Learn the names of different types of sports. Some common and some extreme.

Sports Vocabulary

Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors.
 
Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the opponent's goal, an elevated horizontal hoop.

A game involving two teams of 11 players who try to maneuver the ball into the other team's goal without using their hands or arms. The team that scores more goals wins.

The game is divided into nine innings, each divided into two halves. In the top half of the inning, the players of one team successively come to bat and attempt to score runs, while the other team plays in the field and

A game between two teams who wear skates and compete on an ice rink. Each team usually has six players. The object is to propel the puck past a goal line and into a net guarded by a goaltender.

The object of the game is to score points by advancing the football into the opposing team's end zone. The ball can be advanced by carrying the ball, or by throwing or handing it from one teammate to the other.

Jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend safely to the ground.

Bouldering is a style of climbing done close to the ground without the use of ropes and harnesses, and with crash matting for protection.

Sandboarding is a boardsport and extreme sport similar to snowboarding that involves riding across or down a sand dune while standing on a board, either with both feet strapped in or while standing loose, without binding

Snowboarding is a winter sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow while standing on a board attached to a rider's feet, using a special boot set onto a mounted binding.

Skiing, recreation, sport, and mode of transportation that involves moving over snow by the use of a pair of long, flat runners called skis, attached or bound to shoes or boots.

An individual rides on a short, narrow board. The rider propels himself or herself by placing one foot on the board and pushing on the ground with the other foot.

Skating uses a type of roller skates in which the wheels are set in a single straight line under the boot.