There are cottage industries, like knitting, pottery and glass-blowing and farming and fishing still supply some island needs, but carriage rides, caf s, guest houses and h tels are important ways of earning a living. The only drawback to living in a small community is that team games pose a problem. There are not enough players to make two teams. In the summer the additional summer staff make football games possible, but local sporting interests inevitably centre on individual skills rather than team games. Sark youths turn naturally to the sea as a source of entertainment and exercise, and youngsters on Sark have boats where their mainland contemporaries would have cars.
Diving is a popular hobby, and there is a facility for diving holidays on the island.
There is an annual road race, the Sark Ten, attended by runners from Guernsey and Jersey. The swimming pools on the island are small outdoor ones, and usually emptied in the winter. Natural History Sark is a popular holiday destination for naturalists. Both plants and animals show the past links with Europe, and reflect the isolation since the last Ice Age. Bird watchers enjoy the spring and autumn migrations, when many species use the island to rest.