Concept cluster: Recreation > Soccer (football) (2)
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1-1-8
n
(soccer, historical or derogatory) A football formation with 1 defender, 1 midfielder and 8 strikers sometimes played in the 19th and early 20th centuries, now a derogatory reference to a team with poor defence.
18-yard box
n
(soccer) penalty box
18-yard line
n
(soccer) The line on the pitch, 18 yards from the goal line, marking the outside of the penalty box
4-2-4
n
(soccer, uncountable) A popular football formation with 4 defenders, 2 midfielders and 4 strikers
advantage
n
(soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
afield
adv
On the field.
anchor
n
(soccer) A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
area
n
(soccer) Penalty box; penalty area.
arena football
n
A form of American football played on a smaller field, and in an indoor arena.
attacking zone
n
(ice hockey) From one team's point of view, the area between the blue line of the other team's half of the rink and the end board behind the other team's goal.
backchecker
n
(ice hockey) A player who backchecks.
backcourt
n
(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
ball-playing
adj
(soccer) Focused on attacking and progressing down the field.
bar
n
(soccer, most codes) The crossbar.
behind
n
In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
bleu, blanc et rouge
n
(Quebec, ice hockey) The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club.
blueliner
n
(ice hockey) A defenceman
box
n
(soccer) The penalty area.
breakaway
n
(ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.
checkside punt
n
(Australia) banana kick
corner
n
(soccer) A corner kick.
crease
n
(lacrosse) The circle around the goal, where no offensive players can go.
D
n
(soccer) The penalty arc on a football pitch.
defenceman
n
In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.
end zone
n
(field hockey) the portion of the rink behind the goal line.
faceoff
n
(ice hockey) The method used to begin play in ice hockey.
false nine
n
(soccer) An unconventional lone striker or centre forward who drops deep into midfield.
far post
n
(soccer, idiomatic) The goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.
field game
n
A game resembling football, but with a smaller ball and rugby-like scrums, played at Eton College.
field hockey player
n
One who plays field hockey, especially professionally.
five-hole
n
(ice hockey) The space between a goaltender's legs.
football
n
(Ireland, uncountable) Gaelic football: a field game played with similar rules to hurling, but using hands and feet rather than a stick, and a ball, similar to, yet smaller than a soccer ball.
football pitch
n
A playing field on which the game of football is played.
forward
n
(ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
forward line
n
(soccer) Collectively, the attackers
foul line
n
(athletics) In long jump, a line before which the jumper must start their jump with no part of the foot touching the line.
fox in the box
n
(soccer, UK, informal) A player with good finishing and movement inside the penalty area; a poacher.
front man
n
(soccer) striker, attacker, forward.
goal keeper
n
Alternative form of goalkeeper [(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.]
goalbound
adj
(soccer) Likely to enter the goal, but for the intervention of defenders and the goalkeeper.
goalpost
n
(sports, American football) The tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order for a field goal to be scored. (They were originally H-shaped, with one wooden post on either side.)
goalscorer
n
(soccer) A person who scores a goal, or scores goals
inbounds
adj
(sports) Within bounds
infield
n
The area inside a racetrack or running track.
line judge
n
(tennis) An official who watches the lines of the court and judges whether the ball has landed in or out and also declares foot faults.
linesperson
n
(sports) A linesman or lineswoman
lino
n
(UK, colloquial, informal, soccer) Abbreviation of linesman. [(soccer) An assistant referee.]
long ball
n
(soccer) A kick in which the ball is kicked over the heads of other players into an empty space, into which an attacker is moving.
long corner
n
(soccer) A corner kick played directly into the goal area, as opposed to a short corner.
net minder
n
(ice hockey) goalkeeper, player whose role it is to defend the goal
NFLer
n
(American football) Someone who plays in the NFL.
nongoalkeeper
n
someone who is not a goalkeeper
number nine
n
(soccer) The centre forward
number one
n
(soccer) The main goalkeeper of a team, so-called because they wear the number 1 on the back of their kit.
offense
n
(team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.
offside trap
n
(soccer) A defensive play to catch the attacking side offside
out-swinger
n
(soccer) A ball that curves away from the goal.
penalty arc
n
(soccer) An arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area.
penalty corner
n
(field hockey) a particular penalty awarded against the defending team in certain circumstances
pivotman
n
(sports) A player in a central position.
PK
n
(US, soccer) Initialism of penalty kick. [(soccer) A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the goal.]
short corner
n
(field hockey) A penalty corner
shot on goal
n
(sports) A shot at the opponent's goal.
side-netting
n
(soccer) The net at either side of the goal, extending from the touchline to a few yards behind it.
six-yard box
n
(soccer) An enclosed area inside the penalty area, extending 6 yards (5.5 metres) from the goal, inside which a goal kick must be taken.
soccer
n
(historically slang, now standard) association football.
soccer field
n
A playing field on which the game of soccer is played.
step ladder
n
(Australian rules football, slang) The player over whom another player marks to take a spectacular mark.
technical area
n
(soccer) A specified area by the pitch that the coach and technical staff should not leave during the game.
trequartista
n
(soccer) A player who operates between the midfielders and the strikers, acting as a playmaker and creating chances for their team to score.
tryline
n
Alternative form of try line [In rugby, the line at the end of the pitch past, or on, which the ball must be placed to score a try]
upfront
adv
(soccer) As an attacker.
wing defence
n
(netball) A player allowed in the centre third, defensive goal third, but not the shooting circle.
woodwork
n
(soccer, rugby) The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.
wrist shot
n
(ice hockey) A shot that involves using the arm muscles, predominantly the wrist, to propel the puck using the concave side of the blade.
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