Basketball
A violation of the rules that occurs when a player holding the ball moves one or both their feet illegally.
What is a travel?
Strikeout, force out, tag out, and fly out.
What are the most common ways to record outs?
The offense commits a foul in its own end zone or; when an impetus by a team sends the ball behind its own goal line, and the ball is dead in the end zone in its possession or the ball is out of bounds behind the goal line.
What is a safety?
A skill wherein the player deflects the ball from the opponent
What is a block?
Either of the lines that bound the long sides of the field of play in soccer
What is a touch line?
Any part of the ball or player that touches the midcourt line or back court is deemed to be in violation.
What is a back court violation?
A batter receives a ___ when the umpire calls 4 pitches "balls" (outside the strike zone and not swung at by the batter).
What is a base on ball
A penalty occurs when a player grasps, pulls, and or twists another player's helmet to try and slow them down
What is face mask?
A skill wherein the player deflects the ball from the opponent
What is a block?
A line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated.
What is a goal line?
a legal block set by an offensive player on the side of or behind a defender in order to free a teammate to take a shot or receive a pass.
What is a screen or pick?
The number of innings in a softball game
What is 7 innings?
The ball is on, above, or behind the plane of the opponents' goal line (extended) and is in possession of a runner who has advanced from the field of play into the end zone.
What is a touchdown?
The number of players on a volleyball court at one time
What is 6?
Indicates the minimum distance that opposing players must keep at kick-off
What is a center circle?
The ball being touched with both hands simultaneously.
What is a double dribble?
When a batter hits the ball in the air (not including balls designated as line drives) and an opposing defender catches it before it hits the ground or fence.
What is a fly out?
A penalty that is called against the offense for failing to line up prior to the snap according to specific guidelines
What is an illegal penalty?
a ball that on the service (as in tennis and volleyball) strikes the top of the net and lands in the service court but must be served over
What is a net ball?
Each team takes turns shooting at goal from the penalty mark, with the goal defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper.
What is a penalty shot?
Are unopposed attempts to score points by shooting from behind the free throw line
What is a free throw?
The player who is initially listed on the lineup card in the team's batting order but not in the defensive lineup
What is a designated player?
The number of players on the field at one time
What is 11?
The strategy used to send the ball over the net to the opponent in such a manner that ball is not returnable.
What is a spike?
Is awarded when the whole of the ball passes over the goal line, on the ground or in the air, having last touched a player of the defending team, and a goal is not scored.
What is a corner kick?