Glossary of sports and reporting terms abbreviations
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Place Kick [RUG]: a kick made from a ball on the ground. Plane [B&F]: to gain hydrodynamic lift as the boat lifts up on its bow wave. Plane [WSKI]: the action of skis riding on the surface of the water. Planting Box [T&F]: Slot at the immediate front of the pole vaulting pit, where the vaulter places or plants the pole for a vault. Play for One [BB]: to possess the ball and to shoot when there is time for only one shot. Play up [JOUR]: to emphasize. Playbook [FB]: a team book of possible plays, offensive and defensive, that team members usually memorize during summer camp. Highly guarded by team coaches, even though most plays are no longer secret. Play-by-Play [BASE]: A running account of a game in progress. Player [BET]: someone who places bets, legally or with a bookie. Player [HORSE]: anyone who bets on horses. Player Ordered Off [RUG]: Player has been thrown out of the rest of the game for a rules violation. Playoff [BASE]: Games conducted at the end of a season to determine a league championship. P.L.F. [PARA]: Parachute Landing Fall. The best way to encounter the ground. The P.L.F. is taken with the legs together, knees bent, arms and hands in. The jumper is prepared to roll sideways (never straight forward onto his face or straight back, which may cause a whiplash). The jumper takes the ground shock on the side of his legs, side, shoulders, and does a complete roll, if necessary. The P.L.F. is elementary and necessary; the stand-up is a landing in which the jumper takes all the ground shock in his legs. It sometimes feels as if the jumper’s knees are going through his spine and skull. The P.L.F. and stand-up are generally approved methods, the alternative is a crash-and-burn, in which the jumper encounters the ground with other parts of his or her anatomy, not at all gracefully and often painfully. Plug a Hole [FB]: to fill a gap in the line, during a play. Poaching [TEN]: to play in a partner’s side of a doubles court. Pocket [BOWL]: between the 1 pin and the 2–3 pins. Pocket [FB]: Protective screen of players around a quarterback, who is getting ready to pass. A quarterback who is “out of the pocket” has inadvertently outrun or been chased away from his protective cover of players. P.O.D. [PARA]: Pack Opening Device. Similar to a bag system of packing and deployment. Point Blank [ARCH]: target distance so short that there is no allowance for trajectory of the arrow. Points spread [BET]: the predicted difference in score between the favored team and opponent. Also called the Line or Spread. Poised Exit [PARA]: An exit from the aircraft step or door in which the parachutist is ready seconds or minutes prior to the actual exit. Poised exits are required of novice jumpers, to learn correct positions and reactions. Later they graduate to bomb outs (unpoised exits). Poke Check [HOCK]: to stab at the puck with the stick. Pole [T&F]: the inside lane of a running track; or the vaulting pole used in pole vaulting. Policy [JOUR]: Official viewpoint of a magazine as stated in editorial columns or other features; such as “The Playboy Philosophy,” a series in Playboy written by publisher Hugh Hefner. Pommels (GYM) The curved iron handles of a side horse. Pooch Kick [FB]: Short- or medium-range kick, usually soft and high. Similar to an approach shot to the green in golf. A finesse kick. The pooch kicker may not be the same as a field goal kicker or a kick-off specialist. Pool [FEN]: Fencers or teams in a round-robin tournament. Pop Fly [BASE]: a high fly ball. POPS [PARA]: Organization for “senior citizen” parachutists. Stands for Parachutists Over Phorty. Its insignia shows a worried Father Time, jumping in a rocking chair, pulling his ripcord with a walking cane, his fingers crossed for good luck. Membership is open to parachutists over phorty—or, forty. Porosity [PARA]: the amount of air that can get through a material. Parachute fabric is classified either low porosity or high porosity. LoPo parachutes generally drop slower and let the jumper down softer. Porpoising [HANG]: a series of nose-up and nose-down maneuvers, resembling a swimming porpoise. Port [B&F]: Left side of a ship when looking forward. Portsider [BASE]: same as southpaw. Position [POOL]: the arrangement of the balls on the table. A good player can keep all balls on one-half of the table, thereby enabling him or her to shoot short shots and stay alive in the game. Post [BB]: same as post man. Post Man [BB]: Player who stands in a particular position on the court. The high post is near the free-throw line; the low post is close to the basket. He coordinates offensive plays from that position. Also called pivot man, because his play is crucial to the play. Post Pattern [FB]: a pass pattern in which the receiver runs toward the goalpost. Post time [HORSE]: all horses are in the gates and ready to race. Signals the end of betting. Power Back (power runner) [FB]: Offensive back who can gain yardage because of his superior size or speed. Power Serve [H&R]: a ball that is hit low off the front wall and bounces toward a rear corner (hand-ball). Power Sweep [FB]: an offensive play in which the ball carrier runs around the end of the line of scrimmage and has at least two players ahead of him blocking. Preflight [BAL]: Inspection before ascent to check that all parts of the envelope and gondola are airworthy. Also applies to airplanes. Preliminaries [T&F]: same as heats. Preliminary Bout [BOX]: One bout on a boxing program before the main event. Press [BET]: to bet a larger amount than usual, often when trying to make up for previous losses. Pressing Defense [BB]: Defense that attempts to break an offensive drive by closely guarding the ball. Prevent Defense [FB]: Defense that will give up small yardage but that will not give up extensive yardage. Often, if time is running out, the defense will go into a prevent defense, willingly giving up small gains by the offense, but not yielding a touchdown. Profile [JOUR]: Personality article. Promotion [JOUR]: Active campaign to enhance the acceptance and sale of a newspaper or magazine. Prone Harness [HANG]: Harness used to enable the pilot to lie flat in a hang glider. Prone Out [SURF]: to end a ride by lying down on the board. Proof [JOUR]: Copy of material used for checking and correction purposes. Proofread [JOUR]: to check such material prior to publication. Prop Blast [PARA]: turbulence caused by the aircraft propeller. Jumpers often become unstable on exit when they hit the prop blast, or, as it is sometimes called, prop wash. Prototype [MOTOR]: test model of a new car. Provisional Ball [GOLF]: Ball played when a previous ball was hit out of bounds or lost. Psyched Out [SURF]: Afraid. Pugilism [BOX]: the art of boxing, from the Latin pugunus, fist, and pugil, boxer. Pull [SWIM]: the part of a swimming stroke in which the arm motion is exerting the most power. Pull a Punch [BOX]: to land a punch without full force. Pulled Shot [GOLF]: a shot that is straight, but to the right of the green (or hole) for a right-handed golfer. Pulling Guard [FB]: an offensive guard who “pulls” away from the line of scrimmage when the ball is snapped, to help protect the quarterback or ball carrier. Pulp [JOUR]: Magazines printed on cheap newsprint; often carries the connotation of sensational material. Pump Fuel [MOTOR]: Fuel that is “consumer quality,” that is, that can be obtained at any gas station. Download 7.55 Mb. Share with your friends:
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