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Sports And Games: 8. sports and games to Be Witnessed or Practiced Spectator sports and games include, in summer: Big-scale gymnastic festivals (2nd half of June); track and field meet (Finnish championships, well worth watching, in mid-August); motor races on the EMntarha Course; and a yachting regatta (date from the Tourist Ass'n), all the foregoing being in or near Helsinki; and, in winter, the Salpausselka International Games in Lahti (Feb.), Puijo International Winter Games in Kuopio (March) and Ounasvaara International Winter Games in Rovaniemi (March). Winter sports and games on the Arctic Circle are something to think about.
8. sports and games to Be Witnessed or Practiced Spectator sports and games are headed by soccer football in summer and by big snow and ice events in winter. Winter sports and games need special emphasis, for they are characteristic of Austria, especially in the Tyrol and Vorarlberg resorts. They include not only skiing, with jumping and slalom events commanding chief attention, but also thrilling toboggan races, hockey games and curling. These sports and games are, of course, sought by many foreign participants as eagerly as they are by onlookers.
In general, preadolescent children are eager, active, and alert. They have good control of their bodies. They are able to run fast and to get their wind again quickly. They readily acquire skill in sports and games. For example, during one summer at camp a twelve-year-old boy who had had no experience in water sports and games learned to swim one hundred yards in excellent form and to handle a canoe and rowboat expertly. Motor control is important for a child's general adjustment. Both sexual and aggressive impulses may be channeled through games and sports and games. |
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