Across
- 3. A long stick with a pointed end that is thrown in sports competitions
- 5. A detailed plan for achieving success in situations such as war, politics, business, industry, or sport, or the skill of planning for such situations.
- 10. A high-level competition to decide who is the best, especially in a sport.
- 11. The act of scoring points by putting the ball down on the ground behind the other team's goal
- 13. The player who stands in the team's goal to try to stop the other team from scoring
- 14. Someone whose job is to teach people to improve at a sport, skill, or school subject.
- 16. The fact of losing against someone in a fight or competition, or when someone or something is made to fail.
Down
- 1. A short and very fast race, such as the 100 metres, or the last part of a longer race that is run as fast as possible.
- 2. A person, usually a woman or girl in an organized group, who leads the crowd in shouting encouragement and supporting a team at a sports event.
- 4. An occasion when you win a game, or the fact that you have won.
- 6. A game played especially in North America by two teams of nine players, in which a player hits a ball with a bat and tries to run around four bases on a large field before the other team returns the ball.
- 7. A prize, such as a gold or silver cup, that is given to the winner of a competition or race, and often returned after a year to be given to the winner of the competition in the following year.
- 8. An area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football.
- 9. In tennis or volleyball, a powerful hit that sends the ball forcefully over the net
- 12. A game played by two teams of five players who score points by throwing a large ball through an open net hanging from a metal ring.
- 15. A large closed area of land with rows of seats around the sides and often with no roof, used for sports events and musical performances.