6 Weird Sports To Try Your Hands On

Sports hold an important place in every country.

Be it hockey, football, baseball, or polo, every sport has its own charm and a set of audiences who add to motivating the players, thus boosting their morale.

Be it professionally played or played as a part of one’s hobby, sports help in bringing out the best in one’s self. Not only this, but it also teaches one several invaluable lessons for life, like that of team spirit, consistency, acceptance, punctuality, etc…

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However, besides these well-known, there too exists many other sports that are played with equal fervor and zeal but havn’t got the due limelight.

And so, here we are bringing you 6 of the lesser-known yet amazing sports that are sure to motivate you to become a part of their fan-clubs.

Handball

Handball

A sport that came into the limelight during the 2012 London Olympics, Handball has been a favorite sport of the Eastern Europeans for a long.

With this sport being professionally played in France, Denmark and Norway, this is a game wherein the two 7-player teams attempt to make a score by throwing the ball into the other team’s goal by passing and running with the ball in their hands.

Muggle Quidditch

To all the potter heads out there, yes, such a game exists in reality too.

Making its first-ever appearance in Vermont, the USA in the year 2005, this game needs no separate introduction as it is adapted from JK Rowling’s popular Harry Potter series.

However, as the name suggests, it has everything from broomsticks to seekers, keepers, and chasers, but sadly minus the flying.

Herein, volleyballs represent the quaffle, dodgeballs the bludgers, and a snitch runner dressed in yellow as the golden snitch.

So, didn’t know it existed, check out the video above!

Ultimate Frisbee

Ultimate Frisbee

Ever thought that a leisure activity like that of throwing a disc in the direction of a friend or your dog to catch it and bring it to you, can also become a professionally played sport?

If not, then, believe it or not, it is.

In this game, two mixed-gender teams, each having seven players, attempt to get the flying disc into the football pitch-sized field endzones.

Since this game emphasis the spirit of sportsmanship and that of fair play, it doesn’t have a referee.

Sepak Takraw

Sepak Takraw

Emerging in the 15^th century, this Southeast Asian game is a low-energy, high-skill game similar to footvolley but differs from it in the use of a rattan ball.

This game involves 2-4 member teams using their feet, knees, chest, or head to touch the ball and hit it into the court of the opponent’s team.

Lacrosse

Lacrosse

With its origins in the indigenous Canadian culture that made its way to the UK in 867, this game involves players carrying a long stick, known as Crosse, equipped with a net using which they catch, hold and throw the ball into the opposing team’s net.

The women-only version of the game tends to be more of a non-contact game, while that involving men has them defending their net with the help of body contact and positioning and stick checking.

Unicycle Hockey

Unicycle Hockey

Quite a unique game, especially in a world where unicycling itself nears a complete fade out, this is one-of-the-many sports that can be played by members across any group.

In this fast-paced and thrilling game, a five-player team is to defend their goal using ice-hockey sticks while riding on a unicycle.

There is no goalie in this game and thence is the perfect example of a team sport as it is the duty of every player to attempt a score as well as defend a goal.

As per the rules, every member is expected to keep both their feet on the pedals when engaging with the ball to avoid any offensive contact with others.

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