Module 4 Sport vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. strike or propel forcibly with the foot.
  2. 8. the sport or pastime of sliding downhill on a snowboard.
  3. 9. push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.
  4. 11. propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.
  5. 12. the action of travelling over snow on skis, especially as a sport or recreation.
  6. 16. a game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed at each end of the court.
  7. 17. any of various forms of team game involving kicking (and in some cases also handling) a ball
  8. 18. the sport or activity of climbing mountains or cliffs.
  9. 19. bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully.
Down
  1. 1. the sport or activity of riding a bicycle. Cycle racing has three main forms: road racing (typically over long distances), pursuit (on an oval track), and cyclo-cross (over rough, open country).
  2. 2. a game in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court.
  3. 3. a sport of unarmed combat derived from ju-jitsu and intended to train the body and mind. It involves using holds and leverage to unbalance the opponent.
  4. 4. the sport or activity of propelling oneself through water using the limbs.
  5. 5. a system of unarmed combat using the hands and feet to deliver and block blows, widely practised as a sport.
  6. 7. the activity of moving on a surface, wearing rollerblades
  7. 10. exercises developing or displaying physical agility and coordination. The modern sport of gymnastics typically involves exercises on bars, beam, floor, and vaulting horse.
  8. 13. a game played on a large open-air course, in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground, the object being to use the fewest possible strokes to complete the course.
  9. 14. intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped)
  10. 15. the activity of dancing for pleasure or in order to entertain others.