms for training. Athletes involved in parkour consider it an integral part of their lives, so they can not spend a day without basic tricks.
Developing sports
Along with the above types of sports are classes included in the list of non-traditional, but rapidly developing. They are known in Russia and in foreign countries. Many people bet on them at bookmakers and play at home. This list includes:
- Billiards. Quite an interesting game, carried out by special devices - cues - on the table with the desired coating. There are many types of billiards, but the equipment for them is the same. For a full game you need a table, two cues, as well as balls (they can be white, striped and colored). The latter move by hitting the tip of a wooden stick. At the same time, the task of the players is not just to drive the balls around the table, but to purposefully hammer them into the pockets.
- Water polo. An interesting team sport involves dividing players into two teams. Here, the participants throw the ball to each other, trying to score a goal to the opponents. All this happens in a pool filled with water. Only physically prepared people can cope with this task, since resistance does not allow you to move quickly so as not to miss the ball into your own net.
- Golf. A sports competition that does not require good physical capabilities, aims to throw a small ball into the hole. This is done using special clubs. The ball can roll or fly, but the main thing is that it should fall into the recess. This must be done for a minimum number of strokes.
Sport for people with disabilities
In adaptive physical education, unusual sports are widespread among people with any physical limitations. This may be a disability, problems with the organs of vision, touch and so on. They, like the rest, want to lead an active lifestyle. Such people, as a rule, are strong in spirit, because they choose the path, and do not put an end to themselves because of inferiority.
Musculoskeletal system
People suffering from this problem need rehabilitation sports. They may have injuries and diseases of the spinal cord, limb defects, amputations, and so on. In working with them, experts use the following non-traditional sports:
- Wheelchair marathon, which is a speed ride;
- bench press - lifting the barbell;
- bullet shooting, where rifles, pistols are used;
- wheelchair fencing;
- badminton, in which a shuttlecock is thrown over the net.
Hearing problems
People with affected hearing organs often have strength, so they can safely engage in strength training. Non-traditional sports are offered for them, such as:
- arm wrestling - hand wrestling;
- bowling;
- shaping;
- water polo, where teams try to score a goal with their opponents;
- handball, involving the ball with his hands;
- stretching.
Poor eyesight
Prevention of blindness is a rather urgent problem. People with visual impairment are quite common. Thanks to active sports, such people can partially compensate for their shortcomings. Especially for them there are such new and non-traditional sports:
- goalball, where the goal is to defeat an opponent’s goal with a ball equipped with a bell that is thrown by hands;
- hydroaerobics;
- Torbol, which differs from a goalball only in the size of the field and the number of participants;
- judo, in which athletes grab each other even before the signal heard at the start of the bout.
Defeat of intelligence
Non-traditional sports can be practiced by individuals with an intellect. Training helps them during the rehabilitation period and helps to achieve physical improvement. The most common here are:
- yoga;
- shaping;
- bowling;
- stretching.
Alternative sports
The list of the most unusual sports in the world, in addition to the above, is worth replenishing with other activities:
- Jibbing Every boy likes to slide down the railing on the street or at school. As a rule, such tricks entail a serious conversation with the director or parents, which is a very unpleasant procedure. Fortunately, not so long ago, the simplest childish pranks turned into a sport. It involves gliding along the railing, slings, as well as parapets in special shoes with indentations for improved gliding.
- Herling Few well-known team games are very popular among Irish athletes. It is a derivative of hockey, baseball and football. It requires a special ball and club. The task of the teams is to score more goals than rivals. In ancient times, the curling lasted a whole day, since during the celebrations several hundred people played it. Today, this sport is not so hidden, as in Europe there is its current league.
- Buzkashi. Probably, it is impossible to find a more unusual sport with excellent national color. This game is remotely similar to polo. Here, the participants sit on horseback and hold in their hands the headless carcass of a goat, which must be kept as long as possible. Previously, opponents could easily whip each other with a whip, demonstrating their courage and physical strength, but today it is forbidden by the rules. In general, the game looks quite civilized. In addition, often instead of a killed goat, a fake is used, even despite traditions.
- Bossabol. A sport that has arisen in hot countries is held within the beach. He called a game similar to volleyball. The only difference is the surface on which the players stand - this is not just earth or sand, but an inflatable trampoline. You can do various tricks on it, thereby involving all muscle groups in the game.
- Shahbox. The combination of two completely opposite sports seems impossible to people until they learn about the existence of a checkerboard. Within its framework, participants are required to show not only their physical capabilities, but also their intelligence. The game lasts 11 rounds, where each odd is chess. Competitions are held annually in different countries. It is worth saying that most often the decisive round of the whole match turned out to be the chess, and not the rivals' struggle in the ring.
All these sports are also classified as non-traditional. Both healthy people and patients with disabilities can deal with them. Each of these options is good in its own way, but they also have drawbacks. Before you begin to engage in such sports, you must take care of protection from sudden fractures, scratches and other injuries.