15+ sports terminology and measurements
Some important
sports terminology and measurements
Cricket:-
Length of the pitch 22 yards {20.11 meters}
Length of the crease 1.22-1.83 meters {4 Ft.}
Weight of the ball 155-163 grams
Circumference of the ball 22.4-22.9 cm {9 inch}
Length of the bat 96.5 cm {38 inch}
Width of the bat 10.8 cm {4.25 inch}
Length of the stump 71.1 cm {28 inch}
Length of bells 11.1 cm {each bail}
Words
: played on, appeal, bye, leg bye, power play, follow on,
dusara, beamer, hoober shot, lost ball, duck worth Luis, retired hurt,
chinaman, hit wicket, throw, maiden over, four, sixer, wide, swing, stroke,
cover, mid-on, mid-off, mid-wicket, over the wicket, round the wicket, leg
spinner, off spinner, over throw, over slip, gulley, cover point, long off,
long on, short pitch, hook, dead ball, pitch, bumper, full toss, Yorker,
yorked, googley, wicket maiden, snick, duck, hat-trick, rubber, the ashes,
scoring a ton, etc…
Badminton:-
Length of the pitch 44 feet
Width of the pitch 20 feet {for doubles} and
17
feet {for singles}
Weight of the shuttle cock 4.74-5.50 grams
Overall length of the racket 680 mm {2.5 ft.} max.
Overall width of the racket 230 mm {9 inch} max.
Overall length of the racket head 290 mm {11.5
inch} max.
Weight of the racket 85-140 grams
Words: badminton
court, end, trans lines, back gallery, service court, let, forward stroke,
backward stroke, toss or lob, clear, smash, net stroke, rally, setting, first
hand or second hand, side out, base of operation, rotation, long service, net
fault, double fault, foot fault, service break, match duce, advance, etc…
Basketball:-
Length of the court 28 meters
Width of the court 15 meters
Height of the basket from the ground 3.05 meters
Weight of the ball 600-650 grams
Words:
dribbling, front court ,second dribble, two court stop,
travelling or shifting, pivoting, held
ball, jump ball ,violation, foul, feinting or hook pass, goal, center line,
free throw line, on stead, fast break, lay up shot, man to man defense, pack
,three point, turn over, assist, throw, goal tending, steal ,tap, etc…
Football:-
Length of the ground {field} 91-120 meters
Width of the ground {field} 45-91 meters
Weight of the ball 396- 453 grams
Circumference of the ball 98-71 cm
Words:
abbey, dribble, extra time, full back, half back, strike,
center, forward, penalty kick, free kick, scissor kick, goal kick, direct kick,
corner ball, referee, tie breaker, hat trick, hand ball, sweeper, back, throw
in, hand ball{fault}, touch line, place kick, kick off, direct free kick,
indirect free kick, tackle, drop ball, sudden death, penalty shoot-out,
etc…
Hockey:-
No. of players 11 players in each
team
Length of the playing field 91.44 meters
Width of the playing field 50-55 meters
Weight of the ball 155-163 grams
Circumference of the ball 223-224 cm
Color of the ball white
Weight of the hockey stick 280 grams
Words:
advantage, back-stick, bully, carry, dribble, dodge, goal line,
side, green card, flick, free hit, face of stick, jab stroke, lung stroke, melle, off side,
penalty shoot-out, short corner, striking circle, shooting circle, square pass,
tackling, through pass, under cutting, stick, penalty stroke, scoop, side line,
tie breaker, penalty, under cutting, volley, center forward, roll in, push in,
shooting, half volley, full back, etc….
Lawn tennis:-
Length of the court 78 feet {23.77 m}[single]
Width of the court 27 feet {8.23
m}[singles]
36 feet {10.97m} [doubles]
Height of the net 3 feet {0.914m}
Weight of the ball 56.0-59.4 grams
Length of the racket 32 inches {81.28cm} max.
Color of the ball white or yellow
Words:
ace, advantage, a let, back hand drive, deuce, chip shot,
volley, half volley, let fault, foot fault, double fault, smash service, grand
slam, single stick, love, slice.
Table tennis:-
Length of the table 2.74 meter {9 feet}
Width of the table 1.52 meter {5 feet}
Height of the table 76 cm
Weight of the ball 2.4-2.53 grams
Diameter of the ball 37.2-38.2 mm
Color of the ball white or yellow
Words:
foil, end line, late control, flat hit, block stroke, service,
penholder grip, back spin, center line, half court, side spin, swing stroke,
push stroke, rally, let, reverse, top spin, drop shot, lob, chopped return,
counter hitting, etc..
Volley ball:-
Length of the court 18 meters
Width of the court 9 meters
Weight of the ball 250-260 grams
Circumference of the ball 65-67 cm
Net 1
m wide and 9.5 m long
Net’s height 2.43 m [for
men] 2.24 m
[for
women]
Ball internal pressure 0.40-0.45 kg/cm
Words:
antennae, attack hit, back zone player, dribbling, libero, front
zone player, blocking, smash, rotation, boosting, net fault, volley pass,
forearm pass, service, hook serve, set up, referee, etc..
Polo:-
Length of the field 300 yards
Width of the field 150 yards
Distance between the goals 250 yards
Distance between the goal points 8
yards
Words: bunker,
chuker, mallet, etc...
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