SPORTS VOCABULARY

2. This is a verb used with recreational activities and with individual, non-team sports or sports in which a ball is not used.
8. A grassy area marked out in a park or stadium for playing sports such as Football, Rugby and outdoor sports.
9. It is an oval-shaped bat with strings across it.
10. A hard surface where you can play sports like basketball or volleyball.
11. A piece of ground, usually oval-shaped, that is used for races involving athletes (running).
14. verb or adjective form of freedom.
16. A piece of clothing that is worn for swimming, especially by women and girls.
17. The general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing.
18. noun form of dive.
20. A long, thin piece of wood used in playing various sports.
24. A sports competition in which players who win a match continue to play further matches in the competition until just one person or team is left.
25. This is a verb generally used with team sports and those sports that need a ball or similar object.
27. Another way to say kick a ball.
29. To become involved in something such as a fight or competition with someone.

1. This is a verb used with activities and sports that end in -ing.
2. A session of vigorous physical exercise or training.
3. When you sit on a horse and control its movements.
4. A pair of boots with thin metal bars attached to the bottoms.
5. verb form of competition or competitior.
6. A contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.
7. verb form of strong.
8. The act of rehearsing a behaviour repeatedly, to help learn and eventually master a skill.
12. Physical exercises and activities performed inside, often using equipment such as bars and ropes.
13. When you travel across the water.
15. One of two upright posts that form part of the goal in various games (such as soccer, hockey, and football).
19. If one of the team members do this, you gain a point for the team.
21. When you enter to an organization of people interested in a particular activity or subject.
22. adjective for of fitness.
23. A warm suit consisting of trousers and a top which people wear to relax and to do exercise.
26. A soft sports shoe suitable for casual wear; a sneaker.
28. A playful activity such as soccer, tennis, basketball, that may be unstructured.