by Maria López-Navarro

Assignment nr 4: connect & combine

The challenge is to use TWO HOUSEHOLD

ITEMS of any type - to come up with

a brand new SPORT.

household 1an OVEN PLATE

household 2a BELT

Presentation:

An Sport Magazine introducing the brand new sport of

Pool-Skeletonnering.

Hope you like it.

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WHO CAN PLAYThis is a new sport for everybody, men & women, youngs & elderly, all of who likes water sports in summer and even in winter.

Read more in page 2

EQUIPMENTStarting with a sled with belt, waterproof clothes and a face-protector is possible,need a swimming pool and ...

More in page 3 & 4

SPORT & ATHLETE Lying on your stomach, secured with the sled-belt, swimming facing-down on water with your arms...

More in page 5 & 6

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Pool-Skeletonnering

included in

the Opympics Catalogue

as a Brand New Sport

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Who can play Pool-Skeletonnering?

All the family can play Pool-Skeletonnering in a indoor or outdoor swimming pool.

Requirements: good health and intetest in sports.Talk to your doctor before starting to play.

NAUTAM A G A Z I N E

THE STORY OF POOL-SKELETONNERINGPool-Skeletonnering is a slow all-year sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled over a

cold track in a swimming pool while lying face down, during

which athletes experience ingravidity, cold and humidity in the entire body.It originated in St. Moritz,

Switzerland as a spin-off from the

popular winter sport of Skeleton. The sport of skeleton can be traced to 1882. As the popularity

of the sport grew in Europe, in 2002 skeleton was added permanently to the Olympic Program.

Nowadays, due to climate changes, there are some areas

that will not have snow anymore. For this reason, a group of teenagers have invented this new sport: sliding on water

surface, mainly in swimming pool yet on the sea.

The Pool-Skeletonnering, a brand new sport

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Sled & Belt

Equipment:

Pool-Skeletonnering

Belt

Sled

Face-protection

COMBINES WEIGHT(athlete +

sled)

SLED

Men 115 kg 0,430 kg

Women 92 kg 0,350 kg

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Nixiebunny said in 09/04/2012 in www.boingboing.net:

“In the big scheme of things, it's not a problem for the Earth if the climate changes, as it has done many times in the last four billion years. It just affects us humans, as we tend to build houses near the shorelines”

SPORTAthletes are currently able to practice

the sport regardless of weather

conditions. The sport is also promoted by

skeleton officials as a gateway sport to

“train young, aspiring athletes...for their

future career in pool-skeletonnering.The major competitions of non-

Olympic seasons include the World

Championships and World Cups, held

annually. The rankings and results from

these competitions determine the starting positions for future races. Based on the

overall performance of a country, the

International Federation of Pool-

skeletonnering-IFPS detemines which

countries may participate in the Olympic games.

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Head

Protector

Eyes

Protector

Knees

Protection

Pool-Skeletonnering

Protection Equipment

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SPORTFor the male competition, the best 12 nations based on World Cup rankings may

participate, whereas for ladies, the best 8 may do so.

The “toboggans”used in Alpine countries at the end of the 10th century were inspired by

Canadian/Indian sleds used for transport.

In 2010, the IFPS restricted the materials with which sleds are permitted to be made. Sled

must be made of steel; the belt, however, may be made of plastics, as it helps sled to secure the athlete during a run.

Belt

Sled

‣ Began in Sta. Ana Island, in 2011

‣ Takes its name from the winter sport “skeleton”

‣ Sleds can weigh no more than 2 pounds

‣ Athlete should lay on the stomach over the sled and secure itself

with the sled-belt

‣ Enter in the swimming pool/or the sea, laying on the stomach over

the watter and get acceleration by swimming with its arms in free

style, without driving by legs and/or foot.

Quick facts

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NAUTABasic principles•Sleds that are used in race,

are carried out on watter

tracks.

•To propel the sled, only the

pushing force of the athlete

is allowed.

•No hydraulic, pneumatic or

electrical devices of any kind

are allowed on the sled.

•Sled manufacturers are

responsible for ensuring that the sled is constructed in

such a way that it can

withstand the weight of the

athlete without damage.

•In official competitions, the sled’s specifications may no

longer be modified in any

way.

•No optical, electronic,

electric, electronically activated or wave activated

components are allowed on the sled or the athlete

during official training or

competition.

Athletes and Manner of Driving• All race heats must be run

by the same athlete.

•The Race Doctor and the

Jury are authorized to prohibit athletes in

inadequate mental or

physical condition from

competing.

•Only driving from the headfirst prone position

(lying on the stomach) is

allowed. During the race

heat, the athlete is not allowed to lose contact with

the sled.

•The athlete must cross the

finish line on his sled.

•The Jury defines a zone behind the start block that

allows the athlete

preparations for the start.

•The start line must be clearly

visible, as well as the finish line.

•The starter clears the track by

means of acoustic and

optical signals.

•The athletes can accelerate the sled by swimming with

theis arms in free style,

without using legs or foot for

driving.

•The help of outside people during the start procedure is

prohibited.

Sled-Belt

Sled