Sports equipment is a general term for any object used for sport or exercise. Examples of sports equipment include:
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Balls are used for ball games, including footballs.
Examples for exercise include swiss balls, weights, equipment for the gym. Also protective equipment such as weight lifting belts and bench shirts for weight training and powerlifting.
Flying discs are used for games such as disc golf and ultimate.
Footwear for sports includes:
In many games, goals are at each end of the playing field, there are two vertical posts (or uprights) supporting a horizontal crossbar. In some games, such as association football or hockey, the object is to pass the ball between the posts below the crossbar, while in others, such as those based on Rugby, the ball must pass over the crossbar instead.
Nets are used for tennis, volleyball, basketball and badminton. A different type of net is used for various forms of fishing.
Protective equipment is often worn for sports including motor sport and contact sports, such as ice hockey and American football or sports where there is a danger of injury through collision of players or other objects. Protective equipment includes:
Racquets are used for racquet sports such as tennis, squash, and badminton.
Fishing rods and fishing tackle are primarily used for fishing and sport fishing.
Sticks are used for sports such as hockey and lacrosse. Bats are used for sports such as baseball and cricket. Clubs are used mainly for golf (Golf club)
Vehicles (sometimes specialised) are used as equipment for some sports, including motor sport, cycling, aeronautics, sailing and hot air ballooning.
Wickets and bails for cricket. Bases are for baseball
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