Alphabet Game -SPORTS

[Cassel]

 

In August, our monthly theme is SPORTS.

 

It should be quite easy to list various sports, sports equipment, or sports terms using all the letters from the alphabet. This is such a wide theme that we should have fun and probably go through several rounds (I think).

 

Let's go!

 

Because I want more people to jump in the game, I will ask to NOT post two consecutive answers (unless there is a 24-hour period without an answer since it could mean we are stuck)

[Cassel]

A = Athlete

[Bonnie Ballentine]

B = basketball

[Jannette Nieuwboer]

 

 

C = Cricket

[Ann Seeber]

D = Diving

[Bonnie Ballentine]

E = eye-hand coordination

[Jannette Nieuwboer]

F = Frisbee

[Guest Guest]

G - Golf

[Bonnie Ballentine]

H = halfback

[Jannette Nieuwboer]

I = Indoor

[Corrie Kinkel]

J = Judo

[Bonnie Ballentine]

K = kitchen...a pickleball term...an area 7 feet on each side of the net. You are not allowed to volley while in the kitchen. Volley = hitting the ball before it bounces.

[Jannette Nieuwboer]

L = LOVE Tennis term.

[Ann Seeber]

M = Mountain climbing

[Bonnie Ballentine]

N = non-volley zone...another name for kitchen...see K above

[Corrie Kinkel]

O = OUT  no explanation needed!

[Sharla]

P = Polo

[Dorothy Donn]

Q - Quidditch (Quadball)

When J.K Rowling invented the sport of Quidditch for her Harry Potter books, she would not have imagined that a few years later it would be played in leagues all around the world. In our world, muggles can join in this game involving a quaffle, broomsticks, hoops, bludgers and the coveted golden snitch.

[Bonnie Ballentine]

R = rugby...one of the few sports I haven't tried.

[Sharon Murray]

S - Soccer

[Jannette Nieuwboer]

T- Tennis

[Michele]

T = Table Tennis

[Ann Seeber]

U = Uniforms

[Bonnie Ballentine]

V = volleyball

[Corrie Kinkel]

W = Wembly Stadium in London where last Sunday the final of the European Ladies Soccer Championship took place and the English Lionesses triumphed.