Sports Vocabulary

A 'zero' score in Tennis

A loss of possession

a shot that is hit in a high arc, usually over the opponent’s head.

A point that will end the match if it is won by the leading player

a person who makes sure that players act according to the rules in a sports event

To throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence.

groups of sports clubs competing against each other for a championship

an object (such as a large cup) that is given as a prize for winning a competition

A new member of a sports team in their first full season.

An acrobatic movement

a series of shots hit back and forth across a net e.g. in Badminton

a game played by knocking wooden balls through metal wickets with mallets.

Equipment for sports (Helmet, kneepad, Tennis racket etc.)

An athletic contest in which participants must take part in all ten events

to confront your opponent by crashing into him in rugby and American football