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Get to Know about the Important Sports Terminology

The term sports terminology refers to the important words associated with sports. Get to know about your favorite sport’s terminologies through our blog. There are so many different types of sports, and each sport has its own terminology. The terminologies differ from boxing, football, cycling, wrestling, and polo with their unique terminology. Some sports like volleyball, basketball, football, and cricket also have their common sports terms. Play our sports terminology quiz to see how well you can find out the words related to sports and their meanings.

Important Sports Terminology

Sports Terms List	Sports Terminology
Athletics	Relay, Track, Lane, Photo Finish, Hurdles, Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw, High Jump, Triple Jump Cross Country, etc.
Badminton	Shuttlecock, Service court, Double fault, Fore-hand, Back Hand, Smash, Hit, Drop, Net, Love, etc.
Baseball	Pinching, Homerun, Base runner, Perfect game, Throw, Strike, Put out, etc.
Basketball	Free throw, Common foul, Underhead, Technical foul, Overhead, etc.
Cricket	Toss, Run, Wicket, Pitch, Stump, Bails, Crease, Pavilion, Gloves, Wicket Keeper, Over, Followon, Rubber, Spin, Ashes, Catch, Bowled, Stump out, Runout, L. B. W; Hit Wicket, Googley, Not out, No ball, Wide ball, Dead ball, Maiden over, Overthrow, Bye, Leg by, Cover drive, Late cut, Hook, Glance, Stroke, Shot, Pull, Sixer, Follow Through, Turn, Bouncer, Hattrick, Round the wicket, Over the wicket, Seamer, Boundary line, Slip, Square leg, Runner, Cover, Yorker, Gully, Long on, Silly point, Midwicket, Mid on, Forward short leg, Deep/mid-wicket, etc.
Football	Kick, Goal, Head, Penalty kick, Dribble, Offside, Move, Hattrick, Foul, Left out, Right out, Stopper, Defender, Side back, Pass, Baseline, Rebound, Comer back, etc.
Golf	Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Caddie, Tee Links, Putting the green, etc.
Hockey	Bully, Short corner, Hattrick, Goal, Penalty Corner, Penalty stroke, Pushin, Cut, Scoop, Dribble, Centre forward, Halfback, Astroturf, Sudden death, Left in, Left out, Off-side, Tiebreaker, Carried, Stick, Striking circle, Undercutting, etc.
Swimming	Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly stroke, Lane, Pool, Crawl, etc.
Tennis	Service, Grandslam, Deuce, Advantage, Game Point, Breakpoint, Smash, Shot, Break, Grass Court, Drop shot, Netplay, Baseline, etc.
Wrestling	Knock out, Ring Stoppage, Punch, Round, Upper-cut, Kidney punch, Timing, Footwork, Accidental Butt, Bleeder, Bolo Punch, Bout, Brawler, Break, Buckle, Canvas, Card, Caught Cold, Clinch, Corkscrew Punch, Cornerman, Counterpunch, Cross, Cutman, Dive, Eight Count, Glass Jaw, Haymaker, Liver Shot, Low Blow, Mauler, Neutral Corner, Plodder, Ring Generalship, Roughhousing, Southpaw, Spar, Stablemate, Technical Knockout, Walkout Bout, Whiskers, etc.