Happy Sunday! That means itâs time to sharpen your soccer skills, solve a math stumper, and watch some super silliness.
Before we dive in⌠yesterday morning we read all about the English Premier League, or EPL. It was a busy one in England, with 10 clubs in action.
The highlight? Probably Manchester City. They crushed Wolves 4â0. (Wolves is short for Wolverhampton Wanderers).
The closest games? Two finished as draws.
Aston Villa and Newcastle tied 0â0.
Brighton tied Fulham 1â1 thanks to this goal in the 96th minute.
đĽ Watch Rodrigo Muniz score off a corner kick!
The Premier League doesnât do shootouts in regular games, or weâd have seen more drama!
đ§ Skills: Penalty Kick Game Plan đŻ
Just because the EPL skips shootouts doesnât mean youâll never face one. In fact, whether youâre playing in your backyard or a real game, you probably will.
And youâll want to be ready!
The best way to handle the pressure is to have a plan. This video breaks down a few you can practice.
đĽ Hit play and get ready to try each!
Choose your favorite, practice with your grown-up⌠and when itâs your turn, youâll be ready!
Youâve got your penalty kick plan locked in. Now letâs kick over to the brain game.
â Stumpers: EPLâs Best Ever â˝
You nailed it yesterday: the most points an EPL team can earn is 114 if they win all 38 games.
But how close have teams actually gotten?
Letâs see if you can keep acing these math problems.
đ¤ Need a hint? It was Manchester City in the 2017 to 2018 season. Their record was 32 wins, 4 ties, and 2 losses. (Remember: wins are worth 3 points, ties 1, losses 0.)
đ Silliness: The Olympics of Weird and Wonderful đ
Ever heard of The World Games?
Every four years, thousands of athletes gather to compete in sports that donât usually make the Olympic spotlight.
Well, the Games are about to finish in China. And the sports? Oh, theyâre amazing.
Here are just a few examples:
Canoe Polo: water polo⌠but youâre in kayaks!
Dragon Boat: teams paddle in perfect sync while a drummer keeps the beat.
Fistball: volleyballâs bouncy cousin⌠youâre allowed one bounce before the next hit.
Floorball: imagine hockey, but indoors with a Wiffle ball.
Freediving & Finswimming: underwater human torpedoes diving on a single breath or racing with a giant fin.
Korfball: like basketball, but co-ed; no dribbling, and the basket has no backboard.
Parkour: sprinting, flipping, wall-jumping obstacle madness.
Powerboating (MotoSurf): stand-up jet boards zooming across the water.
Tug of War: yes, the same one from recess⌠only with elite international teams pulling like their lives depend on it.
Ultimate: long-bomb Frisbee throws and diving catches⌠kind of like flag football.
Honestly, we had so much trouble picking just one to show you.
But we went with Parkour. Why? Because when we watched the highlight, it looked exactly like what Smallballers do around the house every day.
đĽ Hit play⌠and then maybe ask your grown-up before you try this at home.
When you finish vaulting over the couch and racing down the hall...
đŹ Tell us in the comments if you want to see any of these other wild sports in a future Smallball! Or ask a grown-up to help you check out this YouTube page and see for yourself!
Thatâs a wrap for our Sunday special! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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Canât even imagine Canoe ball so would love to see it!!
Korfbal and Floorball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!