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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.
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short corner (shorty)
Sports; Field hockey
This is shot taken from the backline that is within the D. There can be 5 defenders on the goal line and this includes the goalkeeper. All of the other defenders must be behind ...
sideline
Sports; Field hockey
When a ball goes out of bounds it is put back in play at the spot where it went out.
sin bin
Sports; Field hockey
This is the penalty area that a player must stay in after they have been given a yellow card to sit out their temporary suspension from the game. Usually this is 5 minutes.
sixteen-yard hit
Sports; Field hockey
This is a ball put back in play within 16 yards (14.6 meters) from where the ball went out of play on the end line. The ball must be hit along the ground and all players must be ...
square pass
Sports; Field hockey
This is a pass that is made clear across the field in order to change where the attacking team wants to attack their opponent's goal.
starting play
Sports; Field hockey
There is a coin toss to decide which team will get the ball first and start the game and which goal each team will defend.
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