How well do you know your sports?

123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Across
  1. 5. national basketball association
  2. 8. national football league
  3. 9. boundary to separate the player teams
  4. 11. "Dead but not Forgotten" best soccer player
  5. 12. keeps a player safe from breaking teeth
  6. 15. stolen name
  7. 16. a lower score than the winner
  8. 19. a zone at the end of a playing area
  9. 20. makes you run home
  10. 23. keep the player's lower leg safe during a sport
  11. 24. real football
Down
  1. 1. when you hit the ball below the waist
  2. 2. originally mintonette
  3. 3. protects a player's head
  4. 4. when you hit the ball above the waist
  5. 6. group of people who play together
  6. 7. Federation international football association
  7. 10. nothing but net
  8. 13. when the playing tool passes the boundary
  9. 14. lightly hitting the ball over the net
  10. 15. anything unallowed to be done in a sport
  11. 17. best NBA player
  12. 18. best soccer player
  13. 21. hitting the ball full force
  14. 22. the team with the highest score