List of Sports and Associated Terminologies
Memorizing various sport names and associated terms with those sports is an important step for every students and aspirants especially who are taking part in competitive exams. Because, we often see question appeared from this part of general knowledge. So, memorizing them thoroughly can help you secure good marks and to change your fortune. However, below list is equally useful for those who frequently takes part in open quiz contest also.
Here, we have tried to put together some common sports and associated terminologies for the benefit of students and aspirants. The sport names are arranged alphabetically and emphasized more on those terms which are more frequently appeared in various competitive exams across the country.
Note: Students and viewers are requested to bookmark this page for future reference. So that, they can come back on this page in future easily for call to mind again. Because, memorizing all the terms at a stretch a bit difficult and moreover there are strong possibility that you may forget them very soon.
| SI.No | Sport Names | Terminologies |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Basket ball | Ring, Turn over, Dribbling, Hook pass, Pivoting, Travelling, Shifting, Dead ball, Feinting, Dodging, Pack |
| 2. | Badminton | Set point, Smash, Forward stroke, Backward stroke, First hand, Second hand, Drop shot, Duce, Setting, Drive, Cross shot, Net fault |
| 3. | Baseball | Home run, Pitcher, Strike, Diamond, Home |
| 4. | Billiards | In off, Bolting, Hazard, Cue, Jigger, Pot, Cans, Break pot |
| 5. | Boxing | Bounce, Belt, Ring, Knock out, Knock down, Punch, Hook, Upper cut, Break, Bell, Round |
| 6. | Chess | Stalemate, Bishop, Checkmate, Gambit, Pawn, Grandmaster |
| 7. | Cricket | Leg bye, Power play, Pitch, Silly point, Googly, Duck, Over throw, Yorker, Swing, Stroke, Cover, Snick, Wide, Third man, Bumper, Appeal, Bye, LBW(Leg Before Wicket), Cover |
| 8. | Football | Tie breaker, Kick off, Sweeper, Off side, Hand ball, Direct kick, Corner kick, Sudden death, Full back, Abbey, Dribble, Striker, Referee |
| 9. | Golf | The green, Caddy, Put hole, T, Bogie, Iron, Bunker |
| 10. | Hockey | Carry, Advantage, Flick, Roll in, Push in, Scoop, Under cutting, Striking circle, Melee |
| 11. | Kho Kho | Trapping, Diving, Runners, Chasers, Dupe turn, Tapping |
| 12. | Lawn Tennis | Double fault, Deuce, Foot fault, Love, A let, Back hand drive, Grand slam |
| 13. | Polo | Chunker, Mallet, Bunker |
| 14. | Swimming | Twist, Crawl, Butter fly, Spring board |
| 15. | Rifle Shooting | Muzzle flub, Bulls eye, Target |
| 16. | Table Tennis | Half court, Side spin, Drop shot, Lob, Flat hit, Foil, Top spin, Chopped return, Reverse, Rally, Push stroke |
| 17. | Volley Ball | Forearm pass, Dribbling, Smash, Front zone players, Net fault, Blocking |
| 18. | Wrestling | Nelson, Rebuts, Heave, Hold sager |
| 19. | Water Polo | Personal, Caps, 2 meter line, Ball under, Goal line |
Note: If we had left out any sports name mistakenly, please let us know by leaving a comment below.