Sports Vocabulary

3. a game in which two teams of six players use their hands to hit a large ball backwards and forwards over a high net
6. a large sports ground surrounded by rows of seats and usually other buildings
7. an area of ground specially prepared and marked for playing a sports game
9. a game in which two or four players use rackets to hit a ball backwards and forwards across a net on a specially marked court
10. the official who controls the game in some sports
13. the sport or activity of travelling in a boat with sails
15. the sport or activity of riding a bicycle
16. a piece of ground with a special surface for people, cars, etc. to have races or to drive on
17. a game played with sticks to hit a small hard ball into a series holes

1. a person who trains a person or team in sport
2. a place where games such as tennis and basketball are played
4. a person who takes part in a game or sport
5. a large area of land that is designed for playing golf on
6. a person who is watching an event, especially a sports event
8. the sport or activity of climbing rocks or mountains
9. a group of people who play a particular game or sport against another group of people
11. a person who admires somebody/something or enjoys watching or listening to somebody/something very much
12. the sport or activity of moving over snow on skis
14. a room or hall with equipment for doing physical exercise, for example in a school