Sports Terminology and Measurements PDF
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This document provides important terminology and measurements for various sports like cricket, badminton, and basketball. It details dimensions, weights, and other key aspects of each sport, providing helpful information for players and enthusiasts.
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Some Important Sports Terminology and Measurement Cricket Some Important Measurement in Cricket Length of Pitch 22 yards (20.11 meters) Length of Crease 1.22 - 1.83 meters (4 ft) Weight of Ball 155 to 163 gram Circumference of the Ball 22.4-22.9 cm (9 inch) Lenght of Bat 96.5 cm (38 inch) Width of B...
Some Important Sports Terminology and Measurement Cricket Some Important Measurement in Cricket Length of Pitch 22 yards (20.11 meters) Length of Crease 1.22 - 1.83 meters (4 ft) Weight of Ball 155 to 163 gram Circumference of the Ball 22.4-22.9 cm (9 inch) Lenght of Bat 96.5 cm (38 inch) Width of Bat 10.8 cm (4.25 inch) Length of the Stumps 71.1 cm (28 inch) Length of Bells 11.1 cm (each bail) Some Important Terminology in Cricket Played on, Appeal, Bye, Leg Bye, Power Play, Follow on, Dusara, Beamer, Hoober Shot, Lost Ball, Duck worthLuis, Retired Hurt, Chinaman, Batsman, Bowler, Wicket Keeper, Fielder, LBW (Leg Before Wicket), Catch, 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, Third man, Short pitch, Hook, Dead ball, Run out, Popping crease, Pitch, Bouncer (or Bumper), Full toss, Yorker, Yorked, Googley, Wicket Maiden, Snick, Duck, Hat-Trick, Rubber, The Ashes, Scoring a Ton etc. Some Important Measurement in Badminton Length of court 44 fee Width of the court 20 feet (for doubles) and 17 feet (for singles) Height of the net 5 feet Weight of Shuttle cock 4.74 to 5.50 gram Overall length of the Racket 680 mm (2.5 ft) maximumOverall width of the Racket 230 mm (9 inches) maximum Overall length of the Racket head 290 mm (11.5 inches) maximum Weight of the racket 85 to 140 grams Some Important Terminology in Badminton Badminton court, End, Trans Lines, Back gallery, Service Court, Let, Forward stroke, Backward Stroke, Toss or Lob, Clear, Smash, Net Strokes, Rally, Setting, First hand or Second hand, Side out, Base of operation, Rotation, Long service, Net Fault, Double fault, Foot fault, Service break, Match Point, Set point, High service, Cross shot, Service change, Drive, Drop shot, Duce, Advance etc. Basketball Some important measurements in Basketball Length of the court 28 meter Width of the court 15 meter Height of the basket from ground 3.05 meter Weight of the ball 600 to 650 grams Some Important Terminology in Basketball Dribbling, Front court, Second dribble, Two count stop, Travelling or shifting, Pivoting, Held ball, Jump ball, Violation, Foul, Feinting or Dodging, Shooting, Set shot, Ring, Guard point, Dead ball, Basket Rudnick, Hook Pass, Goal, Centre line, Free throw line, Onstead, Fast break, Lay-up shot, Man to man defence, Pack, Three point, Turn over, Assist, Throw, Goal Tending, Steal, Tap etc. Football Some Important Measurement in Football Length of the ground (Field) 91 to 120 meters Width of the ground (Field) 45 to 91 meters Weight of the ball 396 to 453 grams cicrumference of the ball 98 to 71 cm Some Important Terminology in Football Abbey, Dribble, Extra time, Full back, Half back, Striker, Centre, Forward, Penalty kick, Free kick, Scissor kick, Goal kick, Direct kick, Corner kick, Referee, Tie breaker, Hat trick, Hand ball, Sweeper, Back, Throw in, Hand-ball (Fault), Touch line, Place Kick, or Kick off, Direct Free Kick, Indirect Free Kick, Tackle, Off side, Sliding Tackle, Drop Ball, Sudden death, Penalty shoot out etc. Hockey Some Important Measurement in Hockey No. of Players 11 players in each team Length of Playing field 91.44 meters Width of the Playing field 50 to 55 meters Weight of the Ball 155 to 163 grams Circumference of the Ball 223- 224 cm Colour of the Ball White Weight of the Hockey (Stick) 280 grams (max) Some Important Terminology in Hockey Advantage, Back- stick, Bully, Carry, Dribble, Dodge, Goal line, Green Card, Flick, Free hit, Face of Stick, Jab Stroke, Lung Stroke, Melle, Off side, Penalty shoot out, Short Corner, Striking circle or Shooting circle, Square pass, Tackling, Through pass, Under cutting, Stick, Penalty stroke, Scoop, Side line, Tie breaker, Penalty, Under cutting, Volley, Centre forward, Roll in, Push in, Shooting, Half volley, Full back etc. Some Important Measurement in Lawn Tennis Length of the court 78 feet or 23.77 m (singles) Width of the court 27 feet or 8.23 m (singles), 36 feet or 10.97 m (doubles) Height of the net 3 feet (0.914 m) Weight of the ball 56.0 to 59.4 gram Maximum length of the frame of the racket 32 inches (81.28 cm) Colour of the ball White or Yellow Some Important Terminology in Lawn Tennis Ace, Advantage, A let, Back hand drive, Deuce, Chip Shot, Volley, Half Volley, Let fault, Foot fault, Double Fault, Smash, Service, Grand Slam, Singles sticks, Love, Slice. Table Tennis Some Important Measurement in Table Tennis Length of the table 2.74 metre (9 feet) Width of the table 1.52 metre (5 feet) Height of the table 76 cn Weight of the ball 2.4 to 2.53 gram Diameter of the ball 37.2 to 38.2 mm Colour of the ball White or Yellow Some Important Terminology in Table Tennis Foil, End line, Late control, Flat hit, Block stroke, Service, Penholder grip, Back spin, Centre line, Half Court, Side spin, Swing stroke, Push Stroke, Rally, Let, Reverse, Top Spin, Drop shot, Lob, Chopped return, Counter hitting etc. Volleyball Some Important Measurement in Volleyball Length of Court 18 meter Width of Court 9 meter Weight of ball 250 -260 grams Circumference of the ball 65-67 cm Net 1m (+/- 3cm) wide and 9.5 m long Net's height 2.43 m (for men) and 2.24 m (for women) Ball Internal Pressure 0.40 to 0.45 Kg/cm Some Important Terminology in Volleyball Antennae, Attack hit, Back zone players, Dribbling, Libero, Front Zone players, Blocking, Smash, Rotation, Boosting, Net fault, Volley Pass, Forearm pass, Service, Hook serve, Set up, Referee etc. Polo Some Important Measurement in 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 Some Important Terminology in Polo Bunker, Chuker, Mallet etc Wrestling Some Important Measurement in Wrestling In International Competitions there is a circular area with 9 metre diameter with circle in the centre of 1 metre diameter. Competitions played on a mattress, the mattress is 1:1 metre diameter high Some Important Terminology in Wrestling Heave, Half, Nelson, Rebuts, Hold sager etc Some Important Measurement in Chess The number of squares on a chessboard 64 Colour of the squares White and BlackChess Colour of the squares White and Black Some Important Terminology in Chess Bishop, Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Pawn, Grand-master etc. Golf Some Important Measurement in Golf Diameter of the hole 4 inches Some Important Terminology in Golf Bogie, Fore some, Stymie, T, Put hole, Nib lick, Caddy, Limns, Iron, Putting, The green, Bunker etc. Water Polo Some Important Measurement in Water Polo The Length and width of the field 30 X 20 yards Some Important Terminology in Water Polo 2 metre line, 4 metre line, Goal line, Caps, Personal, Fault, Ball under etc. Baseball Some Important Measurement in Baseball The distance of each base 90 feet The distance of the base along with its hypotenuse 127 feet Some Important Terminology in Baseball Home, Diamond, Pitcher, Put out, Home run, Strike, Ant rubber etc. Billiards Some Important Terminology in Billiards Cue, Jigger, Pot, Break Pot, In luck, In off, Cans, Bolting, Hazard, Long etc. Rifle Shooting Some Important Terminology in Rifle Shooting Target, Bulls eye, Muzzle flub etc Kho-Kho Some Important Terminology in Kho-Kho Chasers, Active Chaser, Runners, Diving, Taking a direction, To recede, Tapping, Trapping, Dupe turn, Late Kho, Giving Kho, Fake Kho etc. Swimming Some Important Terminology in Swimming Crawl, Breast stroke, Spring Board, Twist, Butter fly etc. Boxing Some Important Measurement in Boxing Length and width of the ring Minimum 4.9X4.9 m square and maximum 6.10X6.10 m square Some Important Terminology in Boxing Punch, Upper cut, Round, Jab, Hook, Knock down, Knock out, Hitting willow, Ring, Break, Bell, Belt, Blow, Bounce, Bout etc