Sports in Trek Lit

[David cgc]

We also had Janeway and Seven participating in that movable-target game in an episode of Voyager (The Voyager Conspiracy?). They had that target flying around the holodeck and were shooting their phasers at it.

I believe that game was called "Velocity."

 

[indianatrekker26]

i'm currently reading TNG: Exiles by Howard Weinstein. An early scene has Riker, Geordi and Worf in the holodeck playing football and then rugby. Riker and Geordi are introducing Worf to ancient contact sports. I remember in TNG: Grounded by David Bischoff, he starts the book with the crew playing beach volleyball.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

I believe that game was called "Velocity."

The alternate reality-set Starfleet Academy book "The Assassination Game" featured Kirk playing velocity against one of the Varkolak visitors. And, I believe, nearly getting beaned by a disc, if not actually.

 

[Kilana2]

I think Garak and Worf played soccer (A Stitch in Time and in the Starfleet cadet novels) if I'm not mistaken.
Garak was a goal-keeper.......

And Kathryn Janeway's former boyfriend Mark Johnson used to be a good distance swimmer.

Ah, and Picard winning the Academy marathon.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Didn't we see Parisees Squares in DS9's Rivals? Or was that squash that Bashir and O'Briend were playing?

It wasn't Parrises Squares, I know that much, because that's a team sport (requires 2 teams of 4 players each). It was probably squash or springball.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Racquetball.

 

[William Leisner]

It seems to me KRAD did. (Maybe more than once?)

I was right -- in prose and in comic forms: http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Mikel

 

[retroenzo]

Surprised nobody's mentioned these yet but Sisko was a fan of baseball, and Archer loved water polo.

Plus Voyager has catered for sports in 'Drive' (motorsport - or at least the 24th century equivalent) and 'The Fight' (boxing)

 

[retroenzo]

(Apologies - I can't edit or delete my post but I just realised this thread is about Trek literature and not Trek episodes...)

 

[DimesDan]

Having the replay of the All Ireland Hurling Semi Final on in the background (the wife is watching) has just made me wonder, has Hurling ever appeared in Trek lit?

 

[Csalem]

Having the replay of the All Ireland Hurling Semi Final on in the background (the wife is watching) has just made me wonder, has Hurling ever appeared in Trek lit?

I want to say Diane Duane included an Irish sports game in one of her books but cannot say which one. I have a memory of Kirk talking to someone in Ireland.

And continuing my vague memories, one of the Dominion War novels mentioned a sports competition taking place, possibly football World Cup, though maybe Quadrant Cup? Riker, Crusher and others discussed it at the Starbase they visited.