Sporting goods Sporting goods The Adidas Finale is the current official ball of the UEFA Champions League. The ball is therefore designed with emphasis on the stars of the Champions League logo. The ball is said to be faster, more accurate and softer to kick than balls in previous years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adidas Finale"
An athletic shoe is a generic name for a shoe designed for sporting activities. They were originally sporting apparel, but are today worn much more widely as casual footwear. It can also go by the name sport shoe, running shoe, gym shoe, tennis shoes, sneakers (American English) or trainers (British English). ...more on Wikipedia about "Athletic shoe"
A ball is a round object that is used most often in sports and games. Balls are usually hollow and spherical but can be other shapes, such as ovoid (only in a few special cases) or solid (as in billiards). In most games using balls, the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked, or thrown by players. Balls are often used in ball dropping functions such as in the famous Times Square New Year's Eve ceremony. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ball"
A batting helmet is the protective headgear worn by batters in a game of baseball or softball. It is meant to protect the batter from stray pitches thrown by the pitcher. A hit by pitch, caused by either a wild pitch or a purposeful attempt to injure the opposing team's batter can cause serious injury. ...more on Wikipedia about "Batting helmet"
A boomerang is a curved, usually wooden, device which is thrown. A boomerang spins as it flies through the air, and can travel long distances. A boomerang is designed to, when thrown correctly, fly in a curved path to return to the person who threw it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boomerang"
A canoe is a relatively small boat, typically human-powered, but also commonly sailed. Canoes are pointed at both ends and usually open on top. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canoe"
See also the Glossary of climbing terms for more equipment descriptions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Climbing equipment"
A climbing harness is a piece of equipment used in certain types of rock-climbing, abseiling or other activities requiring the use of ropes to provide access and/or safety (eg industrial rope access, working at heights, etc.). A harness is used to secure a person to a piece of rope or an anchor point of some kind. ...more on Wikipedia about "Climbing harness"
Competitive swimwear generally refers to the apparel, equipment and accessories used in the aquatic sports of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, triathlon and water polo. Some companies that produce lines of competitive swimwear include Speedo, Nike, truWest , Tyr, Arena, Adidas and Dolfin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Competitive swimwear"
A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cricket ball"
A cricket bat is used by the batsmen in the sport of cricket. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cricket bat"
Diving helmets are worn by mainly by professional divers engaged in surface supplied diving. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diving helmet"
Dual Box or DualBox is the trademark name for the patented tubular sidewall inline skating frame. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dual Box"
Eye black is a grease applied under the eyes to reduce glare. It is often used by baseball and American football players, where sunlight or stadium lights can impair vision of an airborne ball. Traditional grease consists of beeswax, paraffin, and carbon. Patented antiglare stickers that emulate the grease are also manufactured, sometimes with a sports team logo printed on. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eye black"
A fishing reel is a device used for the recreational and sport of angling for the deployment and retrieval of fishing line using a spool mounted on an axle. They are most often used in conjuction with a fishing rod, though some specialised reels are mounted directly on to boats. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fishing reel"
A fishing rod is a tool used to catch fish, usually for sport. (Sustenance and commercial fishing usually involves nets.) A length of fishing line is threaded along a long, flexible rod or pole; one end terminates in a barbed hook for catching the fish, while most of the rest of the line is wound around a reel at the base of the pole. The pulley-like arrangement of the reel allows the fish to be "reeled in" once caught. The use of a fishing rod is known as angling. Fishing rods vary in length and strain capabilities. Usually fishing rods will vary in size between 6 and 16 feet (2 and 5 m). This length advantage increase the amount of force which the fish exerts on the fishermans arms. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fishing rod"
A footbag is a small bean bag or sand bag used as a ball in a number of sports and games. It is typically controlled by the feet, but in some sports every part of the body except the hands and arms may be used. The term footbag is also the generic name for the sports which use the footbag. The main varieties are footbag freestyle, footbag net, and circle kick. Both the footbag and the sports that use it are sometimes referred to as hacky sack, hacky-sack, hackysack, or hackey sack. ...more on Wikipedia about "Footbag"
Football boots, like all footwear, come in various sizes and styles. Most often they are available in black, but some in more recent years come in other, more flamboyant colours (such as bright red, or silver). ...more on Wikipedia about "Football boot"
In Association Football (soccer), the word goal refers to both the result of a score and the physical structure that defines when a score has occurred. A goal is scored after the game ball passes completely over the goal line, between the goal posts and under the crossbar. Although the goal frame usually has a net attached to it, the net is simply to contain the ball when a goal is scored so that the referee can be certain the goal is legitimate, and the Laws of the Game do not strictly require the use of such a net. The exact definition of a goal is covered by law 10 of the Laws of the Game. A goalkeeper is the player of a team who is set into position to try to block shots into the goal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Goal (sport)"
Goggles and safety glasses are forms of protective eyewear that usually enclose or protect the eye area in order to prevent particulates or chemicals from striking the eyes. They are used in chemistry laboratories and in woodworking. They are often used in snow sports as well, and in swimming. Goggles are often worn when using power tools such as drills or chainsaws to prevent flying particles from damaging the eyes. Many types of googles are available as prescription eyewear for those with vision problems. ...more on Wikipedia about "Goggles"
A golf ball is a ball designed for use in the game of golf. ...more on Wikipedia about "Golf ball"
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Golf is played with golf clubs of various types. There are four major categories of clubs, known as woods, hybrids, irons, and putters. Wedges resemble irons and may also be counted among these. A golfer is allowed to carry up to fourteen clubs during a round. ...more on Wikipedia about "Golf club (equipment)"
A helmet (a 15th century loan from Middle French, a diminutive of Frankish helm, from Proto-Germanic *khelmaz, PIE *kelmo- "a cover") is a form of protective clothing worn on the head and usually made of metal or other hard substance, such as Kevlar, resin fiber, or plastic typically for protection of the head in combat, or in civilian life, from sports injuries, falling objects or high-speed collisions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Helmet"
A hurley ( Irish: camán) is a wooden stick approximately one metre (three feet) long with a flattened, curved end, used to hit a sliotar (leather ball) in the Irish sport of hurling. Hurleys are made from ash, and are usually bought from local craftsmen in Ireland, who still use traditional production methods. However, for some time in the 1970s, hurleys made from plastic were used, mainly produced by Wavin. These proved more likely to cause injury however, and were phased out. At one time, one or more steel bands were sometimes used to re-inforce the flattened end of the hurley though these too are being phased out due to increased risk of injury. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hurley (stick)"
Ice skates are boots with blades attached to the bottom, used in ice skating to propel oneself across ice surfaces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ice skate" Go crack a http://www.shortopedia.com!
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