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Also known as team games (sports)

type of sport

AI overview

A team sport is a type of sport where groups of players work together toward a common goal, rather than competing individually. Team sports matter because they combine athletic competition with cooperation and social interaction, making them popular across different ages and cultures.

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Encyclopedic overview

Ice hockey, a popular winter team sport Bandy, a popular Nordic winter team sport A team sport is a type of sport where the fundamental nature of the game or sport requires the participation of multiple individuals working together as a team, and it is inherently impossible or highly impractical to execute the sport as a single-player endeavour. In team sports, the cooperative effort of team members is essential for the sport to function and achieve its objectives. The objective often involves teammates facilitating the movement of a ball or similar bob in accordance with a set of rules in order to score points. Examples are basketball, netball, volleyball, rugby league, rugby union, water polo, handball, lacrosse, cricket, baseball, and the various forms of football and hockey. These sports emphasize teamwork, strategy, and coordination among team members while competing against opposing teams to achieve a common goal. Team sports do not include individual or individual-to-team events within a sport.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “team sport” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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