Hey signers! Today you are going to learn how to sign sports. There are a lot of
different sports out there, so naturally we have a lot of signs to go through today.
Even then, there will be signs that we won't get to today, but check out our signing dictionary at
learnhowtosign.org. We are constantly adding more signs, and you might find what you're looking for
there. We love making these videos, so if you have anything specific that you want to learn,
let us know. In the description there's a list of words that are in this video,
as well as chapters to easily navigate the specific signs. At the end of this video we'll
spend some time learning how to put these signs in common sentences related to sports. As always
be sure to like, subscribe, and be notified. Now let's learn how to sign some sport signs.
As you will notice, nearly every one of these signs are iconic. If you don't see a sport
sign that is taught in this video, just think about how you would act it out. Just because
we didn't teach you in this video doesn't mean there isn't one. There just might not
have been a sign that we have seen ourselves. So let's learn how to sign some sport signs.
ARCHERY ARCHERY
It's like you're pulling back the bow and letting it go.
ARCHERY BASEBALL
BASEBALL It's like you're holding a baseball bat,
and you're swinging. BASEBALL
BASKETBALL BASKETBALL
You're holding the basketball and you're twisting it.
BASKETBALL BOWLING
BOWLING It's like you're rolling the bowling ball down.
BOWLING BOXING
BOXING You've got fists to look like you're boxing.
BOXING CHEER
Like the sport or cheerleading. It's like the pompoms moving back and forth.
CHEER or CHEERLEADING
CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY
It's C C for cross country with the sign RUN. CROSS COUNTRY
FISHING FISHING
It's like you're casting out and then reeling it in.
FISHING FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL These are the two teams colliding into each other.
FOOTBALL GOLF
GOLF It's just like you're swinging
a golf club. GOLF
GYMNASTICS GYMNASTICS
This is like a gymnast going around the bar. GYMNASTICS
HOCKEY HOCKEY
You've got a bent finger, just like it's the hockey stick hitting a hockey puck.
HOCKEY HOCKEY
KARATE KARATE
You're just showing off your karate moves. KARATE
POOL POOL
This is like playing the game pool. POOL
SKI SKI
These are the blades and they're going down the mountain.
SKI SNOWBOARD or SNOWBOARD
It's like the board going down the mountain. SNOWBOARD or SNOWBOARD
SOCCER or SOCCER It's like you're kicking
the ball when you play soccer. SOCCER
SOCCER SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL You're making the shape of the softball.
SOFTBALL SURF
SURF This is the person standing on the surfboard.
SURF SWIMMING
SWIMMING You're just acting like you're swimming.
SWIMMING TENNIS
TENNIS It's just like you're holding a tennis
racket and playing a game. TENNIS TRACK
TRACK It's like the people racing against each other.
TRACK Now
there are three different signs for volleyball.
VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL Just like you're playing with the volleyball,
flicking it, or V-B. VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL
WATER POLO WATER POLO
It's the sign WATER and like you're grabbing the ball above your head.
WATER POLO WEIGHT LIFTING
WEIGHT LIFTING It's just like you're holding up the weights.
WEIGHT LIFTING WRESTLING
WRESTLING Your two hands are interlocked
together like you're wrestling. WRESTLING Now we're going to jump into signs that have
to do with the sports itself. So let's jump right into learning some more sport signs.
FIRST SECOND and
THIRD PLACE You just do your finger and twist it in.
FIRST SECOND
THIRD BALL
BALL It's just like you're making the shape of a ball.
BALL DEFENSE
DEFENSE Letter D's like you're blocking something.
DEFENSE HIT
HIT Just like you're holding a baseball bat,
and you're hitting it out of the park. HIT
ICE SKATE ICE SKATE
Your fingers are like the blades on the ice.
ICE SKATE JOG
JOG Just act like you're jogging.
JOG OFFENSE
OFFENSE As in offense in a game.
OFFENSE PLAY
PLAY Think of children running around and playing.
PLAY POINTS
POINTS This is like you're getting points in a game.
POINTS PRACTICE
PRACTICE Your non-dominant hand
is an index finger and your dominant is moving back and forth on top of it.
PRACTICE REFEREE or REF
You're just fingerspelling the abbreviation R-E-F REFEREE or REF
RIDE A BIKE RIDE A BIKE
Your hands are like the feet on the pedals. RIDE A BIKE
RUN RUN
Both fingers are in an "L" hand shape hooked together.
RUN SCORE
SCORE It's the act of counting out something
for the score. SCORE
SHOOT SHOOT
It's just like you're shooting a basket. SHOOT
SKATEBOARD SKATEBOARD
Your fingers are making the wheels of the skateboard.
SKATEBOARD
THROW THROW
Your two fingers are flicking forward like you're throwing something.
THROW WORK OUT or EXERCISE
It's just like you're lifting weights or jumping rope.
WORK OUT or EXERCISE We've learned so many sport signs,
so now let's put them into sentences. In the summer I enjoy the olympics.
DURING SUMMER I ENJOY OLYMPICS I. You're doing time first in the sentence.
My favorite sports are basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics. MY FAVORITE SPORTS
and you're going to list your three favorite sports
BASKETBALL VOLLEYBALL GYMNASTICS.
Do you like boxing or karate? YOU LIKE BOXING KARATE WHICH?
This which is asking between which of these two signs.
Fun fact: the signals in baseball were created by a deaf baseball player named William Dummy Hoy
when he was missing the calls, so the umpire and him created the signals and it stuck ever since.
Also the huddle was invented by a deaf football team to hide their plays from another team.
I know this was a lot of signs, so be sure and go back and practice these again,
and don't forget to put down in the comments if you have any suggestions for future videos,
and until next time keep learning how to sign.