Bo-taoshi

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bo-taoshi

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the game type?Japanese team sport, a large-scale capture-the-flag variant focused on pole toppling
2. What is the players per team?75 players, totaling 150 players per game
3. Why do the poles have to be tilted to less than 30 degrees?The winning rule says a team wins when the other team’s pole is tilted to an angle less than 30 degrees from the ground, meaning it is almost toppled.
4. How many players are on each team in Bo-taoshi?Each team has 75 players, so 150 kids play in total.

Bo-taoshi: A Japanese team sport meaning 'pole toppling,' characterized by its large number of players and strategic objective.
National Defense Academy (NDA): A Japanese institution where Bo-taoshi is a significant and traditional event, often played on its anniversary.
Horizontal Angle: The measurement of the pole's inclination relative to the ground, with 0 degrees being perfectly flat and 90 degrees being perfectly upright.