APE Final Semester 2
Across
- 3. a round object (usually spherical, but can sometimes be ovoid) with several uses
- 6. gently tap (a pitched ball) without swinging in an attempt to make it more difficult to field
- 8. a player must hit the ball with his or her hand over the net to land inside the lines of the court
- 9. offensive play where a player swings the ball with their palm sharply downwards over the net and into the opposing court, making it difficult for the opposing team to recover the ball
- 10. throwing the basketball toward the hoop
- 11. a flat often five-sided piece of hard rubber or other material that serves to define the area over which the pitcher must throw the ball for a strike and that a base runner must safely reach on his way from third base to score a run
- 12. separates the two teams and over which the volleyball must pass
- 14. a ball game played between two teams of nine girls on a field with a diamond-shaped circuit of four bases
- 15. a ball game played between two teams of nine boys on a field with a diamond-shaped circuit of four bases
- 17. a game for two teams, usually of six players, in which a large ball is hit by hand over a high net, the aim being to score points by making the ball reach the ground on the opponent's side of the court
- 18. to exercise by lifting heavy objects (such as barbells) in order to become stronger
- 22. a bat with a long handle attached to a round frame with a network of tight strings over it
- 23. a game in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court
- 24. an unimpeded attempt at a basket (worth one point) awarded to a player following a foul or other infringement
- 25. a type of motion in baseball made by a batter
Down
- 1. movement of the ball, caused by a player in control, who throws or taps the ball to the floor
- 2. a form of team game played in North America with an oval ball on a field
- 3. a smooth wooden or metal club used in the sport of baseball to hit the ball after it is thrown by the pitcher
- 4. the action of attacking or engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring points or goals
- 5. a fair hit that allows the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases without stopping and score a run
- 6. a game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed above each end of the court
- 7. the action of defending from or resisting attack
- 10. an overhead pass used to change the direction of the dig and put the ball in a good position for the spiker
- 13. one of the four corners or points of the baseball diamond, each 90 feet from the next
- 16. an infraction of the rules in basketball more serious than a violation
- 19. a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills
- 20. a large glove worn by baseball players of the defending team, which assists players in catching and fielding balls hit by a batter or thrown by a teammate
- 21. unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approximately 1.609 kilometres)
- 22. move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time
- 23. a six-point score made by carrying or passing the ball into the end zone of the opposing side, or by recovering it there following a fumble or blocked kick