I am looking for a rundown on the "official" number of players needed
to comprise a single team for a variety of team sports (for example,
baseball is 9; Ultimate Frisbee 7).  I am looking for a listing
according to number of players (from 1 to 12 players) with the various
sports listed under each number.

A good listing of various sports can be found at
http://directory.google.com/Top/Sports/.  I hope you can help me!

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 06 Mar 2003 12:00 PST

Hi Prpro,

It’s nice to see you here again.

I have found the number of players needed for the following team
sports:

Goalball
Roller Ball
Hockey
Football
Soccer
Lacrosse
Baseball
Ultimate
Team Handball
Netball
Volleyball
Tennis
Paddleball
Basketball
Curling
Kabaddi 
Skid Monster Racing

Could you please tell me if there is any other team sport that you
require in order to complete the answer.

Thanks
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by prpro-ga on 06 Mar 2003 12:33 PST

Great list; here are some others.  Just so you know, I am trying to
find sports team sizes that correspond to each number from 2 to 12.

•	Archery 
•	Badminton 
•	Board Sports 
•	Bobsledding 
•	Boomerang 
•	Bowling 
•	Boxball 
•	Canoe-Kayak Racing 
•	Cricket 
•	Croquet 
•	Gymnastics 
•	Hockey 
•	Hurling 
•	Jai-Alai 
•	Luge 
•	Lumbering 
•	Paddling 
•	Polo 
•	Rowing 
•	Rugby 
•	Sailing 
•	Skiing 
•	Squash 
•	Surfing 
•	Track and Field relays 
-       Tug-of-War) 
•	Water Polo 
•	Winter Sports

Hi prpro,

The following is a listing of sports categorized by the number of
official players on a team. There are some sports, for example tennis,
that are played by one or more players. Where this is the case, I have
listed them in the appropriate categories:

1 PLAYER:

Badminton  
Billiards
Boomerang  
Boules
Bowling  
Bowls
Boxball  
Canoeing-Kayaking
Court Handball
Croquet  
Fencing
Golf
Jai-Alai  
Luge  
Petanque
Pool
Snooker
Squash  
Surfing  
Table Tennis
Tennis 

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2 PLAYERS:

Badminton  
Beach Volleyball
Bobsledding  
Boules
Bowling  
Bowls
Canoeing-Kayaking
Court Handball
Croquet  
Gymnastics  
Jai-Alai  
Luge  
Paddleball 
Petanque
Pool
Racquetball
Snooker
Squash  
Table Tennis
Tennis 

**************************

3 PLAYERS:

Boules
Bowls
Goalball 
Gymnastics  
Jai-Alai  
Paddleball 
Petanque
Skid Monster Racing 

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4 PLAYERS:

Bobsledding  
Boules
Bowls
Curling 
Gymnastics  
Paddleball 
Polo  
Racquetball
Roller Ball 
Surfing  
Track and Field relays

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5 PLAYERS:

Basketball 
Bowling  
Water Polo  

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6 PLAYERS:

Ice Hockey
Volleyball 

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7 PLAYERS:

Kabaddi  
Netball 
Team Handball 
Ultimate

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8 PLAYERS:

Korfball
Tug-of-War

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9 PLAYERS:

Baseball 
Rounders
Softball (Fastpitch)

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10 PLAYERS:

Lacrosse (Men)
Softball (Slowpitch)

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11 PLAYERS:

Cricket  
Football 
Hockey 
Soccer 

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12 PLAYERS:

Lacrosse (Womens)
Shinty

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13 PLAYERS:

Rugby (League)

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15 PLAYERS:

Hurling  
Rugby  (Union)

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Sources:
'Google Directory'
http://directory.google.com/Top/Sports/

'Sports Rules'
http://www.sportsrules.50g.com/

'Tony Hinchliffe's Sports Facts'
http://sportsfacts.net/

Search keywords:
rules +"sport" 
teams rules +"sport"
players +"sport"

Please note that in your question you have requested listings
according to numbers of players from 1 to 12 players, and from 2 to 12
players in your subsequent clarification. Also, you have requested to
include in the lists rugby and hurling, both of which consist of teams
of more than 12 players. I have therefore included these in the above
listings.

I hope you find the information I have given you helpful. If there are
any other sports that you are interested in which have not been
included in the list provided, please do not hesitate to let me know
which ones they are and I will endeavor to supply the information.

Best regards,
rainbow-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by prpro-ga on 09 Mar 2003 10:54 PST

Rainbow-ga, this is a GREAT listing; just what I needed -- I think. 
For clarification, is the number of players indicated (a) the number
of players on each TEAM or (b) the total number of players required
for the match (i.e., the number of players on BOTH teams)?  What I'm
seeking is (a).

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Clarification of Answer by rainbow-ga on 09 Mar 2003 12:01 PST

Hi prpro,

Thank you for your request for clarification. I have dealt with your
question in accordance with what you are seeking. The number of
players in each sport in the listing is the number of players on
*each* team. If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to
ask.

Best regards,
rainbow-ga

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Clarification of Answer by rainbow-ga on 09 Mar 2003 12:27 PST

Hi prpro,
Thank you very much for the rating and your generous tip. 
Best regards,
rainbow-ga

Excellent; thanks for the great work!!!!

As an additional comment, fencing is contested in teams of 3
(National/World Championships, single-weapon format) or 9 (collegiate
3-weapon format), not just as an individual sport (as listed above).

Not mentioned here is the sport of Rowing.
There are several categories (number of official players on the
"team") that this sport falls under. If you are not familiar with
rowing, let me begin by saying that with more than one person in a
racing shell, there is the option for having a coxswain in the boat
(I'll explain momentarily).

There are two types of rowing: Sweep and Scull. Sweep rowing involves
each rower having only one oar, whereas in sculling each rower has two
oars that are smaller than sweep oars. As you can imagine, the boat
does not rock side to side (referred to by people I row with as the
"set" of the boat) nearly as much when each rower has two oars.

The coxswain is a person who sits in the boat with controls to the
boat's rudder, and often a tool called a "cox box". The cox box is a
waterproof computer for keeping track of rower's rates. It is possible
(and common) to have a cox box in a boat without a coxswain. It would
then be mounted so the rower can read their own stroke rating. The cox
box also doubles as an amplifier for the coxswain. By use of a
head-mounted microphone, the coxwain can then instruct the rowers to
keep them moving in sync with each-other. In practice, they run drills
& exercises.

This said, it will be easier to understand how the numbers in the boat
can fluctuate depending on the size of the boat (reffered by number of
rowers in the boat), the style of rowing, and most commonly the type
of equipment.

A single has one rower, scull style, referred to as sculling. The boat
is referred to as a scull. Beyond one rower it is referred to by
"rowing". The term "sculling" is reserved to a single.

A double has two rowers, scull style. Typically a boat this small does
not have a coxswain.

A pair has two rowers, sweep style. Again, typically a boat this small
does not have a coxswain, but it is possible.

A quad has four rowers, scull style, and typically no coxswain.

A four has four rowers, sweep style, and usually has a "cox".

An eight has eight rowers, sweep style, and always a cox.

Something I've only seen photos of is an octoped, an eight-rower scull
style shell. I have no idea if this would typically have a coxswain,
although with eight rowers in a boat it is almost necessary.

In times past, crews have built rowing shells to hold incredible
numbers of people. While not raced, I figured they would also be of
interest to anyone who is still reading.

Count the coxswain or not, but that is how rowing is set up.