Sports Vocabulary
Across
- 2. game or event in which people compete to win
- 5. cup-shaped trophy, awarded as a prize in a contest
- 6. top-rated, highly successful player
- 9. particular contest in a sporting programme
- 12. organized event in which people compete to win
- 15. sports official with authority to make rulings during a contest
Down
- 1. level area for holding sports events, surrounded by seats for spectators
- 2. person who trains and directs an athlete or a sports team
- 3. fellow member of a sports team
- 4. instance of scoring in a ball game by getting the ball into a target such as between goal-posts, through a hoop, or into a net.
- 6. leader of a team
- 7. punishment imposed on a player or team for breaking the rules of a sport
- 8. person who trains for and competes in a sport
- 10. protect one's goal rather than attempt to score against one's opponents
- 11. condition of being physically fit and healthy
- 13. person one competes against in a contest or a game; rival
- 14. an illegal position ahead of the ball (in football, rugby, hockey, etc.)
- 16. piece of land marked out for a sports contest e.g. hockey field