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OUR NATIONAL SPORT: JEREED

OUR NATIONAL SPORT: JEREED. A SIGN OF BRAVERY. Horses have been the most sacred and indispensable animals for us – Turkish people . Turks were born, grew up, lived, fought and died on horseback. Turks brought

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OUR NATIONAL SPORT: JEREED

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  1. OUR NATIONAL SPORT: JEREED

  2. A SIGN OF BRAVERY

  3. Horses have been themostsacred andindispensable animals for us – Turkishpeople. Turks were born, grew up, lived, fought and died on horseback.

  4. Turks brought this horse-riding game with them in their journey from Central Asia to Anatolia in the 11th century. Sojereedhas beenthe most important sporting and ceremonial game of Turkish peopleforovercenturies.

  5. THE EQUIPMENT Thethingsyouneedarejustthefollowing: A drieddate, oakor poplar stickwithbluntends Horse

  6. THE RULES • There aretwo teams • Playersare placed in rows of 6, 8 or 12 players in a largefield • Jereed players, dressed in regional costumes, mount their horses.

  7. How to play Jereed • With their right hand,Jereedplayers hold the first jereed – a long stick • they will throw while holding other jereeds in their left hand.

  8. One rider from each side rushes forth towards the opposite side until they are within 30-40 meters of the other side. Then one player shouts the name of a player from the other team, challenging him to enter the game.

  9. He then throws the jereed in his right hand to that player. • Later he turns around and he spurs his horse towards his own row. • The challenged player from the opposite team follows him and throws a jereed at the player who is running away.

  10. Another player from the first row comes out and meets the returning rider. • The player from the second row starts riding quickly to his row and takes his former place. • This time his rival chases him and throws a jereed at him. The game continues in this manner.

  11. BENEFITS Improving your fitness and well-being through horse riding Boosting the cardiovascular system Strenghtening our muscles helps in improving the respiratory process of the body

  12. improving concentration and reflexes improving the coordination power of the rider, especially the eye and hand coordination. • improving the self-confidence of a personemergency situations. • easing stresses on the mind

  13. Preparedby:TheComeniusteam of Ord. Prof. Dr. Cahit Arf İlköğretim Okulu İstanbul-TurkeyPresentedby: Muhammet Samet BektaşÖmer Kaan Cebecioğlu

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