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Lacross
The first lacross game was invented in 1860 by William George Beers. They made the lacross sticks out of string bound together strong enough to withstand the forces of the ball being whipped and the ball was made of rubber. -
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Basketball
Basketball was invented by a Canadian by the name of Dr. James Naismith. It is when you shoot a rubber ball through a metal hoop and into the mesh. -
Five pin Bowling
Five pin bowling was invented by Thomas F. Ryan. He tought of this idea when he heard customers complaining that ten pin bowling is too hard. So he thought of cutting the wooden plins down about 75% and used a rubber ball smaller than a bowling ball so people can grip it easier and feel good that they got a strike! -
Jockstrap
The jockstrap was for men to wear when they are playing a game and an object can hit their private parts. It is a hard plasic cup attached to something around your waist. -
Table hockey game
Table hockey was invented by Donald Munro he created this game for hockey lovers who love hockey and have nothing else to do. In 1930 it was made out of plasic for the ice, wood for the nets, plastic puck and different colours for the teams like red and yellow. -
Instant Replay
The instant replay was invented for CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada. It somehow got into every sport so they can see if it is a foul,goal or even a suspention. It was just one extra way they can make sure of things or to check twice. -
Goalie mask
The Canadian that inveted the saviour for goalies is Jacques Plante. He saved tons of big induries for the goalies in the 1900s (he was a golie himself). He made the mask out of one piece of fiberglass and it only covered the front of his head. He first made a molding of his face then used it to shape the fiberglass after heating it. -
Trivial Pursiuit
Trivial Pursiuit was invented by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott. It is a trivia game about general knowledge and popular culture questions. In 1984 over 20 million games were sold.
