5A sport Flashcards
a person who is in charge of a sports game and who makes certain that the rules are followed (usually runs in the field/pitch)
referee
a person who is present at a sports competition in order to make certain that the rules of that particular game are obeyed and to judge if particular actions are acceptable (usually stays in one place)
umpire
Sports where is referee
boxing
football (normal)
rugdy
volleyball
Sports where is umpire
baseball
tennis
american football
cricket
(especially in football or hockey) to try to take the ball from a player in the other team, or (in rugby or American football) to do this by taking hold of the player and making them fall
tackle
an act that is against the rules of a sport
foul
a type of path or road, often in the shape of a ring, that has been specially designed and built for sports events, especially racing
track
a large, flat surface, of ice or other hard material, for skating or the area or building that contains this
(ice) rink
a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in some games
bat
(in some sports) the player who stands in the team’s goal to try to stop the other team from scoring
goalkeeper
a part of a competition
round
an area of land or water used for a sports event eg golf, racing
course
an area, usually covered with grass, used for playing sports
field
an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football
pitch
a long, thin stick used in golf to hit the ball
(golf) club
a team in sports from which the players for a match are chosen
squad
an object used for hitting the ball in various sports, consisting of a net fixed tightly to a round frame with a long handle
racquet
sports that you can play
- > with ball or stm like that
1. tennis
2. football
3. rugby
4. squash
sports that you can go
- > with -ing
1. swimming
2. climbing
3. jogging
4. running
sport that you can do
- > everything else
1. exercise
2. joga
3. athletics
practice and train with sports
- > you can’t practise whole sport eg tennis
- > you can only practise concrete part of the sport eg serving
- > you train for sth
in a competition, the person or team considered to be the weakest and the least likely to win
underdog
a sport that is a traditional Japanese or Chinese form of fighting or defending yourself
martial art
lose and not be able to continue eg in the tournament
get knocked out
to succeed in something but with a lot of difficulty
scrape through (sth)
in some sports, to send a player to an area off the field when a player who has done something that is against the rules (have to leave but for a short period of time eg 10 min), it’s also a name of this area
to sin-bin sb
to give sb a red card and this person is not able to return in this match
send off
to loose from a winning position
blow it
to get a sudden painful tightening in a muscle, often after a lot of exercise, that limits movement
get cramp
to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct
uphold
to change a legal decision so it will not be in effect
overturn
the act of giving a person or animal drugs in order to make them perform better or worse in a competition
doping
to be defeated by someone very easily in a game or sports competition
get thrashed
in sports, a player who is used for part of a game instead of another player
substitute
to (cause to) lose colour, brightness, or strength gradually
fade
(about a competition) one team or player is much better than the other
one-sided
your muscles hurt when they are moved
you feel stiff
a player in a game such as football whose main purpose is to try to score goals rather than to prevent the opposing team from scoring
striker
someone in a sports team who tries to prevent the other team from scoring points, goals, etc.
defender
an official in some sports who is responsible for deciding when the ball has crossed the line that marks the edge of the playing area
linesman
(especially in football or hockey) to try to take the ball from a player in the other team, or (in rugby or American football) to do this by taking hold of the player and making them fall
tackle
In sports, you kick, throw, or hit the ball to someone in your team
pass
to try to score points for yourself or your team, in sports involving a ball, by kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball towards the goal
shoot
the act of hitting the ball with your head in football
header
1-to (cause a liquid to) flow very slowly in small amounts
2-to have liquid slowly coming out of your mouth
3-in football or hockey, to move a ball along the ground with repeated small kicks or hits, or (in basketball) to move a ball by repeatedly hitting it against the floor with your hand
dribble
in football, an opportunity to kick the ball without the other team getting involved, allowed when a player from the other team has not obeyed one of the rules
free kick (take)
(part of) the side of a hill or mountain
slope
1-to go past something by being a greater amount or degree
2-to come from behind another vehicle or a person and move in front of them
overtake
(a particular movement that is usually repeated in) a method of swimming
stroke
swimming strokes
- backstroke
- breaststroke
- sidestroke
one of the periods of time during a boxing or wrestling match when the competitors are fighting or a complete game in golf
round
to cause a lot of damage to something
trash
