Sports equipment
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Sports equipment is any object used for sport or exercise. Examples of sports are listed below.
Balls
Balls are used for ball games, including footballs.
Exercise equipment
Examples for exercise include swiss balls, weights, chin-up bars, equipment for the gym. Also protective equipment such as weight lifting belts and bench shirts for weight training and powerlifting.
Flying discs
Flying discs are used for games such as disc golf and ultimate.
Footwear
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Footwear for sports includes:
- Boards for surfing, skateboarding, wakeboarding and snowboarding
- Skates for sports like roller skating, ice skating
- Skis for skiing and water skiing
- Football boots and separate Soccer cleats (Outdoor soccer cleats have studs but indoor soccer shoes have a flat bottom)
- Cricket spikes
- Golf shoes
- Track cleats
- Prosthetics like the Cheetah Flex-Foot running blade
- Running shoes
Goals
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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 or puck between the posts below the crossbar, while in others, such as those based on Rugby, the ball must pass over the crossbar instead.
Nets
Nets are used for tennis, volleyball, football, basketball and badminton. A different type of net is used for various forms of fishing.
Protective equipment
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:
- Football helmet
- Jock strap
- Mouthguards
- Shin pads
- Ski suits
Racquets
Racquets are used for racquet sports such as tennis, squash, and badminton.
Rods and tackle
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Fishing rods and fishing tackle are primarily used for fishing and sport fishing.
Sticks, bats and clubs
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
Vehicles (sometimes specialized) are used as equipment for some sports, including motor sport, cycling, aeronautics, sailing and hot air ballooning.
Wickets and bases
Wickets and bails for cricket. Bases are for baseball.
Various sports
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See also
- Outdoor gym
- Protective equipment
- Chin-up bar
References
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