This is going to be a glossary on sports, I made this glossary because sports are a big part of my life
Basketball
Noun
A game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed above each end of the court.
Example: He knew who I was when we first talked at the basketball game, but it was years later he told me about it.
fr: Basketball
Diving
Noun
The sport or activity of diving into water from a diving board.
Example: When I'm not diving I also enjoy badminton, reading and hill climbing
fr: Plongée
Football
Noun
A form of team game played in North America with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron.
Example: Tom plays quarterback on our high school's football team.
fr: Football américain
Golf
Noun
A game played on a large open-air course, in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground, the object being to use the fewest possible strokes to complete the course.
Example: Tiger Woods is a well known golf athlete.
fr: Golf
Gymnastics
Noun
Exercises developing or displaying physical agility and coordination. The modern sport of gymnastics typically involves exercises on uneven bars, balance beam, floor, and vaulting horse (for women), and horizontal and parallel bars, rings, floor, and pommel horse (for men).
Example: Debbie is 6 years old and enjoys gymnastics, tennis and swimming.
fr: Gymnastique
Soccer
Noun
A game played by two teams of eleven players with a round ball that may not be touched with the hands or arms during play except by the goalkeepers. The object of the game is to score goals by kicking or heading the ball into the opponents' goal.
Example: I love playing soccer!
fr: Football
Swimming
Noun
The sport or activity of propelling oneself through water using the limbs.
Example: Swimming is a very fun sport!
fr: natation
Tennis
Noun
A game in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court. The usual form (originally called lawn tennis ) is played with a felt-covered hollow rubber ball on a grass, clay, or artificial surface.
Example: I played handball pretty good, and tried tennis, but didn't enjoy it.
fr: Tennis
Track and field
Noun
Athletic events that take place on a running track and a nearby field; track events and field events.
Example: Track and field is sport that demands a lot of training.
