Alphabet Game -SPORTS

[Bonnie Ballentine]

X = XC Mountain Biking — off-road cycling races over rough terrain.

[Jannette Nieuwboer]

May I place something in Dutch???

y or IJ == IJs dansen = ice dancing

[Sharon Murray]

Z - Zone defense

[Bonnie Ballentine]

A = ATP = around the post. A pickleball shot that h=goes around the post holding the net...not over the net. This is a legal shot in pickleball.

[Sharon Murray]

B - baseball

[Bonnie Ballentine]

C = centerline

[Michele]

D = Dismount

[Jannette Nieuwboer]

E = End

[Sharla]

F = Finish

[Jannette Nieuwboer]

G = Giro Italia

[Bonnie Ballentine]

H = help defense

[Ann Seeber]

I = Ice Hockey

[Corrie Kinkel]

J = Junior

[Cassel]

K - Karate

[Sharon Murray]

Lacrosse

[Jannette Nieuwboer]

M = Midget-golf

[Ann Seeber]

Jannette: Here in the US we call it Miniature Golf, which still starts with M. ;-)

[Bonnie Ballentine]

N = nasty nelson...in pickleball when the server delibertly hits the receiver's partner. If this happens, the server receives a point. No one but the receiver can play the serve.

[Sharon Murray]

O - Olympics

[Michele]

P = Pickleball (Sorry, Bonnie)

[MoniqueN.]

Q = Quickstep (dance)

[Bonnie Ballentine]

LOL @ Michele!

 

R = Rumble In The Park...a small, local pickleball tourney.

[Jannette Nieuwboer]

S = Strike

[Bonnie Ballentine]

T = third shot drop...pickleball again. The drop shot is an attempt to force your opponent to hit up...plus hit correctly a drop shot can give you time to reach the non-volley zone. Very difficult shot to hit, but very effective when you master it.

[Michele]

U = Underhand ~ a pitch used in women's softball. (I played when I was young and I was horrible!)