For questions generally relating to commonly used terms and/or jargon associated with a particular sport. Questions using this tag should also be tagged with the specific sport in question.
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What does the shortcut JE used in tennis drawsheets mean?
I have noticed a shortcut JE in drawsheets of some tennis tournaments. For example, it is used here (for Taylor Towsend) or here (for Kateřina Siniaková).
What does this shortcut mean?
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What is the red zone in rugby (or American football) and how did it get that name?
What is the red zone in rugby (or American football) and how did it get the name red zone? I couldn't see anything mentioned about this in the Wikipedia page for both games.
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Is “The Blues” a nickname for the St. Louis Blues [closed]
I'm not sure how this came up, but there was some discussion as to whether or not is it acceptable to refer to 'The Blues' as St. Louis hockey team's nickname?
Specifically: "is it acceptable for ...
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Left arm Leg Spinner - A term not used. Why?
Why is not a left arm bowler who turns the ball away from left-handed batsman not called a Left arm leg spinner, just like the right arm leg spinner.
But the left arm bowler who turns the ball into ...
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Half-way water exit in an open water swim?
I'm trying to remember the term used for the part of a multi-lap open-water swim where the swimmer is expected to exit the water, run a distance and then enter the water in between each lap.
I'm sure ...
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What is a backspinner in Cricket?
I have heard the term backspinner in Cricket. What is a backspinner in Cricket? How does the bowler bowl a backspinner and who invented this type of delivery? Couldn't get much information on this ...
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What is the rule for LBW in case of a switch hit?
How does the rule change when the batsmen attempts a switch hit. Can the umpire rule out if the ball is pitching outside leg stump and then hits the batsman in line with the stumps? By outside leg ...
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Rules for hat-trick while bowling
I define a hat-trick as "three successes of the same kind".
If a bowler bowls a wide ball/dead ball in between consecutive wickets
ie,
W W Wd W
Will it be a hat-trick wicket?
What about the ...
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Stumping from fast bowling?
Is it possible to dismiss a batsman by stumping off a fast bowler with the wicket keep not standing up to the stumps?
To be more specific, for stumping a batsman, is it mandatory to keep the ball ...
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Win-Place-Show in Horse Racing
Horse racing (such as the Kentucky Derby) results usually contains the terms Win, Place, and Show, with the horse associated with each term.
What is win, place, and show, and what significance does ...
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Volleyball terminology for attacks styles or positions of the court [closed]
What are some terms used when playing volleyball?
For example, as a Portuguese speaker, I would like to know how some attacks styles or positions of the court.
The one you are talking about that the ...
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Why the change of the scrum verbal directions to “Crouch-Touch-Set”?
Since I've watched Rugby in the late 90's, the referee's verbal directions for the scrum have been either:
Crouch-Pause-Engage
or for the last several years:
Crouch-Touch-Pause-Engage
I ...
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Bowling: What is the difference between a 'ringing 10' and a 'solid 10'?
While I was watching bowling, after the first throw, only the 10 pin remained.
The ESPN commentators sometimes called it a 'ringing' 10 pin and at times a 'solid' 10 pin.
What is the difference ...
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What is the difference between a strong safety and a free safety?
There are two distinct labels for a "safety" in football: strong (SS) and free (FS).
Ed Reed (FS - Houston Texans) and Troy Polamalu (SS - Pittsburgh Steelers) are two of the premier players in the ...
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What is the difference between a regular defensive tackle and a nose tackle?
In American Football I sometimes hear the defensive tackle getting called the "nose tackle". I know that it has something to do with the 4-3 3-4 schemes but can somebody give me an explanation along ...
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What type of bowlers are these?
In cricket commentary, some bowlers are called 'chinaman bowlers' and some 'orthodox bowlers'. What type of bowlers are these?
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Name of the Rope used to Tie Climbers Together
Does anyone know if there's a technical term for the rope/method which climbers / mountaineers use to tie themselves together (i.e. climbers tie in, then if one falls the others self-arrest to prevent ...
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Why do football players say “Oskie” after an interception?
When I was learning to play football in the backyard as a child, my family would always say "Oskie" after the quarterback threw an interception. I always thought that it was just some sort of family ...
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Why are left arm spinners called differently?
Right arm spinners are either off spinners or leg spinners. But left arm spinners are refered to as chinaman and orthodox. They are never refered to as off spinners or leg spinners. Why are left arm ...
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What are the differences between the divisions: Open, Co-Rec, Greek, Women
What do each of these divisions mean: Open, Co-Rec, Greek, Women
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What is a Golden set? and what is the difference with Bagel set?
What is a Golden set on tennis?
Is there a tennis player who won a golden set?
What is the difference between Golden set and Bagel set?
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Why is Cricket called Cricket? [closed]
My daughter and I were playing softball and on the next field were a bunch of guys playing cricket. She asked me Why is Cricket called Cricket? I had no idea and figured this was a good place to ...
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What do all the climber-specific terms and slang mean?
I've been hearing a lot of words thrown around by climbers like "crimper", "gaston", "flag out", "whipper", "flapper", and others.
What do these and the rest even mean? Could someone compile a list ...
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What is an NBA Rodeo Road Trip?
Recently I have heard sports broadcasters referring to the San Antonio Spurs as being on a "Nine Game Rodeo Road Trip", but I'm not sure what that term means or where it came from. The Spurs are on a ...
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Why is the word Love used as a score for Tennis?
I have never understood this form of scoring. What is the origin of this score "title".
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Why is the player in the middle of I-formation called the fullback?
From the names of the positions, I would assume that in an I-formation the order (from front to back) would be quarterback, halfback, then fullback.
This Image of the I-Form shows the fullback in ...
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What do all these Runners Lingo abbreviations like PR and HR mean?
In other running related question there is often made use of abbreviations like PB, PR, HR, VO2 etc.
I know what PB means (Personal Best), but what do the others mean?
