Sports GK

Football (Soccer)

Association football, commonly known as soccer, is played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

Key Rules

• Offside: A player is in an offside position if they are nearer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent.
• Fouls: Direct free kicks are awarded for serious fouls, while indirect free kicks are for less serious offenses.
• Penalty Kick: Awarded when a defending player commits a direct free kick offense inside their own penalty area.
• Throw-in: Method of restarting play when the ball has crossed the touchline.
• Goal Kick: Awarded when the ball passes over the goal line after last touching an attacking player.
• Corner Kick: Awarded when the ball passes over the goal line after last touching a defending player.

Football Terminology

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, oppose one another on a rectangular court.

Key Rules

• Traveling: Moving without dribbling the ball - taking more than one step without dribbling.
• Double Dribble: Dribbling the ball with two hands simultaneously or stopping then restarting the dribble.
• Shot Clock: Teams must attempt a shot that hits the rim within 24 seconds (NBA) or 30 seconds (college) of gaining possession.
• Three-Second Violation: An offensive player cannot remain in the key (paint area) for more than three seconds.
• Goaltending: Defensively interfering with a shot while it's on its downward arc or over the cylinder.
• Technical Foul: Penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct or violations by team personnel.

Basketball Terminology

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

Key Rules

• Strike Zone: The area over home plate between the batter's armpits and the top of their knees when in a natural batting stance.
• Three Strikes: A batter is out after accumulating three strikes during their at-bat.
• Four Balls: A batter is awarded first base after the pitcher throws four balls outside the strike zone.
• Force Out: When a runner must advance to the next base but the defensive player with the ball reaches that base first.
• Tag Out: When a defensive player with the ball touches a runner who is not on a base.
• Infield Fly Rule: With runners on first and second (or bases loaded) and fewer than two outs, a fair fly ball that can be caught by an infielder results in the batter being out automatically.

Baseball Terminology

Board Games

Board games are tabletop games that typically use pieces moved or placed on a pre-marked board or surface.

Chess Rules

• Check: When a king is under immediate attack by one or more of the opponent's pieces.
• Checkmate: When a king is in check and there is no legal move to escape.
• Castling: A move that involves the king and either rook, moving the king two squares toward the rook and the rook to the square over which the king crossed.
• En Passant: A special pawn capture that can occur immediately after a pawn moves two squares forward from its starting position.
• Promotion: When a pawn reaches the eighth rank, it must be replaced by a queen, rook, bishop, or knight of the same color.
• Stalemate: When the player to move has no legal moves and their king is not in check, resulting in a draw.

Monopoly Rules

• Property Acquisition: Players who land on unowned properties may buy them from the Bank.
• Rent: Players who land on owned properties must pay rent to the owner.
• Houses and Hotels: Players can develop properties by purchasing houses and later hotels to increase rent.
• Chance and Community Chest: Cards that can provide benefits or penalties when drawn.
• Bankruptcy: A player who cannot pay what they owe is bankrupt and out of the game.
• Free Parking: A safe space where nothing happens (though many house rules add money collection).

Board Games Terminology