A game similar to rugby football played on a field of 100 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide (with two 10 yard-long endzones) in which two teams of 11 players attempt to get an ovoid ball into each other's territory.
(Australian rules football) One of a pair of shorter outer posts at either end of the field; a ball kicked between a behind post and a goal post scores one point.
(Australian rules football) A match official who decides when the ball has over the boundary line (out of bounds), and whether it was on the full from a kick. (Under the rules as of 2007, a free kick results from on the full, or a throw-in otherwise.)
A game similar to American football played on a field of 110 yards long and 65 yards wide (with two 20 yard-long endzones) in which two teams of 12 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
(soccer) Alternative form of centre forward [(British spelling, soccer) The most central of the strikers; traditionally the player who makes the kick-off.]
(soccer) Alternative spelling of centre-back [(soccer) A central defender, a player who plays in the centre of defence, just in front of the goalkeeper]
(Australian rules football) A player who waits around a marking contest aiming to get the ball if it falls down to the ground (because the opposing players leaping for it have spoiled each other's efforts).
(sports, gridiron football) Part of the field, entered by a player when they are on their opponent's side of the field but kicking a field goal would probably be unsuccessful and punting the ball would not dramatically change field position.
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of defenceman [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.]
Alternative spelling of end zone [(American football) The area between the end line and goal line bounded by the sidelines, bordered on all sides by a white line indicating its beginning and end points; it is 10 yards long.]
(US, uncountable) American football: a game played on a field of 100 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide in which two teams of 11 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
(soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
Abbreviation of forward. [(rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).]
(rugby) an imaginary line running across the pitch perpendicular to the touchline and passing through the breakdown or set piece. The subsequent phase is said to have passed "over the gain line" if the gain line at the subsequent breakdown is in front of the last, or "behind the gain line" if it is behind.
Alternative form of gain line [(rugby) an imaginary line running across the pitch perpendicular to the touchline and passing through the breakdown or set piece. The subsequent phase is said to have passed "over the gain line" if the gain line at the subsequent breakdown is in front of the last, or "behind the gain line" if it is behind.]
(American football) part of a vertical plane separating an end zone from the field of play when the ball is touched or is in player possession. The plane extends beyond the sidelines. A team’s goal line is that which it is defending.
Alternative form of goal line [(rugby league, soccer, hurling, Gaelic football) the boundary of the field that runs along its width at each end, and across the front of the goal.]
(Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
(Australian Rules football) A position that is one of three of a team's followers, who follow the ball around the ground. Formerly a position for short players, rovers in professional leagues are frequently over 183 cm (6').
(Australian rules football) A behind (one-point score) made when the ball passes through the goal posts or behind posts not from the foot of the attacking team, i.e. either spilled off hands or deliberately carried through by the defenders.
(tennis, badminton) The line, in tennis and similar sports, from behind which the ball is initially served and which the feet must not cross when serving.
(sports) A reporter who is stationed on or near the field in order to be able to closely observe what is happening off the field and to interview players and coaches during the course of the game.
(American football) A group of football players with special assignments for plays other than standard offensive and defensive plays, such as those involving kicking.
(ice hockey) A pass across two of the three lines dividing the rink, the center red line and the two blue lines. Under some rules such a pass is illegal.
(Australian rules football) A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses three; in the past there were two or just one. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are usually referred to by those phrases.
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