• What are the types of sport?
• Individual, collective and team sports
• Sports according to their competitive logic
• Sports according to the place where they are practiced

We explain what types of sports exist and how they are classified according to their participants, competitive logic and where they are practiced.

Each sport has its own rules and methods.

What are the types of sport?

The sport is a exercise physical activity that is carried out for pleasure or the entertainment it provides, that is, without productive purposes. Normally they are competitive-type activities, which cover a series of games or disciplines, each endowed with rules Y methods own.

There are many different sports in the world, practiced in entirely different ways and conditions, so a list of the types of sports that exist can be very extensive and very difficult to systematize. However, broadly speaking, one can distinguish between:

• Types of sports according to the number of players. In this classification, a distinction is made between individual sports, collective sports and team sports.
• Types of sports according to competitive logic. This classification distinguishes between net sports, combat sports, wall sports, precision sports, time and mark sports, attack or invasion sports, field and hit sports, driving sports and technical-combination sports.
• Types of sports according to the place where they are practiced. This classification distinguishes between water sports, court sports, air sports, winter sports, indoor sports and mountain sports.

Individual, collective and team sports

In team sports, multiple players participate without forming teams.

Depending on the amount and disposition of the athletes in the sports exercise, we can talk about:

• individual sports. They are those that the player practices individually, without requiring the intervention of others. For example, him athletics and the artistic gymnastics.
• Collective sports. They are those that bring together a certain number of players in the same competition, but these do not form teams with each other. For example: boxing, marathon or cycling.
• Team sports. They are those that bring together different players who practice cooperatively, to beat the opposing team. For example, him football, the volleyball or baseball.

Sports according to their competitive logic

In attacking sports, one team of players must penetrate the other's field.

Taking into account the internal logic of sport, that is, the operation of its rules, we can distinguish between:

• net sports. These are sports disciplines in which an obstacle or network that extends to different levels on the ground intervenes; and commonly players must prevent the ball or shuttle from coming into contact with the net. For example: volleyball, tennis, ping-pong and badminton.
• combat sports. These are sports disciplines in which two or more competitors must face each other physically, and whoever defeats the other wins the competition. For example: boxing, sumo, judo and taekwondo.
• wall sports. These are sports disciplines in which a wall is used to bounce a ball in turns. For example: fronton, squash and paddle.
• Precision sports. These are sports disciplines in which a fixed or moving target must be hit, using various instruments or devices to do so. This includes sports in which a ball is made to move to hit a target or enter a hole. For example: target shooting, archery, golf, bowling, dart throwing and pool.
• sports of weather and brand.These are sports disciplines in which you compete to record the shortest time, the greatest effort or the greatest distance in the performance of the same activity. Thus, players compete to see who is the fastest, strongest, and so on. For example: javelin throwing, weightlifting, 100-meter dash, cycling, and running. swimming.
• Attack or invasion sports. These are sports disciplines in which a team of players must enter the other's field, usually controlling a ball, in order to score a point on the other's court; while the rival team must try to prevent it and gain control of the ball for a counterattack. For example: football, basketball, rugby and hockey.
• Field and hit sports. These are sports disciplines in which a team must use sticks or bats to hit a ball and the rival must try to keep it under their control. Normally they are sports that involve strength and speed. For example: baseball, cricket and softball.
• Driving sports. These are sports disciplines in which you compete at the wheel of a land, air or water vehicle. For example: motor racing, paragliding, windsurfing and sailing.
• Technical-combinatorial sports. These are sports disciplines in which each competitor must complete a series of movements or physical skills in an agile, coordinated and aesthetic way, so that later a jury evaluates and scores their performance. For example: figure skating, synchronized swimming, surfing and artistic gymnastics.

Sports according to the place where they are practiced

Mountain sports are practiced on steep slopes or mountain ridges.

According to the place where your competitions take place, we can distinguish between the following types of sports:

• Court sports.They are those that are practiced within a specially defined space, following exact measurements, which offers the ideal space for sports practice, such as stadiums, courts, tracks and other similar facilities. For example: football, basketball, paddle tennis, athletics and hockey.
• Watersports. They are those that are practiced in the water or on the surface of the water, whether in the sea, a lake or a pool. For example: windsurfing, surfing, sailing, kayaking and swimming.
• Air sports. They are those that are practiced in the air or that a good part of their exercise involves flying. For example: paragliding and skydiving.
• sports of winter. They are those whose practice requires special climatic conditions in pronounced winter regions, since they involve snow and ice. For example: snowboarding, figure skating on ice and skiing.
• Hall sports. They are those that are practiced indoors, either in multiple-use sites or in facilities conducive to it. For example: futsal, ping-pong, racquetball and Chess.
• sports of mountain. They are those that are practiced on steep slopes or mountain ridges, or in artificial spaces that imitate them. For example: climbing, hiking, mountaineering and skiing.