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A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...
Pitchout during a Texas A&M–Commerce Lions vs. Texas Woman's Pioneers softball game. In baseball or softball, a pitchout is a ball that is intentionally thrown high and outside the strike zone with the purpose of preventing a stolen base, thwarting a hit and run, or to prevent a run-scoring play on a suicide squeeze play.
2. A generalized term for American, Canadian, arena, and other related forms of football, especially in contrast with rugby football (rugby union, rugby league) and association football (soccer). See also Gridiron football The word derives from the same root as griddle, meaning a "lattice". The original field was marked in a grid of ...
In Major League Baseball, a shutout (denoted statistically as ShO or SHO [6]) refers to the act by which a single pitcher pitches a complete game and does not allow the opposing team to score a run. If two or more pitchers combine to complete this act, no pitcher will be awarded a shutout, although the team itself can be said to have "shut out ...
By formal definition, contacting the football with any part of a player's leg below the knee is considered a kick. [3] Kick-in: (or sometimes kick-out) the return of the ball back into play after a behind has been scored. [15] Kicking in danger: swinging one's leg to kick the ball when an opponent has either their hand or head near the ball.
Co-owner John Mara went out on a bit of a ledge in late October when he said he didn't "anticipate" making any leadership changes this offseason. The subsequent 10-game losing streak might have ...
This is a glossary of terms used in Canadian football. The Glossary of American football article also covers many terms that are also used in the Canadian version of the game. Canadian Football League The largest professional Canadian football league, with 9 teams split into two divisions each (West and East). Canadian Junior Football League
In professional football, the runner is not down for such accidental contact; he must be down by contact with an opponent as described above. The runner goes out of bounds: that is, any part of his body (including his hands or feet) touches the ground, or anything other than another player or an official, on or past a sideline or an endline.