Sports (3)
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. football
A. The color of grass
2. bat
B. An enthusiastic devotee of sports (plural)
3. basketball
C. A person who trains an athlete or a sports team.
4. receiver
D. Sport where you hit a ball into holes with clubs
5. penalty
E. To become or cause to become obstructed
6. helmet
F. Bat-and-ball sport played on a diamond
7. backboard
G. Bottom part something stands on; a safe spot in baseball (plural)
8. foul
H. A punishment or disadvantage imposed for breaking a rule.
9. golf
I. Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop
10. court
J. The chief official who is expected to ensure fair play
11. hoops
K. A large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
12. umpire
L. A room in which a lawcourt sits
13. statistics
M. An official at a baseball game
14. stadium
N. A raised vertical board with basket attached
15. referee
O. Team sport played with a ball and goalposts
16. green
P. Horizontal circular metal ___ supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball (plural)
17. coach
Q. Armor plate that protects the head
18. baseball
R. A club used for hitting a ball in various games
19. fans
S. A person who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
20. bases
T. A datum that can be represented numerically (plural)