Sport The Let's Go Club

This is The Let's Go Club, but mini!

Expect making, exploring,

supersizing, dancing,

fact-finding and laughing.

So, get ready for more fun from The Let's Go Club.

Today, we're finding out all about sport.

Awesome goals, amazing tricks,

with bats and balls, clubs and sticks.

Running and jumping for crowds that roar,

it's all about the final score.

Let's get to those facts.

First up, hockey pucks were once made from cow poo.

-COW MOOS

-Eurgh!

But true.

The first ice hockey games were played in Canada on iced-over ponds.

And before anyone had thought to invent a puck,

players used chunks of frozen cowpats instead.

Thankfully, hockey was played outside,

so any smell wouldn't have hung around.

But you wouldn't want to be following that puck on a windy day.

Eurgh!

Next, golf is the one sport that has been played on the moon.

Swing!

Astronaut Alan Shepard hit two golf balls on the moon.

His first swing didn't go so well,

but the second hit was a flier.

Now, don't be thinking it's because Alan was a great golfer.

His ball travelled further on the moon than it would have on earth.

There's no atmosphere and little gravity up there

to slow the golf ball down.

Out in space, we'd all be awesome golfers.

Four!

Next up, cricket is the only sport

to have a built-in lunch break.

Stumped?

Cricket games last a long time.

Some stretch out for five whole days,

so it makes sense that the teams stop to eat now and again.

You can't bat and bowl on an empty stomach.

But that's not all.

Play stops for an afternoon tea break, too.

Although, it's not because the players get a bit peckish.

It all started in Australia a long time ago,

when players would take a break to get out of the blazing sun.

But the idea of a cuppa caught on

and eventually became a proper part of the game.

How's that?!

And finally,

Olympic champions don't always win gold medals.

Nope.

At the 1900 Paris Olympics,

the winners were given all sorts of things.

Sculptures, money,

trophies and paintings.

The organisers thought these prizes would be much more valuable.

That may be true,

but they're not very easy to wear.

Fact.

You can be part of The Let's Go Club, too.

Grab a grown-up and head to the CBeebies website.

Remember, we're the club that never closes.