Sport Glossaries
A-Z reference for terms, moves, and competition language
Glossaries collect terminology that organizers, judges, and athletes use during competitions. Each one covers a single discipline, with definitions aligned to that sport's federation rules and standard community usage. Pick a discipline below to open its A-Z reference for scoring terms, technical moves, and competition language.
Bouldering glossary
About 50 terms organized A-Z. Covers scoring (Top, Zone, Flash), moves (crimp, sloper, dyno), and competition language. Edited against IFSC Bouldering Rules 2025.
Open glossarySkateboarding glossary
About 55 terms organized A-Z. Covers tricks (ollie, kickflip, grind), terrain and stance (transition, switch, fakie), and contest language (run, slam). Edited against World Skate Street and Park rules.
Open glossaryRhythmic gymnastics glossary
24 competition terms A–Z. Covers the D, A and E scores, body difficulty families, apparatus mastery, line judges and the terms an organizer meets on the day.
Open glossaryPadel glossary
47 terms: bandeja, víbora, chiquita and bajada, the wall and serve rules, plus americano, seeding and the words on a draw sheet.
Open glossaryTennis glossary
47 terms A-Z. Covers scoring (deuce, no-ad, match tie-break), the shots, and tournament language — draws, seeds, byes, walkovers. Edited against the ITF Rules of Tennis 2026.
Open glossaryBadminton glossary
47 terms A-Z. Covers scoring (deuce, the 30-point cap, setting), the shots (clear, drop, hairpin, round-the-head) and the court and official vocabulary. Edited against the BWF Laws of Badminton.
Open glossaryTable tennis glossary
47 terms across scoring, strokes and equipment — from the 10-all deuce and the expedite system to the edge ball, the sponge and the doubles order.
Open glossarySquash glossary
47 terms across interference, shots and the court — from let, stroke and every effort to the tin, the nick and the T.
Open glossaryRoller freestyle glossary
About 22 terms organized A-Z. Covers grinds (royale, soyale, fishbrain, mizou), spin and grab notation, obstacle vocabulary, judging units, and the video-contest format unique to inline. Edited against the World Skate Roller Freestyle Rulebook 2026.
Open glossaryDancesport glossary
About 45 terms A-Z. Covers the Skating System (rules 5–11), recalls and X-marking, the scrutineer's role, and the vocabulary of Standard and Latin.
Open glossaryBreaking glossary
About 45 terms A-Z. Moves from toprock to air flare, plus battle format, cross-faders and the criteria judges compare — including both WDSF systems.
Open glossaryCheerleading glossary
About 45 terms A-Z. Stunts, pyramids and tumbling, plus how levels define legal skills and why a deduction and an illegal skill are handled by different officials.
Open glossaryPole sport glossary
About 45 terms A-Z. Grips, inverts and named elements, plus declared difficulty, the three score components and how Pole Sport differs from Pole Art.
Open glossaryBaton twirling glossary
About 45 terms A-Z. Equipment, rolls and tosses, the disciplines from solo to corps, and why one international event can run two judging systems at once.
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