Glossary of sports and reporting terms abbreviations
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Stock [MOTOR]: Automobile that has not been modified since being delivered from the factory. Stoked [SURF]: Excited. Stolen base [BASE]: Runner advances successfully without the aid of a base hit, put-out, walk, force-out, fielder’s choice, passed ball, wild pitch, or balk. Stop a Fight [BOX]: the act of a referee to end a bout, when one fighter cannot continue. Storke Play Same as medal play. Stowing Band [PARA]: Rubber band used to tuck away the suspension lines neatly and to aid in a neat, clean deployment of the lines during the opening sequence. Straddle Ball [H&R]: Ball that moves between the legs of a player. Straight Kill Shot [H&R]: Ball that hits the front wall and returns on the same line. Straightarm [FB]: A defensive play in which the player uses a locked arm to thrust an opponent away from a tackle. Straight-Up Fighter [BOX]: A boxer who does not bob or weave. Streamer [PARA]: Malfunction in which the sleeve elongates, or the bag clears the jumper, but the parachute does not emerge (or emerge fast enough). Usually means a cutaway. Street Legal [MOTOR]: Automobile that has been modified for race use, but has to be remodified for safety (street) purposes. Stride [T&F]: One step in a running race. Strike [B&F]: when a fish grabs the bait or hook. Strike [BOWL]: all pins knocked down on the first ball. Strike Zone [BASE]: the area that the pitcher must throw in to successfully throw strikes. Generally from the hitter’s armpits to his knees, when he is in a normal batting position. Striker [SOC]: An offensive player. Striking Circle [FHOCK]: inside the curved line that is the goal-shooting area. Stroke [POOL]: the act of hitting the cue ball. “To find my stroke,” is to develop a good swing. The stroke is as important as the golfer’s swing. Stroke [SWIM]: the arm action during swimming. Stroke [TEN]: the movement of hitting the ball with the racket. Strongside [FB]: the side of an offensive line having more players than the opposite side of the same line. Strut [HANG]: Wing brace. Strut [PARA]: Diagonal brace between the wing of a Cessna or other similar aircraft and the bottom of the fuselage. Novice jumpers are told to hold the strut until the jumpmaster gives the command “Go!” All jumpmasters have stories about novice jumpers who fail to let go of the strut on command and are either pushed or thrown off the step. Student Body Right or Student Body Left [FB]: a running play in which the entire team, plus coaches, cheerleaders, and trainers seem to be running in the same direction to protect the ball carrier. Established at the University of Southern California. Student Jumper [PARA]: Person who has gone through the ground school but hasn’t yet made his or her first jump. Stuff [BASE]: A pitcher’s effectiveness; either he has good stuff or not. Stuffed [FB]: same as jammed. Stunting [FB]: Defensive formation in which players are out of their usual place, to fool the offense. Style [JOUR]: A writer’s individual expression through the special use of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and point of view. Style [PARA]: the art of acrobatics (front loop, back loop, barrelroll) in free-fall done as quickly and as smoothly as possible in competition. Slowly falling out of favor; most jumpers with experience are working toward RW competition. Style Tuck [PARA]: Compressed position roughly similar to a “cannonball” position in diving, with the face down. The style tuck allows the sky diver to complete the style series in minimum time. Submarine [FB]: to hit a ball carrier low. Substitute [FB]: a player who is not a starter, sent in to play because another player has to leave the game. Also appropriate in other team sports. Substitutions [RUG]: Players may not be substituted in rugby except when they are injured so badly that they are unable to continue. In special matches or international matches, now more than two players may be substituted for medical reasons and the injured player may not return to the game. Sucker [POOL]: the object of the hustler’s attention; a loser. Sudden Death [FB]: a period after the normal four quarters of play. If the game is tied at the end of regulation play, the game goes into sudden death and the first team to score wins. There is no additional play after a score in sudden death. Suicide Squads [FB]: Kickoff and kickoff return teams in which individual players are assumed to sacrifice themselves for the team. Usually a thankless job, but a position in which a rookie can prove himself worthy of a permanent job on the team. Summary Lead [JOUR]: A lead that generally covers most of the “5 W’s and the H:” Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. Summer Rules [GOLF]: Playing the ball as it lies anywhere on the course. Super Bowl [FB]: the championship game of the National Football League. Played at various locations at the end of the regular season. Super Six [HORSE]: a wagering opportunity in which the player is asked to pick the winners of six consecutive races. Supercharger [MOTOR]: Engine that has been modified by a mechanism that blows exhaust air back into engine at a higher rate than air entering the engine from the outside. Gives a power boost to the engine. Supine position [WTL]: Lifting position lying down. Surfing Knots [SURF]: Bumps and abrasions that a surfer receives during surfing. Usually on the knees, usually from repeated contact with the board. Surplus [PARA]: Army, Navy, or Air Force equipment used largely for novice jumping. Suspension Line [PARA]: the lines connecting the canopy to the harness, at the risers, with connector links. Suspension Lines [BAL]: Lines that connect the balloon envelope to the gondola. Sweep [FB]: Running play in which the offensive line swings toward a sideline and the ball carrier follows that protective wall. Sweep [SKI]: a check of the complete skiing area of a mountain by members of the ski patrol to make sure all skiers are down the mountain for the night. Swell [SURF]: a wave that has not yet crested or broken. Swing Pass [FB]: Short pass thrown by the quarterback toward the sideline. Swing Seat [HANG]: Suspension system that allows the pilot to sit upright to pilot a hang glider. Switch Hitter [BASE]: Player who bats both right- and left-handed. Syndicate [JOUR]: Organization that sells photographs or textual material to a variety of publications. A journalism wholesaler. T Formation [FB]: Offensive formation in which members of the offensive backfield are lined up parallel to the line of scrimmage and behind the quarterback. So called because the backfield formation looks like the letter T. T.S.O. [PARA]: technical standard Order. Government authorized gear. Equipment must be T.S.O.’d for use in national competition. T-10 [PARA]: a surplus main parachute. Originally non-steerable. Taboo [JOUR]: Words, phrases, or subjects that cannot be published for moral or legal reasons. Tach (Tachometer) [MOTOR]: Meter that measures engine speed in revolutions per minute. Tack (noun) [B&F]: the forward lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail. Or to tack (verb): To turn the bow of a boat through the wind so that it blows across the opposite side. Tacking [FRIS]: when a disc holds its course without deviations across a wind. Tackle [ARCH]: Archery equipment. Similar in usage to fishing tackle. Tackle [B&F]: Fishing gear—rod and reel. Tackle [FB]: to stop a ball carrier and throw him to the ground. Tackle [RUG]: a player holding the ball may be tackled so the ball is on the ground or so that he is not free to continue play. Tackling [SOC]: An attempt to kick the ball away from an opponent. Players may not be held in tackling. Tactile Flight [HANG]: Flight control through the use of the senses. Opposite of instrument control in aircraft flight. Tail [SKI]: the rear end of the ski. Tailback [FB]: Running back in the offensive backfield farthest from the line of scrimmage. Download 7.55 Mb. Share with your friends:
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