Like many sports, cricket is played with equipment such as sticks and balls that can come into contact with a player's body. One vulnerable area on males is, of course, the genital area.

You are required to display your race number at all times during a triathlon. Failing to properly display your race number can cost you a variable time penalty. This penalty can add two to 18 minutes to your time, depending on the length of your race and the number of offenses. Penalty times are cumulative.

Strength training, once synonymous with weightlifting, is now a common aspect of training for sports ranging from football to ice skating. The book "NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training"

You know that exercise is an important part of weight loss and general health. If you're trying to choose between swimming and walking, however, the decision can get confusing.

The "international tiebreaker" rule refers to the extra-inning rules set by the International Softball Federation. If a game under ISF rules is tied after seven innings, the tiebreaker rule is put into effect. The ISF rules apply to both fastpitch and slowpitch softball, although in the United States they are more widely used in fastpitch games. The intent of the rule is to bring extra-inning games to a speedier conclusion.

Working as a cutman to treat the bleeding and swelling to a boxer's face during a fight requires years of determination, training, and self discipline. The crude, but necessary, first aid a cutman applies in the 60 seconds between each round can make the difference between a win and a loss for a fighter.

Like a basketball point guard on a basketball team or a football quarterback, setters are the leaders on the court for their volleyball team. Just as point guards and quarterbacks call plays for their offense, setters communicate plays and strategies to teammates for each point.

Manchester United star Wayne Rooney lifts weights according to a custom plan developed by his team trainer. The players for DC United perform a combination of lifting in the weight room and resistance exercises out on the practice field.

Want your child to be king or queen of the playground during recess kickball? There's no better way for them to succeed than to know how to blast a kickball great distances.

One skill every cyclist should have, besides changing a flat tire, is how to fix a slipped or dropped chain. A bicycle chain usually drops off a gear or chainring because the teeth have become worn and narrow, the chain has stretched or it has a bad link.

Skiing and snowboarding are both snow sports but use different types of foot and ankle movements. The boots worn for these sports have only one thing in common: both attach to the bindings of snow sport equipment. Otherwise, the two types of snow-sliding boots look and feel completely different.

Soccer goalkeepers spend most of the game far from the action, yet they often stand out from other players due to their bright, distinctive uniforms. Some goalkeepers wear different uniforms for practical reasons, while others do it to enhance their personal style and perhaps intimidate their competitors.