Summary: The wide world of sports is pretty easy to sign. Learn how to do sign language related to sports and recreation in this free education video.
Rachel Berman is a deaf graduate student at Gallaudet University studying audiology. Besides audiology, she is very interested in researching different ways people develop language...read more
Sign language, an often overlooked language, is incredibly beneficial to know and fun to learn. American sign language is very easy to learn for native English speakers and requires only a modicum of dedication, but the benefits of knowing sign language are immense. Imagine being able to communicate with someone who is often ignored because they cannot hear or speak the same language as those around them. Those who are hearing impaired deal with this on a daily basis. Imagine what an impact it could make their lives to have one more person connect with them by speaking their language. Most likely that would come naturally for you if you only knew how to sign. Well if you would like to learn, you can get some basic lessons from our sign language expert.
Would you like to know how to sign for things related to sports and recreation? In this free video series, you will learn the signs you will need to do just that. Learn signs for common things related to baseball, basketball and boxing. Learn signs for hockey, soccer, wrestling and tennis. You will also know how to sign descriptions for cycling, hiking and jogging. Finally, find out signs related to different technical terms.
"Now, I'd like to go over some different signs for sports. Learning signs for sports can be very easy. The reason for that is because many of these signs are very iconic. They show what the sport is. For example, the sign for wrestling. Wrestling, it's pretty clear what the sport is. Baseball, swimming...those are some ideas. Swimming, golfing, baseball, referee, someone who blows a whistle, touch down, defense, defense...offense...so in the next segments, we'll teach you a number of different signs."
eHow Article: Sign Language: Sport Signs