Sport makes health fun
6 months ago

Sport makes health fun

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Chen Xin coaches her daughter in floorball in Songjiang district, Shanghai, in 2013. The story has an unlikely beginning in 2002 when physical education teacher Chen Xin, then 27, stepped into a Swedish sports club in Shanghai. The Shanghai International Studies University teacher had felt there was a significant decline in students' enthusiasm for sports and wanted to find out about activities that might appeal to young people. At the club, Chen witnessed a spirited game — amid towering Swedish athletes, a petite girl held her own, moving about her competitors with fervor and determination and using her small stature swiftly and effectively in defense and offense. Floorball, also known as indoor bandy, is a type of floor hockey with each team consisting of five players and a goalkeeper wielding sticks with plastic netting in place of blades.

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Sport makes health fun
6 months ago

Sport makes health fun

China Daily  

Chen Xin coaches her daughter in floorball in Songjiang district, Shanghai, in 2013. The story has an unlikely beginning in 2002 when physical education teacher Chen Xin, then 27, stepped into a Swedish sports club in Shanghai. The Shanghai International Studies University teacher had felt there was a significant decline in students' enthusiasm for sports and wanted to find out …

A goal of healthy fun
6 months ago

A goal of healthy fun

China Daily  

Middle school students compete in the 2024 U-series floorball match at Shanghai Opark on April 21. Eight months remain until the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, yet in May, most parts of China were in the midst of spring, with natural ice surfaces rare sight. Compared to hockey, floorball is designed to be …

A goal of healthy fun
6 months ago

A goal of healthy fun

China Daily  

Middle school students compete in the 2024 U-series floorball match at Shanghai Opark on April 21. Eight months remain until the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, yet in May, most parts of China were in the midst of spring, with natural ice surfaces rare sight. Compared to hockey, floorball is designed to be …

A goal of healthy fun
6 months ago

A goal of healthy fun

China Daily  

By Hou Chenchen | China Daily | Updated: 2024-06-18 12:30 Middle school students compete in the 2024 U-series floorball match at Shanghai Opark on April 21. Compared to hockey, floorball is designed to be safer with its lightweight sticks made primarily of carbon material together with hollow plastic balls perforated with holes to reduce injury risks. In February 2018, China …

Sports activity set to ignite youth's passion
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Sports activity set to ignite youth's passion

China Daily  

Students try ice-skating in Ice Cube. The 2023 International Youth Sports and Health Series Activity, hosted by the China Soong Ching Ling Culture and Science Centre for Young People, commenced at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on Friday. About 600 students and teachers gathered at the cultural corridor of the National Tennis Center to gain insights into the development …

Sports activity set to ignite youth's passion
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Sports activity set to ignite youth's passion

China Daily  

Students try ice-skating in Ice Cube. The 2023 International Youth Sports and Health Series Activity, hosted by the China Soong Ching Ling Culture and Science Centre for Young People, commenced at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on Friday. About 600 students and teachers gathered at the cultural corridor of the National Tennis Center to gain insights into the development …

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