Sports Terms

3. In baseball, it's a gameending hit or run that allows the winning team to walk off the field immediately after.
6. A rule violation in various sports, resulting in a penalty for the offending player or team.
9. In soccer, a direct free kick awarded to an attacking team following a foul inside the opponent's penalty area.
11. A quick offensive move in basketball where a team rapidly advances the ball up the court to score before the defense can set up.
13. A term in golf for a score one stroke under par on a hole.
16. In golf, it refers to an individual swing of the club to strike the ball.
18. In tennis, it's when a player fails to get both serves into play, resulting in a point for the opponent.
19. In baseball, it refers to the area inside the baselines, including the pitcher's mound, home plate, and the bases.
21. In soccer, it's when a player scores three goals in a single game.
22. Extra playing time added to a game when the score is tied at the end of regulation.

1. The expected number of strokes a skilled golfer should take to complete a hole or course.
2. A defensive strategy in team sports where each player is responsible for guarding a specific area or zone rather than a specific opponent.
4. In hockey or soccer, it's when a player with the ball/puck gets ahead of all defenders and has a clear path to the goal.
5. A shot or stroke in tennis, table tennis, or squash where the back of the hand faces the direction of the shot.
7. A rule in soccer and hockey where an attacking player is in the opponent's half of the field/ice ahead of the ball/puck when it's played.
8. A serve in tennis that the opponent fails to touch with their racket, resulting in a point for the server.
10. In golf, it's a very short and easy putt, almost guaranteed to go in.
11. In basketball, it's a free shot awarded after certain fouls, usually taken from the freethrow line.
12. In basketball, it's when a missed shot bounces off the backboard or rim, and another player gains possession.
14. In team sports like basketball or soccer, it refers to the act of passing the ball to a teammate who then scores.
15. Replacing one player with another during a game in various team sports.
17. In tennis, it's a sequence of shots exchanged between the players until the point is won.
20. When a team loses possession of the ball to the opposing team in sports like basketball or American football.