Handicap
Handicap a type of track race, very popular in australia, in which the riders start from different points, based on past performance. The fastest riders, known as "scratch men," start at the usual start line, while the "outmarkers" start at various positions up to 250 meters away, thus getting a head start (cycling) handicap a problem a person encounters because of a hindrance or difficulty imposed by physical, health, learning or behavioral characteristics that interfere with achievement or acceptance by society. See also disability (dict.Of sp.And ex.Sc.1991, 68P.) Handicap a value assigned to each player in a polo team based on previous performances. The combined values for each team in a game are taken into account and the team with the highest handicap value has to concede points, based on the handicap difference between the two teams, to their opponents before the match has started. Unlike in golf, the higher the handicap the better the player (polo) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 447P.) Handicap in some sport disciplines term for a point (e.G. In golf), weight (e.G. In horse racing), time (e.G. In equestrian), or distance bonus awarded to participants in the competition with a lower level of performance, the idea behind a handicap is to create equal opportunities for winning a competition where athletes with a higher performance level participate (e.G. In golf between amateur and professional players). In horse racing the stronger competitor is loaded with additional weight (e.G. In handicap races, » gallop racing). (H.Haag &g. Haag, dictionary, 2003, 234p.) Handicap the number of strokes by which a golfer‟s average score exceeds par for the course, this number being subtracted from one‟s score in strokeplay competitions (golf) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 291P.) Handicap a weight that a horse must carry in a handicap race according to its previous performances, gender, age, and the quality of the horses it-is racing against (equestrian) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 347P.) Handicap 1. A contest, especially a horse race, in which individual competitors are given an advantage or disadvantage in an attempt to give every contestant an equal chance 2. A compensation in strokes given to a golfer on the basis of skill in past performances (dict. Of sp. And ex. Sc. 2006, 101P.)
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