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OWEN'S SPORTS CARDS
Term | Definition |
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BASEBALL | A GAME PLAYED WITH A BALL AND BAT BY TWO TEAMS OF 9 PLAYERS EACH.BASEBALL IS PLAYED ON A FIELD WITH 4 BASES THAT FORM A DIAMOND.TO SCORE A RUN YOU MUST REACH HOME BASE BY WAY OF FIRST,SECOND , AND THIRD BASES BEFORE YOU AND YOUR TEAM IS PUT OUT.EACH TEAM |
BASKETBALL | A GAME PLAYED WITH A LARGE ROUND BALL ON A RECTANGULAR COURT BY 2 TEAMS OF 5 PLAYERS EACH.TO SCORE A GOAL A PLAYER MUST THROW THE BALL THROUGH A RAISED BASKET AT THE OPPONENT'S END OF THE COURT. |
FOOTBALL | A GAME PLAYED BY 2 TEAMS OF 11 PLAYERS EACH ON A LARGE FIELD WITH GOALS AT EACH END. EACH TEAM TRIES TO MAKE POINTS BY CARRYING OR KICKING THE BALL ACROSS THE OTHER TEAMS GOAL |
VOLLEYBALL | A GAME IN WHICH 2 TEAMS STAND ON EITHER SIDE OF A HIGH NET AND HIT A LARGE BALL BACK AND FORTH.EACH SIDE TRIES NOT TO LET THE BALL TOUCH THE GROUND. |
SOCCER | A GAME IN WHICH PLAYERS TO MOVE A BALL INTO A GOAL BY KICKING IT OR STRIKING IT WITH ANY PART OF THEIR BODY EXCEPT FOR THEIR ARMS OR HANDS. SOCCER IS PLAYED BY 2 TEAMS OF 11 PLAYERS EACH. |
TENNIS | A GAME IN WHICH 2 OR 4 PLAYERS HIT A BALL OVER A NET WITH A RACKET. TENNIS IS PLAYED ON COURTS OF GRASS, CLAY, CONCRETE, OR OTHER MATERIAL. |
GOLF | A GAME PLAYED OUTDOORS ON A SPECIAL COURSE. IT IS PLAYED WITH A SMALL HARD BALL AND A SET OF THIN LONG CLUBS WITH IRON OR WOODEN HEADS. THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO HIT THE BALL INTO A SERIES OF HOLES WITH AS FEW STROKES AT THE BALL AS POSSIBLE. |
CROQUET | AN OUTDOOR GAME PLAYED WITH STICKS CALLED MALLETS THAT ARE USED TO HIT THE WOODEN BALLS ALONG THE GROUND AND THROUGH WIRE HOOPS CALLED WICKETS. |
BOXING | THE SPORT OF FIGHTING WITH FISTS AND LOTS OF PUNCHING. |
WRESTILING | A SPORT WHICH 2 PEOPLE STRUGGLE HAND TO HAND AND TRY TO FORCE EACH OTHER TO THE GROUND. |