Team Sports

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score (7)
  2. 4. A score in American football (9)
  3. 7. A club used for hitting a ball in various games (3)
  4. 9. A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate (4)
  5. 11. The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate (7)
  6. 12. Vegetables preserved in brine or vinegar (6)
  7. 14. A Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic (6)
  8. 15. A base hit on which the batter scores a ___ (7)
  9. 16. Open area of grass or crops (5)

Down

  1. 1. A hit that travels along the ___ (8)
  2. 3. Team sport played with a ball and goalposts (8)
  3. 5. The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases (8)
  4. 6. A sudden and decisive increase (4)
  5. 8. The person who does the ___ (7)
  6. 10. A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study (5)
  7. 13. A baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (6)