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Sports equipment is a general term for any object used for sport
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
 or exercise.

Examples for sports include:








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Sports equipment is a general term for any object used for sport
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
 or exercise.

Examples for sports include:

Balls

Balls are used for Ball game
Ball game

A ball game is a game played with a ball. Someone who plays a ball game is known as a ballplayer.There are many popular games or sports involving some type of ball or similar object....
s, including football
Football (ball)

A football is a ball used to play one of the various sports known as football.In the distant past, crude balls such as inflated pigs' bladders were used, but balls are now designed by teams of engineers to exacting specifications....
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Goals

  • goals
    Goal (sport)

    Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports. It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface in which a score is made....


Sticks, Bats and Clubs

Sticks are used for sports such as hockey
Hockey

Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round, rubber or heavy plastic disc called a Hockey puck, into the opponent's net or goal, using a hockey stick....
 and lacrosse
Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport originated by several tribes of Native Americans in the United States. There are four distinct versions of the modern game: men's field lacrosse, women's field lacrosse, men's box lacrosse and intercrosse ....
. Bats are used for sports such as baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
 Clubs are used mainly for golf
Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
 (Golf club
Golf club (equipment)

Golf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance and a clubhead. woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; iron , the most versatile class used for a variety of shots, and putter , used mainly on the green to roll the ball into the cup....
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Wickets and Bases

Wickets and bails for cricket
Cricket

Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games team sport that originated in southern England. The earliest definite reference is dated 1598, and it is now played in more than 100 countries....


Nets

net
Net (device)

A net, in its primary meaning, comprises fibers woven in a grid-like structure. It blocks the passage of large items, while letting small items and fluids pass....
s are used for tennis
Tennis

Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
, volleyball
Volleyball

Volleyball is an Olympic Games team sport in which two teams of 6 active players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules....
, basketball and badminton
Badminton

Badminton is a List of sports#Racquet sports played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net....
 A different type of net is used for various forms of fishing
Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
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Rods and Tackle

Rods and tackle are primarily used for fishing
Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
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Protective Equipment

Protective equipment is often worn for sports including motor sport and contact sport
Contact sport

Many sports involve a degree of player-to-player and/or player-to-object contact.The term "contact sport" is used in both team sports and combat sports, medical terminology and television game shows to certain degrees....
s, such as ice hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 and American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 or sports where there is a danger of injury through collision of players or other objects.

This can include:
  • helmets
  • mouthguard
    Mouthguard

    A mouthguard is a protective device for the mouth that covers the teeth and gums to prevent and reduce injury to the teeth, arches, lips and Gingivas....
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  • shin pads
  • thigh pads
  • jock strap


Footwear

footwear
Footwear

Footwear consists of garments worn on the foot, for protective clothing against the environment, and adornment. Socks and other hosiery are worn between the feet and the footwear, except for Sandal s and flip flops ....
 for sports includes:
  • boards for surfing
    Surfing

    Surfing refers to a person or boat riding down a wave and thereby gathering speed from the downward movement. Most commonly, the term is used for a surface water sports in which the person surfing is carried along the face of a breaking ocean surface wave standing on a surfboard....
    , skate boarding, wakeboarding
    Wakeboarding

    Wakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water behind a boat or Cable System ....
     and snowboarding
    Snowboarding

    Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is either partially or fully covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding....
  • skates for sports like roller skating
    Roller skating

    Roller skating is the traveling on smooth terrain with roller skates. It is a form of recreation as well as a sport, and can also be a form of transportation....
    , ice skating
    Ice skating

    Ice skating is moving on ice by use of ice skates. It can be done for a variety of reasons, including leisure, traveling, and various sports. Ice skating occurs both on specially prepared Ice rink and outdoor tracks, as well as on naturally occurring bodies of frozen water such as lakes and rivers....
  • ski
    Ski

    A ski is a long, flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow. Originally intended as an aid to travel in snowy regions, they are now primarily used for recreational and sporting purposes....
    s for skiing
    Skiing

    Snow skiing is a group of sports using skis as primary equipment. Skis are used in conjunction with ski boots that connect to the ski with use of a ski bindings....
     and water skiing
    Water skiing

    Water skiing is a sport where an individual is pulled behind a motor boat or a Cable skiing on a body of water wearing one or more skis. The surface area of the ski keeps the person skimming on the surface of the water allowing the skier to stand upright while holding the tow rope....


Vehicles

Vehicles (sometimes specialised) are used as equipment for some sports, including motor sport, aeronatics, sailing
Sailing

Sailing is the art of controlling a boat with large pieces of canvas cloth called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat....
 and hot air ballooning
Hot air ballooning

Hot air ballooning is the activity of flying hot air balloons. Attractive aspects of balloon include the exceptional quiet , the lack of a feeling of movement, and the bird's-eye view....
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Exercise Equipment

Examples for exercise include swiss ball
Swiss ball

An exercise ball is a ball constructed of Elastomer soft PVC with a diameter of approximately 35 to 85 centimeters and filled with air. The air pressure is changed by removing a valve stem and either filling with air or letting the ball deflate....
s, weights
Weights

Weights are Sports equipment used for strength training. The term is typically used as a shortened form of the term free weights, but it can also refer to any exercise machine that uses weighted plates to generate the major opposing force....
, equipment for the gym
GYM

GYM is a sound format for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis.The name stands for Genesis YM2612, since the file contains the data sent to the Yamaha YM2612 sound chip in the console....
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See also
  • Baseball clothing and equipment
    Baseball clothing and equipment

    Baseball clothing and equipmentBaseball bat : A rounded, solid wooden or hollow aluminum bat. Wooden bats are traditionally made from Ash tree wood, though maple is also sometimes used....
    Category:Exercise equipment
  • Outdoor_gym
    Outdoor gym

    The outdoor gym is a gym built outside in a public park, with the all-weather construction of its exercise machines somewhat modeled on playground equipment....
  • Climbing equipment
    Climbing equipment

    A wide range of Sports equipment is used during rock climbing. The most popular types of climbing equipment are briefly described in this article. The article on protection describes equipment commonly used to protect a climber against the consequences of a fall....
  • Ice hockey equipment
    Ice hockey equipment

    In ice hockey, players use specialized equipment both to facilitate the play of the game and for protection....
  • Triathlon equipment
    Triathlon equipment

    The special needs of triathlon competitions - three-stage races including swimming, cycling, and running in the same event - have led to the development of a whole range of specialized clothing and equipment....
  • Protective equipment
  • Snowboarding equipment
  • Glider
    Glider

    Heavier-than-air unpowered aircraft do not need propulsion once airborne. Gliders, balloons and kites are unpowered aircraft.Gliders such as gliders, hang gliders and paragliders gain their initial flying speed from some launch mechanism, and then gain additional energy from gravity and from updrafts such as thermal currents....
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  • Sports Equipment Cleaning


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