Indoor Games

10. Squash

The indoor sports equal to tennis, Squash is one of the toughest indoor sports to play and
requires loads of strength and stamina. Squash is placed in a somewhat smaller area than tennis
where the player has to hit the ball towards the wall to complete his turn and send it on its way to
his opponent. International tournaments are held for singles and doubles just like other racquet
and ball games. Asian players have been quite dominant in these indoor games and have ruled
the squash court for many years.

9. Swimming

A surprising fact about this indoor sports is that the governing body of swimming events and
tournaments is located in Switzerland which has only 4% water! Swimming requires endurance
and endless hours of practice and is said to be the best exercise for the whole body. Swimming
includes indoor sports such as diving, water polo and sync diving to name a few. There are many
swimming techniques which have been developed and refined over the years and all of them
focus on minimizing physical exertion as well as maintaining body form.
8. Indoor Cricket

This popular game was included in the list of indoor games when indoor cricket was made.
Although not played officially anywhere, indoor cricket is hugely popular in Asia where the
people literally live and breathe cricket. Indoor Cricket has a totally different set of rules and so
much so that even the number of overs and scoring are different. Indoor Cricket is quite fast as
compared to cricket and does not take as much time and also has negative scoring which makes
the game even harder to play.

7. Ice Hockey

Though many of us know it only as NHL, Ice Hockey is an international sport and has a
governing body which oversees its contests. Ice Hockey is more popular in the US and Canada
than anywhere else in the world and is only called hockey here. However, calling it hockey is
wrong as hockey is a different sport which has nothing to do with ice! Stanley Cups are the
biggest Ice Hockey events in the NHL and they draw in huge crowds who cheer for their favorite
teams.
6. Boxing

Boxing is a complex game of physical prowess mixed with razor sharp reflexes! Imagine a 300
pound guy moving around the ring as quick as lighting and as light as a feather! Most of us only
associate Boxing to the Rocky Balboa action movies but there is more to it. Just google it up and
you’ll get more than 36 million results! Boxers employ many fighting techniques according to
the situation from staring a brawl to swarming the opponent so that he does not have enough
room to strike! Boxing legends like Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray have revolutionized the
Boxing sport.

5. Volleyball

Apart from the fact that Women’s Volleyball is a much more watched indoor sports than the
men’s, Volleyball matches are a compulsory part of indoor sports and are popular all over the
world. Volleyball is played between two teams having 6 players each. Both teams try to throw
the ball into the other’s court and score a point if it falls to the floor. Volleyball has one of the
most detailed rules and it is quite easy to break a few unknowingly. An interesting variation to
these indoor sports is the Beach Volleyball which is played on a sandy surface.
4. Indoor Soccer/ Football

The world’s most loved sports has been inducted into the indoor sports category and is called
Indoor Soccer. With 6 players on both sides, the Indoor Soccer is basically the stripped down
version of soccer and is tweaked to be easier to play as indoor sports. With short walls instead of
boundary lines, the ball can’t be out of play (except for fouls) which saves a lot of time. One of
the most hilarious things about Indoor Soccer is that although it is counted as indoor sports,
many of its matches are held out in the open!

3. Snooker

Know as the game of the elite, Snooker and pool table are generally considered to be the games
invented and played by the British while in India. Soon, fame of these indoor sports spread over
the world and even today there are millions of enthusiastic around the world of these indoor
sports. With different rules according to the UK and American Cueist bodies, tournaments of
these indoor sports are overlooked by World Snooker Association. One of the biggest differences
between these indoor sports is that snooker has a scoring system while pool does not require any.
2. Table tennis

Known to many as Ping Pong, Table tennis is all about quick hands and an even quicker eye.
Being the singles or doubles match, these indoor sports have evolved from the ball and racquet
sports. Table tennis is difficult enough given the limited time and space where you can hit the
ball. This, however, becomes the least of your worries when playing these indoor sports as the
plastic ball can be spun in any direction using the face of the paddle!

1. Basketball

Basketball is the biggest indoor sports in the US and is played literally everywhere! All you
need are two nets and you can start right inside your room! Basketball is governed by NBA in
the US and FIBA elsewhere. Streetball is an interesting variation of this indoor sports and enjoys
popularity among a lot of teenagers. The Basketball has to be dribbled constantly and not doing
so will be called a foul. Scoring is done by passing the Basketball through the hoop of your
opponent team.
Outdoor Games

1. Snowboarding
At the Burton U.S. Open this week (opensnowboarding.com), everyone knows Shaun White’s
the dude to beat. But lately there’s been a crop of up-and-comers threatening his perennial place
on the superpipe podium’s top spot. The ones to watch? We say it’s Shaun White and Kevin
Pearce, another Burton shredder who beat White out at the 2008 X-Games superpipe. Check out
this clip of White’s U.S. Open performance last year:

2. Camel Riding

3. Ski Racing

With Bode Miller’s decision to opt out of the rest of the ski racing season earlier this month—
and now possibly eyeing retirement—we thought it was high-time for us to adopt a new face of
American skiing. So here now, very officially, we pass the mantle on to Lindsey Vonn. Just last
week, the 24-year-old became the first American woman to ever win two overall World Cup
crowns (watch a video). The one thing Vonn hasn’t won is Olympic gold—she was a favorite for
the downhill at the Torino Games in ’06 but got injured and finished eighth. So who stands in her
way of total domination at the Vancouver Games next winter? We think the ones to watch will
be Linsday Vonn and Maria Reisch, Vonn’s closest friend—and rival. The two spent Christmas
this year together with Reisch’s family in Germany and often share the podium together, as well.
Vancouver should be interesting.
4. Ultrarunning

For the past few years, ultrarunning’s biggest prize purse—the $10,00 first place reward at The
North Face Endurance Challenge’s 50-mile race—has been split between Matt Carpetner and
Uli Steidl. Steidl, 36, took the 10 G’s back in 2007—but last year, the 44-year-old Carpenter
beat him out by more than five minutes. So who reigns supreme at the 50-mile distance? Well, as
Steidl says of his rival, that might depend on where the race takes place: “Whenever we race,”
Steidl says, “I know it’s going to be a good competition—unless it’s at high altitude, and then I
don’t stand a chance.” Check out this New York Times video of Carpenter’s training.

5. Sport Climbing

Quick: Who’s the best sport climber in the world? Well, duh—Chris Sharma, right? For well
over a decade, the 27-year-old Sharma has been the sport’s main man. But now a young upstart
has some saying his reign could be nearing an end. So who’s scrambling for the title as the
world’s best? Chris Sharma and Adam Ondra, who at only 16-years-old is already sending just
about every hard line in the world. But is the young Czech good enough to be as good—or better
—than you know who? Time will tell. In the meantime, you can judge for yourself here, in this
footage of Ondra climbing one of the world’s hardest, “La Rambla,” in Siurana, Spain.
6. Riding Elephants

7. Football

8. Cricket

9. Bicycling

10. Volleyball
Handicapped People

1. Ali Yar Hoshmand

Ali Yar Hoshmand is a former officer of the Afghani Ministry

of Defence. He lost his leg in a landmine explosion.

'The world is run by scholars, of sound body and mind.

Disabled people have no part to play in this.

These public leaders have to help the underprivileged.

If the disabled are forgotten, social life cannot develop.'

2. Alma Hodzic

Alma Hodzic is a Bosnian woman suffering from Chron's

Disease, an inflammatory bowel disease.

'I feel excluded from our society in Bosnia, which really does
not take care of people like me.

'Active citizenship' for me means that I can partake in

decision-making for the benefit of everyone.

There is no active citizenship here.'

3. Dinesh Gupta

Dinesh Gupta set up the Friends organisation to help India's

disabled.

'Handicapped people have many problems.

When I used public transport, bus drivers, conductors and

passengers pushed me out saying 'You're mad, you're
disabled, how can you climb onto the bus?'

I hope that by 2015 there will be disabled-friendly transport.'

4. Elba Rodríguez

Elba Rodríguez is a blind musician living in Mexico City.

'I know there's a lot of exclusion but I don’t feel bad about it.
In fact it's made me strong, having to fight for things.

Those of us who are born disabled are born fighting.

I'm the one who keeps the family going. There should be more
opportunities for blind people.'

5. Florence Dallu

Florence Dallu is an eighteen year old high school student.

'When making policies like the Children’s Bill, I think our

government should have had children's opinions before
enacting a bill that they set as adults.

There are some sections that just don't speak on behalf of

children.

I don't think I'm well represented.'

6. Zheng Jieping, handicapped calligrapher

from Shanghai, writes during an exhibition
held at the Handicapped People's Art Center
in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 22, 2007. A
total of 134 artworks by the handicapped were
displayed in the five-day exhibition, opened
on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wang Rongjiang)
7. A handicapped artist from south China's Hong
Kong draws a picture during an exhibition held at
the Handicapped People's Art Center in Shanghai,
east China, Aug. 22, 2007. A total of 134 artworks
by the handicapped were displayed in the five-day
exhibition, opened on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wang
Rongjiang)

8. Visitors view paintings by handicapped people

during an exhibition held at the Handicapped
People's Art Center in Shanghai, east China, Aug.
22, 2007. A total of 134 artworks by the
handicapped were displayed in the five-day
exhibition, opened on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wang
Rongjiang)

Committed to making a change - a short story:

An old man was walking along the shore when he saw a

young man throwing something in to the water. He asked
him "Hey, what do you think you are doing?"

The young man replied "I am throwing starfish stranded

on the beach back in to the ocean. Otherwise they will
die".

The old mean sneered "Do you know how many

thousands of starfish are ‘stranded' along the coast? What difference are you going to make?"

The young man didn't stop what he was doing. He said "I don't know how many thousands or
millions are out there." Then picking up a starfish he flung it into the waves, and grinning back at
the old man he said "but I made a difference to that one!"
To set an entrapped mind free…

Disability takes many forms. Physical disability is the

commonest, and also sometimes the most frustrating. For,
entrapped within a body that does not respond to it, is a mind
that is pulsating with emotions, thirsting for knowledge and
yearning for recognition.

For some, disability strikes midway, and for children,

affected at birth, the coping with disability starts early in their lives; some may never achieve
normalcy, for no fault of theirs.

Kavya [name withheld], a bright three year old, is afflicted

with cerebral palsy, a condition that damages the brain
irreversibly. She cannot walk, let alone play with her friends,
something she lo ngs to do.

Kartik [name withheld] ten years old, has been stricken with
Poliomyelitis at a tender age and has spent his formative years
at home just because he cannot walk to school.

Both these children need Rehabilitation – a holistic approach

to improving their quality of life delivered by a team of
professionals under the guidance of a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, often
referred to as physiatrist.

Medical Rehabilitation involves assessment, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and

prescription of locomotor aids like crutches, or calipers, and the Socio-vocational team
comprising of the social worker, vocational counselor, special educator and philanthropists, to
name a few, takes care of the individuals job and family related issues.