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Sports & games

Activities practiced for recreational purposes (fun, relaxation, health) and often taking the form of competitions sanctioned by official bodies.

BALL SPORTS

Individual or team sports played by throwing or hitting a solid or inflated ball.

baseball

Sport with two opposing teams of nine players who attempt to score points by hitting a ball with a bat and running from one base to the next until they reach home plate; a game lasts nine innings, during which teams alternate from offense (at bat) to defense (in the field).


field	player positions	pitch

batter	catcher	baseball

cross section of a baseball	bat	fielder’s glove

softball

Sport akin to baseball but played on a smaller field; it differs from baseball in that the pitcher throws the ball underhand and not overhand.

cricket

Sport with two opposing teams of 11 players who attempt to score points by hitting a ball with a bat and running between two wickets; teams alternate between offense (at the bat) and defense (in the field).


field [1]	field [2]	field [3]

cricket player: batsman	cricket ball	bat

field hockey

Sport with two opposing teams of 11 players who attempt to score in the opponent’s goal by hitting a ball with a stick.


playing field	field player	goalkeeper

stick

soccer

Sport with two opposing teams of 11 players who attempt to score in the opponent’s goal by kicking or knocking the ball in with any part of the body except the arms and hands.


playing field	player positions	soccer player

rugby

Sport with two opposing teams of 15 players that attempt to score points by carrying the ball into the in goal or kicking it between the uprights.


field	players’ positions	rugby player

football

Sport with two opposing teams of 11 players who attempt to score points by moving the ball into the end zone or kicking it between the goalposts.


playing field	goal	scrimmage: offense

scrimmage: defense	football player	protective equipment [1]

protective equipment [2]

Canadian football

Similar to American football, it has two opposing teams of 12 players; the main difference is that there are only three downs to gain 10 yards.

netball

Sport played mainly by women with two opposing teams of seven players; teams score points by throwing a ball into the opponent’s basket.

basketball

Sport with two opposing teams of five players who score points by throwing a ball into the opposing team’s basket.


court	player positions	backstop

basketball player

volleyball

Sport with two opposing teams of six players who try to ground the ball in the opposing zone by hitting it over the net with their hands.


court	techniques [1]	techniques [2]

beach volleyball

handball

Sport with two opposing teams of seven players who try to score points by throwing the ball into the opposing team’s net.


court	player positions

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