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  2. Hooverball - Wikipedia

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    In general, the game is played on a volleyball-type court of grass or sand and involves throwing a heavily weighted medicine ball over the net. Officially, in Hooverball, the medicine ball weighs about 6 lb (2.7 kg) and is thrown over an 8 ft (2.4 m) volleyball-type net. The game is scored like tennis. The ball is caught and then thrown back.

  3. Category:Sports originating in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Native American sports and games (4 C, 25 P) P. Pickleball (7 C, 19 P) ... Speedball (American ball game) Sport stacking; Squash tennis; Stickball; Stock car racing;

  4. Medicine ball - Wikipedia

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    A medicine ball (also known as an exercise ball, a med ball, or a fitness ball) is a weighted ball whose diameter is about a shoulder-width (approx. 350 mm (13.7 in)), often used for rehabilitation and strength training. [1] The medicine ball also serves an important role in the field of sports medicine to improve strength and neuromuscular ...

  5. Marv Marinovich - Wikipedia

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    Pushups were next. Marv invented a game in which Todd would try to lift a medicine ball onto a kitchen counter. Marv also put him on a balance beam. Both activities grew easier when Todd learned to walk. There was a football in Todd's crib from day one. "Not a real NFL ball," says Marv. "That would be sick; it was a stuffed ball." [5]

  6. History of sport - Wikipedia

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    Swimming, wrestling, and racing were common among all ages and both genders, while organized ball games of various types can be found in every medieval society and culture. [27] The participation of sports (ball games to be exact) at the time loosened control the ruling class had over the peasants; this is not a rare trend throughout history.

  7. James Naismith - Wikipedia

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    James Naismith (NAY-smith; November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball.

  8. William G. Morgan - Wikipedia

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    William George Morgan (January 23, 1870 – December 27, 1942) was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette", a name derived from the game of badminton which he later agreed to change to better reflect the nature of the sport. [1]

  9. History of sports in the United States - Wikipedia

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    One of the two Harvard vs. McGill games played in 1874. American football began with the first intercollegiate game between Princeton and Rutgers in 1869. The sport saw major changes, including the introduction of the forward pass and the establishment of the NCAA, leading to its growing popularity, especially in colleges.