Sports

Sports

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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overhead smash

Sports; Tennis

This is when a player reaches up with their racket above their head and hits the ball very hard.

placement players

Sports; Tennis

These players try to use shots that will move their opponents around the court and make it difficult for them to return shots. Placement players try to use the entire court and ...

player identification

Sports; Tennis

This refers to the fact that the server's score is always given first.

poach

Sports; Tennis

This is a strategy in doubles tennis where the player who is playing close to the net moves in towards the middle of the court.

points

Sports; Tennis

Points are scored each time a ball is not returned over the net. The point system starts at love and then is counted in intervals of 15 up to 40. Remembering that the server's ...