Sports Vocabulary
The area where basketball is played.
What is a basketball court?
This 90's era player is considered the best basketball player ever.
Who is Michael Jordan?
In tennis, you must hit the ball over this.
What is the net?
Played in a gym or outside, you bounce the ball while moving, trying to score in a hoop.
What is basketball?
This expression is used for someone considered the “Greatest Of All Time” in sports.
What is GOAT?
The small object hit back and forth in badminton.
What is a birdie/shuttlecock?
This Chinese basketball player, 7 feet 6 inches tall, played for the Houston Rockets and helped popularize basketball in China.
Who is Yao Ming?
In basketball, moving with the ball without bouncing it is called a what?
What is a travel/traveling?
You hit a lightweight shuttlecock/birdie with a racket over a net, and the game can be singles or doubles.
What is badminton?
“He gave it his ___” = he tried his best
What is all?
Used to hit the ball in baseball.
What is a baseball bat?
Nicknamed the "Black Mamba".
Who is Kobe Bryant?
In this sport, only the goalie/keeper can touch the ball with their hands.
What is soccer/football?
Two teams try to hit a small hard ball with bats, run around bases, and score runs.
What is baseball?
“They are fighting an uphill ___” = facing a difficult challenge
What is battle?
In basketball, this is the skill of bouncing the ball while moving across the court.
What is dribbling?
Representing China, this freestyle skier won multiple gold medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics and is nicknamed “China’s Snow Princess".
Who is Gu Ailing (Eileen Gu)?
In basketball, if a player scores a shot from half-court, how many points does the team get?
What is 3 points?
Played on ice, two teams use sticks to hit a puck into the opponent’s goal while skating.
What is hockey?
“Throw in the ___” = give up or admit defeat
What is towel?
In baseball, hitting the ball over the fence is called a what?
What is Home Run/Homer?
Known as the “Fastest Man in the World,” this Jamaican sprinter holds the world records for both the 100 meters and 200 meters and won multiple Olympic gold medals.
Who is Usain Bolt?
In baseball, you run to these to score points.
What are bases?
In this sport, two teams take turns batting and bowling. Players score runs by hitting a hard ball and running between two sets of wooden sticks. It is very popular in countries like Pakistan, England, and Australia. Hint: Its name is also the name of a bug.
What is cricket?
When a player performs very well under pressure, especially at the last moment, they are said to do this.
What is clutch?