Basketball
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. basketball
A. A play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
2. goal
B. A basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket
3. layup
C. People you like and enjoy spending time with
4. coach
D. A person who trains an athlete or a sports team.
5. dribble
E. A large board for displaying the ___ of a contest
6. cheerleaders
F. Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop
7. jersey
G. Flowing in drops
8. fans
H. An enthusiastic and vocal supporter (plural)
9. run
I. The contestant who wins the contest (plural)
10. scoreboard
J. Game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck
11. warmup
K. A person with a record of failing
12. cross over
L. The appropriation of a new style by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to
13. basket
M. An enthusiastic devotee of sports (plural)
14. friends
N. An impetuous rush toward someone or something
15. loser
O. A container that is usually woven and has handles
16. foul
P. The act of going from one place to another
17. ball
Q. A Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic
18. winners
R. Round object used in games
19. travel
S. To become or cause to become obstructed
20. charge
T. Performing mild exercises to prepare for some more strenuous activity