Football terms

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. The person who plays the position of ___ in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey (7)
  2. 5. To be successful in a contest or competition. (3)
  3. 8. Team sport played with a ball and goalposts (8)
  4. 9. A district of a city having some distinguishing character (7)
  5. 13. The person who plays that position on a football team (6)
  6. 14. A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field (6)
  7. 16. Game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck (4)

Down

  1. 1. A number or letter indicating quality (4)
  2. 2. The particular portion of space occupied by something (8)
  3. 4. The contestant you hope to defeat (plural) (6)
  4. 6. A large structure for open-air sports or entertainments (7)
  5. 7. A successful ending of a struggle or contest (7)
  6. 10. The chief official who is expected to ensure fair play (7)
  7. 11. Steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs (6)
  8. 12. A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate (4)
  9. 15. A closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting (4)