Sunday, December 14, 2008

Sports: Vocabulary

Getting to now many different sports is a hard task, but some of them, due to their popularity, are part of the other culture and a minimum knowledge of the related vocabulary implies getting to know a bit more about this culture, so here you are a list of sports and some related vocabulary:
Track and field athletics:
hurdle race
track
sprints/middle distance/long distance
discus/javelin/hammer throw
long/high jump - pole vault
marathon/pentathlon/heptathlon/decathlon
Basketball
foul/violations/double dribbling
point/ a shot/ a slum dunk/ free throws
guard, small/power foward, center
Baseball
defense/offense player
4 bases= a diamond
home plate
pitcher/catcher
American football
end zone /posts
kick off
interception
tackled
offensive line/quarterback/running backs/receivers/tight end
Tennis
singles/doubles
clay/hard/grass court
lines/net
love=zero/deuce/advantage/tiebreak
game/set points
Hockey
disk=puck
sticks
rink
Swimming
butterfly/backstroke/breakstroke/front crawl (freestyle)/individual medley
Golf
club(driver/putter/iron) 18 holes
par=reach the screen in two strokes
Soccer
penalty area/spot
direct/indirect free kick
goal lines
foul - yellow/red card
goalkeerper/striker/midfielder/defender
offside

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