Module 6: Sports and Recreational Activities

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key concepts, sports definitions, and notable Filipino athletes from Life and Career Skills Module 6.

Sports

Organized physical activities that involve specific rules, skills, and competition, played individually or in teams.

Recreational Activities

Enjoyable activities done during free time to relax, have fun, improve health, and socialize with others, focusing more on enjoyment than winning.

Sportsmanship

Respectful behavior, positive attitude, and ethical conduct during sports activities, which includes handling victories with humility and accepting losses with dignity.

Billiards

A cue sport played on a table using cue sticks and balls that requires concentration, precision, strategic thinking, and control.

Efren "Bata" Reyes

A world-class billiards player widely regarded as one of the greatest in history, nicknamed "The Magician."

Boxing

A combat sport where two athletes compete using punches while following established rules, requiring strength, speed, endurance, discipline, and mental toughness.

Manny Pacquiao

A Filipino boxer who rose from poverty in General Santos City to become the only boxer to win world championships in eight different weight divisions.

Pole Vault

A track and field event in which athletes use a long, flexible pole to propel themselves over a high horizontal bar.

Ernest John "EJ" Obiena

The Philippines' most accomplished pole vaulter and the first Filipino to qualify for the Olympic Games in pole vault.

Weightlifting

A strength sport where athletes lift barbells in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.

Hidilyn Diaz

The weightlifter who became the first Filipino Olympic gold medalist during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Gymnastics

A sport combining strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, agility, and precision, in which athletes perform routines on apparatus such as floor exercise, vault, parallel bars, and balance beam.

Carlos Edriel Yulo

The first Filipino male gymnast to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2019 and the first Filipino to win multiple gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Tennis

A racket sport played individually or in doubles where players score points by hitting the ball over the net into the opponent's court while preventing a successful return.

Alex Eala

A prominent young Filipino tennis star who gained international recognition after winning prestigious junior Grand Slam titles.