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  "dataset": {
    "id": "glossary",
    "name": "Glossary",
    "description": "Sports glossary terms and their short definitions.",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "status": "published",
    "provenance": "First-party educational content, generated deterministically from the SocialSportHub knowledge-graph registry."
  },
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    "slug",
    "name",
    "description",
    "keywords",
    "url"
  ],
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    {
      "slug": "ace",
      "name": "Ace",
      "description": "A serve that the receiver fails to touch, winning the point outright for the server.",
      "keywords": "what is an ace in tennis; ace meaning in sport; what is an ace in volleyball",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/ace"
    },
    {
      "slug": "activation",
      "name": "Activation",
      "description": "Activation refers to warm-up exercises that switch on and prime specific muscles so they contribute properly during the main session.",
      "keywords": "muscle activation; activation exercises; warm up activation",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/activation"
    },
    {
      "slug": "advantage",
      "name": "Advantage (Rule)",
      "description": "A rule that lets play continue after a foul when stopping would benefit the offending team, rather than immediately awarding a free kick.",
      "keywords": "advantage rule; play on; playing advantage",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/advantage"
    },
    {
      "slug": "advantage-played",
      "name": "Advantage Played",
      "description": "A decision to let play continue after a foul because stopping it would benefit the team that committed the offence.",
      "keywords": "advantage rule; advantage played football; playing advantage",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/advantage-played"
    },
    {
      "slug": "aerobic",
      "name": "Aerobic",
      "description": "Relating to energy production that uses oxygen, powering sustained, lower-intensity activity over minutes to hours.",
      "keywords": "aerobic energy system; aerobic exercise; aerobic fitness",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/aerobic"
    },
    {
      "slug": "aggregate-format",
      "name": "Aggregate (Two-legged Tie)",
      "description": "A tie decided by the combined score of two matches, one played at each team's ground.",
      "keywords": "aggregate score; two legged tie; on aggregate meaning",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/aggregate-format"
    },
    {
      "slug": "aggregate-score",
      "name": "Aggregate Score",
      "description": "The combined total of scores across two or more matches used to decide a multi-leg tie.",
      "keywords": "aggregate score; on aggregate meaning; aggregate score football",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/aggregate-score"
    },
    {
      "slug": "agility",
      "name": "Agility",
      "description": "The ability to rapidly change the body's speed or direction in response to a stimulus, combining quickness with in-the-moment decision-making.",
      "keywords": "agility in sport; agility training; what is agility",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/agility"
    },
    {
      "slug": "albatross",
      "name": "Albatross",
      "description": "In golf, a score of three strokes under par on a single hole.",
      "keywords": "albatross golf; double eagle; albatross score meaning",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/albatross"
    },
    {
      "slug": "amateur",
      "name": "Amateur",
      "description": "An athlete or competition category defined by taking part without payment, as distinct from professional sport.",
      "keywords": "amateur sport meaning; amateur vs professional; amateur athlete definition",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/amateur"
    },
    {
      "slug": "anaerobic",
      "name": "Anaerobic",
      "description": "Relating to energy production without oxygen, powering short, high-intensity efforts lasting from a few seconds up to about two minutes.",
      "keywords": "anaerobic energy system; anaerobic exercise; anaerobic fitness",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/anaerobic"
    },
    {
      "slug": "appeal",
      "name": "Appeal",
      "description": "A request to a match official to make or reconsider a ruling, most formally in cricket where fielders must appeal before a batter can be given out.",
      "keywords": "appeal cricket; howzat appeal; cricket appeal meaning",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/appeal"
    },
    {
      "slug": "artificial-turf",
      "name": "Artificial Turf",
      "description": "A synthetic playing surface of manufactured grass-like fibres, used as an all-weather alternative to natural grass for football, hockey and other field sports.",
      "keywords": "artificial turf; astroturf; 3G pitch",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/artificial-turf"
    },
    {
      "slug": "assistant-referee",
      "name": "Assistant Referee (Linesman)",
      "description": "A supporting match official who patrols a line or touchline to judge offside, out-of-play, and other calls, advising the main referee.",
      "keywords": "assistant referee; linesman; offside flag",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/assistant-referee"
    },
    {
      "slug": "backcourt-violation",
      "name": "Backcourt Violation",
      "description": "A basketball violation for illegally returning the ball to the backcourt after it has crossed into the frontcourt.",
      "keywords": "backcourt violation; over and back; eight second rule",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/backcourt-violation"
    },
    {
      "slug": "backhand",
      "name": "Backhand",
      "description": "A stroke played with the back of the hand facing the direction of the shot, on the opposite side to the racquet arm.",
      "keywords": "what is a backhand; backhand meaning in tennis; what does backhand mean",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/backhand"
    },
    {
      "slug": "backhand-slice",
      "name": "Backhand Slice",
      "description": "A backhand hit with a high-to-low, open-faced swing that imparts backspin, making the ball stay low after bouncing.",
      "keywords": "backhand slice; slice backhand; backhand backspin",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/backhand-slice"
    },
    {
      "slug": "backspin",
      "name": "Backspin",
      "description": "Backward rotation on a ball that makes it float, stay low, and check or stop on the bounce.",
      "keywords": "backspin tennis; underspin shot; golf backspin",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/backspin"
    },
    {
      "slug": "balance",
      "name": "Balance",
      "description": "The ability to control the body's position by keeping its centre of gravity over the base of support, whether still or moving.",
      "keywords": "balance in sport; static dynamic balance; postural control",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/balance"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ball-pressure",
      "name": "Ball Pressure",
      "description": "The internal air pressure of an inflatable or pressurised ball, which governs how firm it feels and how high it bounces.",
      "keywords": "ball pressure; tennis ball pressure; basketball inflation",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/ball-pressure"
    },
    {
      "slug": "base-training",
      "name": "Base Training",
      "description": "Base training is an early-season phase of mostly easy, high-volume aerobic work that builds the endurance foundation for harder training later.",
      "keywords": "base training; aerobic base; base building",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/base-training"
    },
    {
      "slug": "baseline",
      "name": "Baseline",
      "description": "The line marking the back boundary of a court, running parallel to the net or end wall.",
      "keywords": "what is the baseline in tennis; baseline meaning in sport; what is a baseline on a court",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/baseline"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bat",
      "name": "Bat",
      "description": "An implement used to strike the ball, from the willow blade of cricket to the rounded baseball bat and, in British usage, the table-tennis paddle.",
      "keywords": "cricket bat; baseball bat; table tennis bat",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/bat"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bib",
      "name": "Bib",
      "description": "A wearable identifier in sport, most often a runner's numbered race bib, a coloured training bib, or a leader's bib in skiing.",
      "keywords": "race bib; running bib number; training bib",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/bib"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bicycle-kick",
      "name": "Bicycle Kick",
      "description": "An acrobatic strike in which a player kicks the ball backward over their own head while airborne with both feet off the ground.",
      "keywords": "bicycle kick; overhead kick; soccer bicycle kick",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/bicycle-kick"
    },
    {
      "slug": "biomechanics",
      "name": "Biomechanics",
      "description": "The scientific study of the mechanical principles, such as forces, motion and structure, that govern how living bodies move.",
      "keywords": "biomechanics; sports biomechanics; movement mechanics",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/biomechanics"
    },
    {
      "slug": "birdie",
      "name": "Birdie",
      "description": "In golf, completing a hole in one stroke fewer than its par.",
      "keywords": "what is a birdie in golf; birdie meaning golf; what does birdie mean in golf",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/birdie"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bogey",
      "name": "Bogey",
      "description": "In golf, completing a hole in one stroke more than its par.",
      "keywords": "what is a bogey in golf; bogey meaning golf; what does bogey mean in golf",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/bogey"
    },
    {
      "slug": "boot",
      "name": "Boot",
      "description": "Sport-specific footwear whose meaning ranges from a studded football boot to a rigid ski boot that clips into a binding.",
      "keywords": "football boot; ski boot; sports boot",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/boot"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bracket",
      "name": "Bracket",
      "description": "The tree-shaped chart that maps who plays whom in a knockout tournament and how winners advance to the final.",
      "keywords": "tournament bracket; knockout bracket; bracket meaning sport",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/bracket"
    },
    {
      "slug": "break-point",
      "name": "Break Point",
      "description": "In tennis and similar sports, a point on which the receiver can win a game the opponent is serving.",
      "keywords": "break point; break point tennis; break point meaning",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/break-point"
    },
    {
      "slug": "breakaway",
      "name": "Breakaway",
      "description": "A situation where an attacker gets clear of the defenders and races toward the goal with few or no opponents in the way.",
      "keywords": "what is a breakaway; breakaway meaning; breakaway in ice hockey",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/breakaway"
    },
    {
      "slug": "breakaway-tactics",
      "name": "Breakaway tactics",
      "description": "The race decisions cyclists make when a rider or small group tries to escape and stay ahead of the main pack.",
      "keywords": "cycling breakaway tactics; what is a breakaway in cycling; breakaway strategy",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/breakaway-tactics"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bunker",
      "name": "Bunker",
      "description": "A sand-filled hollow on a golf course that acts as a hazard.",
      "keywords": "what is a bunker in golf; bunker meaning; what is a sand bunker",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/bunker"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bye",
      "name": "Bye",
      "description": "A free pass to the next round when a competitor has no opponent, or in cricket a run scored without the bat touching the ball.",
      "keywords": "bye tournament; first round bye; cricket bye",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/bye"
    },
    {
      "slug": "cadence",
      "name": "Cadence",
      "description": "The rhythm of a repeated cyclic action, most often the number of steps per minute in running or pedal revolutions per minute in cycling.",
      "keywords": "cadence running; cycling cadence; steps per minute",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/cadence"
    },
    {
      "slug": "call",
      "name": "Call",
      "description": "A short verbal message between players during play, such as calling for the ball or warning a teammate.",
      "keywords": "calling for the ball; player communication call; on-field call meaning",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/call"
    },
    {
      "slug": "captain",
      "name": "Captain",
      "description": "The player appointed to lead a team during play, representing it to officials and often shaping tactics and morale.",
      "keywords": "team captain meaning; captain role sport; captain duties",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/captain"
    },
    {
      "slug": "cardio",
      "name": "Cardio",
      "description": "Cardio is exercise that raises your heart rate and breathing to work the heart and lungs.",
      "keywords": "what is cardio; cardio meaning; what does cardio mean in fitness",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/cardio"
    },
    {
      "slug": "carry",
      "name": "Carry",
      "description": "A ball-handling violation in which a player illegally scoops, holds, or supports the ball instead of cleanly striking or bouncing it.",
      "keywords": "carry violation; palming; held ball",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/carry"
    },
    {
      "slug": "caution",
      "name": "Caution",
      "description": "A formal warning issued by an official for misconduct, shown in football by a yellow card, that is recorded against the offending player.",
      "keywords": "caution football; yellow card caution; cautionable offence",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/caution"
    },
    {
      "slug": "centre-of-gravity",
      "name": "Centre of Gravity",
      "description": "The single point at which the body's mass is balanced in all directions, and around which it tends to rotate and balance.",
      "keywords": "centre of gravity; center of gravity sport; base of support",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/centre-of-gravity"
    },
    {
      "slug": "century",
      "name": "Century",
      "description": "A score of 100 — of runs by a cricket batter, or of points in a single snooker visit.",
      "keywords": "century cricket; century break snooker; century meaning sport",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/century"
    },
    {
      "slug": "chalk-talk",
      "name": "Chalk Talk",
      "description": "A chalk talk is a classroom-style session where a coach explains tactics, plays, or concepts using a board or diagram.",
      "keywords": "chalk talk; coaching chalk talk; tactics session",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/chalk-talk"
    },
    {
      "slug": "change-of-direction",
      "name": "Change of Direction",
      "description": "A pre-planned manoeuvre in which an athlete redirects their line of travel, decelerating and then re-accelerating along a new path.",
      "keywords": "change of direction; cutting movement sport; COD speed",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/change-of-direction"
    },
    {
      "slug": "chip",
      "name": "Chip",
      "description": "A short, lofted, gently struck shot that lifts the ball up and over a shorter distance rather than driving it hard.",
      "keywords": "chip shot; chip shot golf; chip over the keeper; tennis chip shot; chip shot football",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/chip"
    },
    {
      "slug": "classification",
      "name": "Classification (Para Sport)",
      "description": "The system of grouping para athletes so that those with a similar degree of activity limitation compete together.",
      "keywords": "para sport classification; classification meaning sport; adaptive sport classes",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/classification"
    },
    {
      "slug": "clay",
      "name": "Clay (Court Surface)",
      "description": "A slow tennis court surface of crushed brick, stone or shale that produces a high, slower bounce and lets players slide into their shots.",
      "keywords": "clay court; tennis clay surface; red clay",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/clay"
    },
    {
      "slug": "clean-sheet",
      "name": "Clean Sheet",
      "description": "A match in which a team or goalkeeper prevents the opposition from scoring at all.",
      "keywords": "clean sheet; clean sheet meaning; clean sheet football",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/clean-sheet"
    },
    {
      "slug": "cleats",
      "name": "Cleats",
      "description": "Cleats are sports shoes fitted with studs or blades on the sole to grip grass and soft ground, and can also mean the studs themselves.",
      "keywords": "what are cleats; cleats meaning; what are football cleats; cleats vs spikes",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/cleats"
    },
    {
      "slug": "club",
      "name": "Club (Golf)",
      "description": "The shafted golf implement, with a grip and a head, used to strike the ball; made in categories such as woods, irons, wedges and the putter.",
      "keywords": "golf club; types of golf clubs; golf club set",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/club"
    },
    {
      "slug": "coin-toss",
      "name": "Coin Toss",
      "description": "A pre-match procedure in which a coin is tossed, or a racket spun, to decide a choice such as which side starts, serves, or picks ends.",
      "keywords": "coin toss; cricket toss; coin toss sport",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/coin-toss"
    },
    {
      "slug": "conversion",
      "name": "Conversion",
      "description": "A points-scoring attempt taken after a try or touchdown, with the exact form depending on the sport.",
      "keywords": "conversion rugby; two point conversion; conversion meaning sport",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/conversion"
    },
    {
      "slug": "cool-down",
      "name": "Cool-down",
      "description": "A cool-down is a period of light activity done after exercise to gradually bring the body back towards rest.",
      "keywords": "what is a cool-down; cool down meaning in sport; why cool down after exercise",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/cool-down"
    },
    {
      "slug": "coordination",
      "name": "Coordination",
      "description": "The ability to combine movements of different body parts smoothly and accurately to produce an intended action.",
      "keywords": "coordination in sport; motor coordination; movement coordination",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/coordination"
    },
    {
      "slug": "core-stability",
      "name": "Core Stability",
      "description": "The ability of the trunk muscles to control the position and movement of the torso, providing a stable base for the limbs.",
      "keywords": "core stability; core strength sport; trunk stability",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/core-stability"
    },
    {
      "slug": "corner-kick",
      "name": "Corner Kick",
      "description": "A football (soccer) restart taken from the corner arc after the defending team last touched the ball over its own goal line.",
      "keywords": "corner kick; corner arc; soccer corner",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/corner-kick"
    },
    {
      "slug": "counter-attack",
      "name": "Counter-attack",
      "description": "A quick attacking move made immediately after winning the ball back, aiming to catch the opposition out of position.",
      "keywords": "what is a counter-attack; counter-attack meaning; counter attack in football",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/counter-attack"
    },
    {
      "slug": "court",
      "name": "Court",
      "description": "A flat, precisely marked playing area, usually rectangular and often hard-surfaced, used for net and hoop sports such as tennis, basketball and volleyball.",
      "keywords": "tennis court; basketball court; court surface",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/court"
    },
    {
      "slug": "crampons",
      "name": "Crampons",
      "description": "Crampons are metal spiked frames strapped to boots to provide grip on ice and hard, compacted snow.",
      "keywords": "what are crampons; crampons meaning; crampons for hiking; crampons vs spikes",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/crampons"
    },
    {
      "slug": "cross-training",
      "name": "Cross-training",
      "description": "Cross-training means practising a different sport or type of exercise to support your main activity.",
      "keywords": "what is cross-training; cross training meaning; why do athletes cross-train",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/cross-training"
    },
    {
      "slug": "crossover",
      "name": "Crossover",
      "description": "A dribbling move in which a ball-handler quickly switches the ball from one hand to the other to change direction and beat a defender.",
      "keywords": "crossover dribble; basketball crossover move; change of direction dribble",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/crossover"
    },
    {
      "slug": "cue",
      "name": "Cue",
      "description": "A cue is a short, focused instruction a coach gives to direct an athlete's attention and shape a movement or decision.",
      "keywords": "coaching cue; external cue; movement cue",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/cue"
    },
    {
      "slug": "debrief",
      "name": "Debrief",
      "description": "A structured review after a match or session in which players and staff discuss what happened and what to improve.",
      "keywords": "debrief meaning sport; post-match review; team debrief session",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/debrief"
    },
    {
      "slug": "deceleration",
      "name": "Deceleration",
      "description": "The controlled reduction of the body's speed, absorbing momentum in order to stop, slow, or prepare to change direction.",
      "keywords": "deceleration in sport; braking movement; how to decelerate",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/deceleration"
    },
    {
      "slug": "decision-review-system",
      "name": "Decision Review System (DRS)",
      "description": "In cricket, a technology-based system that lets players challenge on-field umpire decisions using replays, ball-tracking, and edge detection.",
      "keywords": "DRS cricket; decision review system; umpire's call",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/decision-review-system"
    },
    {
      "slug": "defender",
      "name": "Defender",
      "description": "A player whose main role is to stop the opposition from creating chances and scoring.",
      "keywords": "what is a defender; defender position meaning; what does a defender do",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/defender"
    },
    {
      "slug": "delay-of-game",
      "name": "Delay of Game",
      "description": "A rules infringement in which a team or player unfairly slows down or delays the resumption of play.",
      "keywords": "delay of game; time wasting; stalling penalty",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/delay-of-game"
    },
    {
      "slug": "deload",
      "name": "Deload",
      "description": "A deload is a planned period of reduced training load used to shed fatigue and consolidate fitness before pushing on again.",
      "keywords": "deload week; deload training; recovery week",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/deload"
    },
    {
      "slug": "deuce",
      "name": "Deuce",
      "description": "In tennis, the score when both players reach 40, from which one must win two points in a row to take the game.",
      "keywords": "what is deuce in tennis; deuce meaning tennis; what does deuce mean",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/deuce"
    },
    {
      "slug": "dig",
      "name": "Dig",
      "description": "A defensive move in volleyball to keep the ball in play after a hard-driven attack such as a spike.",
      "keywords": "what is a dig in volleyball; dig meaning in volleyball; what does a dig mean",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/dig"
    },
    {
      "slug": "dissent",
      "name": "Dissent",
      "description": "Openly disputing or protesting an official's decision by word or action, which is itself a punishable offence in many sports.",
      "keywords": "dissent football; dissent yellow card; dissent meaning sport",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/dissent"
    },
    {
      "slug": "division",
      "name": "Division",
      "description": "A tier or grouping of teams within a larger league structure, whose exact sense depends on the sporting culture.",
      "keywords": "division meaning sport; sports division vs conference; league division explained",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/division"
    },
    {
      "slug": "doms",
      "name": "DOMS",
      "description": "DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) is the muscle soreness that appears a day or two after unfamiliar or intense exercise.",
      "keywords": "what is DOMS; doms meaning; what does delayed onset muscle soreness mean",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/doms"
    },
    {
      "slug": "double-dribble",
      "name": "Double Dribble",
      "description": "A basketball violation for dribbling with both hands at once, or resuming a dribble after having stopped.",
      "keywords": "double dribble; dribbling violation; illegal dribble",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/double-dribble"
    },
    {
      "slug": "double-elimination",
      "name": "Double Elimination",
      "description": "A knockout format in which a competitor is only out of the tournament after losing twice.",
      "keywords": "double elimination; double elimination bracket; lower bracket",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/double-elimination"
    },
    {
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      "name": "Double fault",
      "description": "The loss of a point in tennis when the server misses with both service attempts.",
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    {
      "slug": "drafting",
      "name": "Drafting",
      "description": "Riding, running or swimming closely behind another competitor to sit in their slipstream and save energy.",
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    {
      "slug": "dribble",
      "name": "Dribble",
      "description": "Moving the ball along under control using repeated touches, by bouncing it in basketball or with the feet in football.",
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    {
      "slug": "drill",
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      "description": "A drill is a structured, repeatable practice activity designed to develop a specific skill, movement, or tactical pattern.",
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      "slug": "drop-ball",
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      "description": "A neutral restart in football (soccer) used after the referee stops play for a reason not covered by another restart.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "drop-set",
      "name": "Drop Set",
      "description": "A drop set extends a set past initial fatigue by immediately reducing the weight and continuing to repetitions.",
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    {
      "slug": "drop-shot",
      "name": "Drop shot",
      "description": "A softly played shot designed to land just over the net, forcing the opponent to rush forward.",
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    {
      "slug": "drop-volley",
      "name": "Drop Volley",
      "description": "A volley played softly with a relaxed grip so the ball drops just over the net with little forward pace.",
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      "name": "Dugout",
      "description": "The sheltered bench area beside the field where a team's substitutes, coaches and staff sit during a match.",
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      "slug": "eagle",
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      "description": "In golf, completing a hole in two strokes fewer than its par.",
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    },
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      "slug": "encroachment",
      "name": "Encroachment",
      "description": "An infringement in which a player enters a restricted area or crosses a required line before play is legally allowed to begin.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/encroachment"
    },
    {
      "slug": "end-zone",
      "name": "End zone",
      "description": "The scoring area at each end of the field beyond the goal line.",
      "keywords": "what is the end zone in football; end zone meaning; what is an end zone",
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    {
      "slug": "eskimo-roll",
      "name": "Eskimo Roll (Kayak Roll)",
      "description": "A paddling technique for righting a capsized kayak or canoe while remaining seated in it, using a coordinated hip and paddle motion.",
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    {
      "slug": "explosiveness",
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      "description": "The capacity to develop force very rapidly from a standing or low-velocity start, producing an immediate burst of movement.",
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    {
      "slug": "extra-time",
      "name": "Extra Time",
      "description": "Additional playing periods used in knockout matches to decide a winner when the scores are level at the end of normal time.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "fairway",
      "name": "Fairway",
      "description": "The closely mown strip of a golf hole between the teeing area and the green.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/fairway"
    },
    {
      "slug": "false-start",
      "name": "False start",
      "description": "An infringement in racing when a competitor begins to move before the official starting signal.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/false-start"
    },
    {
      "slug": "fast-break",
      "name": "Fast break",
      "description": "An attacking play in basketball where a team pushes the ball up the court quickly to score before the defence is set.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "fault",
      "name": "Fault",
      "description": "A breach of the rules; in racket and net sports specifically, an illegal or failed service.",
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    },
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      "slug": "feedback",
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      "description": "Feedback is the information an athlete receives about a performance, used to guide learning and improvement.",
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      "description": "The officially bounded area within which a sport's action is legally contested, as distinct from surrounding run-off, benches and spectator zones.",
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      "name": "First touch",
      "description": "A player's initial contact with a received ball, and the skill of using that contact to control and position it for the next action.",
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    },
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      "slug": "fixture",
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      "description": "A scheduled match between two teams, or the arrangement of such a match within a season's programme.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "flick",
      "name": "Flick",
      "description": "A quick, wristy strike that whips the ball with sudden acceleration, with distinct forms in field hockey, table tennis and football.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/flick"
    },
    {
      "slug": "follow-through",
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      "description": "The continuation of a striking, throwing, or kicking motion after contact, which shapes power, accuracy, and spin.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "footwork",
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      "description": "The coordinated foot movements and patterns that position the body correctly to execute a skill under time pressure.",
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    {
      "slug": "forehand",
      "name": "Forehand",
      "description": "A stroke played with the palm of the hand moving in the direction of the shot, on the racquet-arm side of the body.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "forehand-volley",
      "name": "Forehand Volley",
      "description": "A volley struck on the forehand (dominant-hand) side before the ball bounces, usually played near the net.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/forehand-volley"
    },
    {
      "slug": "forfeit",
      "name": "Forfeit",
      "description": "The loss of a contest awarded against a side that breaks rules, withdraws, or cannot field a valid team.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "foul",
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      "description": "An action that breaks the rules of play and for which the offending player or team is penalised.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/foul"
    },
    {
      "slug": "free-throw",
      "name": "Free throw",
      "description": "An unopposed shot at the basket awarded after certain fouls, taken from the free-throw line.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "free-kick-technique",
      "name": "Free-kick technique",
      "description": "The striking technique used to shoot or deliver a dead ball awarded as a free kick, controlling curve, dip, and pace.",
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      "slug": "friendly",
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      "description": "A match played outside any official competition, arranged for practice, fitness or exhibition rather than points or trophies.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "full-time",
      "name": "Full Time",
      "description": "The end of the regulation playing period of a match, signalled by the official, after which the result stands unless further play is required.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "game-management",
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      "description": "The strategic control of a match's pace, risk and situation to protect an advantage or influence the result.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/game-management"
    },
    {
      "slug": "game-point",
      "name": "Game Point",
      "description": "A point that, if won by the leading side, wins the current game.",
      "keywords": "game point; game point tennis; what is game point",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/game-point"
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    {
      "slug": "gegenpressing",
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      "description": "A tactic of immediately pressing to win the ball back in the seconds right after losing possession, when opponents are least organised.",
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    {
      "slug": "gi",
      "name": "Gi",
      "description": "A gi is the traditional two-piece uniform, worn with a belt, used in several grappling and striking martial arts.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/gi"
    },
    {
      "slug": "give-and-go",
      "name": "Give-and-go",
      "description": "A two-player move where a player passes to a teammate and immediately runs into space to receive an instant return pass.",
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    {
      "slug": "glove",
      "name": "Glove",
      "description": "A hand covering worn for protection, grip or catching, taking very different forms across boxing, goalkeeping, baseball, cricket and cycling.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/glove"
    },
    {
      "slug": "goal-kick",
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      "description": "A football (soccer) restart taken from the goal area after the attacking team last touched the ball over the goal line.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "goalkeeper",
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      "description": "The defensive player whose main job is to guard the goal and stop the ball from crossing the goal line.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/goalkeeper"
    },
    {
      "slug": "grass",
      "name": "Grass (Playing Surface)",
      "description": "A natural turf playing surface of living, mown grass grown on soil, used for tennis, football, cricket and other field sports.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/grass"
    },
    {
      "slug": "grassroots",
      "name": "Grassroots",
      "description": "The foundational, community level of a sport where most people first take part, typically local, youth and recreational play.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/grassroots"
    },
    {
      "slug": "grip",
      "name": "Grip",
      "description": "The way a player holds a racket, club, bat, or ball, which governs the angle of the hitting surface and the shots available.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/grip"
    },
    {
      "slug": "grip-tape",
      "name": "Grip Tape",
      "description": "Wrapping applied to a handle for traction and sweat absorption; in skateboarding, the abrasive sheet bonded to the top of the deck.",
      "keywords": "grip tape; tennis overgrip; skateboard grip tape",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/grip-tape"
    },
    {
      "slug": "grommet",
      "name": "Grommet",
      "description": "A small tube-shaped insert set into the holes of a racket frame that the strings pass through, protecting them from the frame's edges.",
      "keywords": "racket grommet; grommet strip; tennis frame grommets",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/grommet"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ground-contact",
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      "description": "The length of time a foot stays in contact with the ground during each step of running or sprinting.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/ground-contact"
    },
    {
      "slug": "group-stage",
      "name": "Group Stage",
      "description": "An opening tournament phase in which entrants are split into groups that play a mini round-robin to decide who advances.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/group-stage"
    },
    {
      "slug": "guide-runner",
      "name": "Guide Runner",
      "description": "A sighted athlete who runs alongside a visually impaired runner to help them race safely and on course.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/guide-runner"
    },
    {
      "slug": "half-time",
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      "description": "The interval that separates the two halves of a match, giving teams a break before they change ends and resume play.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/half-time"
    },
    {
      "slug": "half-pipe",
      "name": "Half-pipe",
      "description": "A U-shaped ramp with curved walls used for riding back and forth and performing tricks.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/half-pipe"
    },
    {
      "slug": "half-volley",
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      "description": "A strike made immediately after the ball bounces, contacting it just as it rises off the ground.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "hand-signal",
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      "description": "A gesture used to communicate silently — by officials to indicate decisions, and by coaches or players to relay instructions or plans.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/hand-signal"
    },
    {
      "slug": "hand-eye-coordination",
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      "description": "The coordinated control of hand movement guided by visual information, used to track and act on a moving object.",
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    },
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      "slug": "handball",
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      "description": "In football (soccer), the offence of a player illegally handling the ball with the hand or arm.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/handball"
    },
    {
      "slug": "handicap",
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      "description": "A numerical allowance that adjusts scores or conditions so players of differing ability can compete fairly.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/handicap"
    },
    {
      "slug": "hard-court",
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      "description": "A rigid tennis or racket-sport surface of acrylic-coated concrete or asphalt that gives a medium-fast, true and consistent bounce.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/hard-court"
    },
    {
      "slug": "hat-trick",
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      "description": "When a single player achieves a scoring feat, most often three goals, in one match.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/hat-trick"
    },
    {
      "slug": "header",
      "name": "Header",
      "description": "Playing the ball with the head in football, to shoot, pass or clear it.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/header"
    },
    {
      "slug": "helmet",
      "name": "Helmet",
      "description": "Protective headgear with a hard shell and energy-absorbing liner, worn to reduce the force of impacts to the head.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/helmet"
    },
    {
      "slug": "high-line",
      "name": "High line",
      "description": "A defensive setup where the back line of defenders holds a position far up the field to compress the space available to the opposition.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "holding",
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      "description": "A foul in which a player illegally uses the hands or arms to restrain or impede an opponent's movement.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "home-and-away",
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      "description": "A format in which teams meet both at one side's venue and the other's, sharing the advantage of playing at home.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "hook",
      "name": "Hook",
      "description": "A label for several curving actions across sports — a bent-arm punch in boxing, a strongly curving ball in golf or bowling, and a cross-batted pull in cricket.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/hook"
    },
    {
      "slug": "inclusive-sport",
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      "description": "An approach to sport designed so that disabled and non-disabled people can take part together or side by side.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/inclusive-sport"
    },
    {
      "slug": "injury-time",
      "name": "Injury Time",
      "description": "Additional playing time added at the end of a period in football (soccer) to compensate for stoppages during normal time.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/injury-time"
    },
    {
      "slug": "interval-training",
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      "description": "Interval training alternates short bursts of harder effort with periods of easier recovery.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "iron",
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      "description": "A category of golf club with a thin, angled metal head, numbered by loft and used mainly for controlled approach shots.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/iron"
    },
    {
      "slug": "isolation",
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      "description": "A basketball tactic that clears space for one attacker to take on a single defender one-on-one.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/isolation"
    },
    {
      "slug": "jab",
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      "description": "A quick, straight punch thrown with the lead hand, used to score, keep distance and set up bigger shots.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/jab"
    },
    {
      "slug": "jersey",
      "name": "Jersey",
      "description": "The shirt or top worn by a player, typically in team colours with a number, and in cycling a marker of race leadership.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/jersey"
    },
    {
      "slug": "jump-shot",
      "name": "Jump shot",
      "description": "A basketball shot released at or near the peak of a vertical jump to raise the release above defenders.",
      "keywords": "jump shot basketball; shooting form; pull-up jumper",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/jump-shot"
    },
    {
      "slug": "kickoff",
      "name": "Kick-off",
      "description": "A method of starting or restarting play with a kick from a designated spot, used across several football codes.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/kickoff"
    },
    {
      "slug": "kinetic-chain",
      "name": "Kinetic Chain",
      "description": "The concept that the body's segments act as a linked chain, transferring force from one joint to the next during movement.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/kinetic-chain"
    },
    {
      "slug": "kit",
      "name": "Kit",
      "description": "The set of clothing and equipment a player or team wears and uses; in football it is the shirt, shorts and socks of the strip.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/kit"
    },
    {
      "slug": "knockdown",
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      "description": "In boxing and combat sports, when a fighter is put to the canvas or otherwise ruled down and the referee administers a count.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/knockdown"
    },
    {
      "slug": "knockout",
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      "description": "In combat sports, ending a bout by a strike that leaves the opponent unable to continue.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/knockout"
    },
    {
      "slug": "lactate-threshold",
      "name": "Lactate Threshold",
      "description": "The lactate threshold is the exercise intensity at which blood lactate starts to rise sharply because the body can no longer clear it as fast as it is produced.",
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    {
      "slug": "lane",
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      "description": "One of the parallel marked corridors that divides a track, pool or bowling alley so competitors race or play within an assigned strip.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/lane"
    },
    {
      "slug": "layup",
      "name": "Layup",
      "description": "A close-range basketball shot taken while moving toward the basket, usually banked softly off the backboard.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/layup"
    },
    {
      "slug": "league",
      "name": "League",
      "description": "A competition in which a fixed set of teams plays over a season, with standings decided by accumulated results.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/league"
    },
    {
      "slug": "let",
      "name": "Let",
      "description": "A serve or rally that is replayed without penalty, often because a serve clips the net or a player is obstructed.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/let"
    },
    {
      "slug": "libero",
      "name": "Libero",
      "description": "In volleyball, a back-row defensive specialist who focuses on receiving and digging rather than attacking.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/libero"
    },
    {
      "slug": "lob",
      "name": "Lob",
      "description": "A shot hit high over an opponent, sending the ball or shuttlecock deep toward the back of the court.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/lob"
    },
    {
      "slug": "love",
      "name": "Love",
      "description": "The term used in tennis for a score of zero.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/love"
    },
    {
      "slug": "low-block",
      "name": "Low block",
      "description": "A defensive approach where a team sits deep near its own goal in a compact shape, conceding space further up the field.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/low-block"
    },
    {
      "slug": "man-to-man-marking",
      "name": "Man-to-man marking",
      "description": "A defensive approach where each defender is assigned to guard one specific opponent throughout play.",
      "keywords": "what is man-to-man marking; man-to-man marking meaning; man to man defence",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/man-to-man-marking"
    },
    {
      "slug": "match-point",
      "name": "Match Point",
      "description": "A point which, if won by the leading player or side, wins the entire match.",
      "keywords": "match point; match point meaning; what is match point in tennis",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/match-point"
    },
    {
      "slug": "midfielder",
      "name": "Midfielder",
      "description": "A player who operates in the central area of the pitch, linking the defence and the attack.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/midfielder"
    },
    {
      "slug": "mobility-drill",
      "name": "Mobility Drill",
      "description": "A mobility drill is a controlled exercise that moves a joint actively through its range to prepare it for training or improve movement quality.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/mobility-drill"
    },
    {
      "slug": "motion-offense",
      "name": "Motion offense",
      "description": "A basketball system built on continuous player movement, passing and screening rather than fixed, pre-set plays.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/motion-offense"
    },
    {
      "slug": "motor-learning",
      "name": "Motor Learning",
      "description": "The process by which practice and experience produce relatively permanent improvements in the ability to perform a movement skill.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "mouthguard",
      "name": "Mouthguard",
      "description": "A mouthguard is a soft protective insert worn over the teeth in contact sports to help cushion impacts to the mouth.",
      "keywords": "what is a mouthguard; mouthguard meaning; what is a gum shield; mouthguard in sport",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/mouthguard"
    },
    {
      "slug": "muscle-fibre-types",
      "name": "Muscle Fibre Types",
      "description": "The classification of skeletal muscle fibres into slow-twitch (Type I) and fast-twitch (Type II), which contract at different speeds and suit different demands.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "no-look-pass",
      "name": "No-Look Pass",
      "description": "A pass delivered while the passer looks in another direction to deceive defenders about its destination.",
      "keywords": "no-look pass; basketball passing; deceptive pass",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/no-look-pass"
    },
    {
      "slug": "non-verbal-cue",
      "name": "Non-Verbal Cue",
      "description": "Information passed between teammates or from a coach without words — through body language, positioning, eye contact or gestures.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/non-verbal-cue"
    },
    {
      "slug": "oar",
      "name": "Oar",
      "description": "A shafted lever with a blade at one end used to propel a rowing boat, pivoting against the boat at a rowlock rather than being held free like a paddle.",
      "keywords": "rowing oar; sweep oar; sculling oar",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/oar"
    },
    {
      "slug": "obstruction",
      "name": "Obstruction",
      "description": "Illegally impeding an opponent's movement or progress, typically by getting in the way rather than fairly playing the ball.",
      "keywords": "obstruction rule; impeding an opponent; obstructing the field",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/obstruction"
    },
    {
      "slug": "offside",
      "name": "Offside",
      "description": "A rule that penalises an attacking player for being in an illegal forward position when the ball is played to them.",
      "keywords": "what is offside; offside rule meaning; what is the offside rule in football",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/offside"
    },
    {
      "slug": "offside-trap",
      "name": "Offside trap",
      "description": "A defensive tactic in which defenders step forward together to leave an attacker offside just before the ball is played.",
      "keywords": "what is an offside trap; offside trap meaning; offside trap in football",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/offside-trap"
    },
    {
      "slug": "one-rep-max",
      "name": "One-Rep Max",
      "description": "A one-rep max is the heaviest weight a person can lift for a single, full repetition of an exercise with proper form.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/one-rep-max"
    },
    {
      "slug": "overhead",
      "name": "Overhead",
      "description": "An attacking racket stroke played by swinging above head height to strike a descending ball steeply downward into the opponent's court.",
      "keywords": "overhead shot; overhead smash; tennis overhead",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/overhead"
    },
    {
      "slug": "overlap",
      "name": "Overlap",
      "description": "An attacking run where a player sprints outside and beyond a teammate on the ball to offer a passing option down the flank.",
      "keywords": "what is an overlap in football; overlapping run meaning; overlap run",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/overlap"
    },
    {
      "slug": "overload",
      "name": "Overload",
      "description": "Creating a numerical advantage in one area of the field or court so that attackers outnumber defenders there.",
      "keywords": "what is an overload in football; overload meaning tactic; numerical overload",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/overload"
    },
    {
      "slug": "own-goal",
      "name": "Own Goal",
      "description": "A goal accidentally scored by a player against their own team, counted for the opposition.",
      "keywords": "own goal; own goal meaning; what is an own goal",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/own-goal"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pads",
      "name": "Pads",
      "description": "Padded protective equipment worn on the body or limbs, whose form varies widely from cricket leg guards to ice-hockey goaltender pads.",
      "keywords": "sports pads; cricket pads; hockey goalie pads",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/pads"
    },
    {
      "slug": "par",
      "name": "Par",
      "description": "The standard number of strokes a skilled golfer is expected to need to complete a hole or course.",
      "keywords": "what is par in golf; par meaning golf; what does par mean in golf",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/par"
    },
    {
      "slug": "para-sport",
      "name": "Para Sport",
      "description": "Competitive sport organised for athletes with a physical, visual, or intellectual impairment.",
      "keywords": "para sport; parasport meaning; adaptive sports",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/para-sport"
    },
    {
      "slug": "park-the-bus",
      "name": "Park the bus",
      "description": "An informal term for a highly defensive approach where a team commits nearly all its players to protecting its own goal.",
      "keywords": "what does park the bus mean; parking the bus football; park the bus tactic",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/park-the-bus"
    },
    {
      "slug": "parquet",
      "name": "Parquet",
      "description": "A hardwood basketball and indoor-sports floor laid in a geometric pattern of interlocking wooden blocks, prized for its spring and consistent bounce.",
      "keywords": "parquet floor; basketball hardwood; wooden sports floor",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/parquet"
    },
    {
      "slug": "penalty-area",
      "name": "Penalty area",
      "description": "The large marked box in front of each goal in football where the goalkeeper may handle the ball.",
      "keywords": "what is the penalty area in football; penalty area meaning; what is the 18-yard box",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/penalty-area"
    },
    {
      "slug": "penalty-box",
      "name": "Penalty Box",
      "description": "In ice hockey, the enclosed bench where a penalised player must sit and serve their penalty time, leaving their team short-handed.",
      "keywords": "penalty box; sin bin; ice hockey penalty",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/penalty-box"
    },
    {
      "slug": "penalty-kick",
      "name": "Penalty kick",
      "description": "A direct shot at goal from a marked spot, awarded for a serious foul committed inside the defending team’s penalty area.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/penalty-kick"
    },
    {
      "slug": "periodisation",
      "name": "Periodisation",
      "description": "Periodisation is the planned division of training into phases so that workload and focus are varied to peak performance at the right time.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/periodisation"
    },
    {
      "slug": "personal-best",
      "name": "Personal best",
      "description": "A personal best (PB) is the best result an individual has ever recorded in a given event or exercise.",
      "keywords": "what is a personal best; personal best meaning; what does PB mean in sport",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/personal-best"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pick-and-roll",
      "name": "Pick-and-roll",
      "description": "A two-player basketball move where one player sets a screen for a teammate with the ball, then cuts toward the basket.",
      "keywords": "what is a pick-and-roll; pick and roll meaning; pick and roll basketball",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/pick-and-roll"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pin",
      "name": "Pin",
      "description": "Holding an opponent's shoulders or back down against the mat; in wrestling it wins the bout instantly, while in judo a timed hold-down scores.",
      "keywords": "wrestling pin; pinfall; judo hold down",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/pin"
    },
    {
      "slug": "piste",
      "name": "Piste",
      "description": "The narrow strip a fencing bout takes place on; also a marked, prepared ski run.",
      "keywords": "what is a piste in fencing; piste meaning; what is a piste in skiing",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/piste"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pitch",
      "name": "Pitch",
      "description": "The bounded outdoor playing area used for field sports such as football, rugby and hockey, including its markings and goals.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/pitch"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pitcher",
      "name": "Pitcher",
      "description": "The player who throws the ball toward the batter to begin each play in baseball and softball.",
      "keywords": "what is a pitcher; pitcher position meaning; what does a pitcher do in baseball",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/pitcher"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pivot",
      "name": "Pivot",
      "description": "Rotating the body around one stationary foot to change facing or protect the ball without travelling.",
      "keywords": "pivot foot basketball; pivoting footwork; turning on pivot foot",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/pivot"
    },
    {
      "slug": "playing-the-percentages",
      "name": "Playing the percentages",
      "description": "A strategy of consistently choosing the option most likely to succeed rather than a lower-probability, higher-reward play.",
      "keywords": "what is playing the percentages; percentage play meaning; high-percentage tennis",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/playing-the-percentages"
    },
    {
      "slug": "playoffs",
      "name": "Playoffs",
      "description": "A knockout or mini-series stage after the regular season that decides the champion or promotion.",
      "keywords": "playoffs meaning; post season playoffs; playoff format",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/playoffs"
    },
    {
      "slug": "plyometrics",
      "name": "Plyometrics",
      "description": "Plyometrics are explosive jumping, bounding, and throwing exercises that use a rapid stretch-then-shorten muscle action to develop power.",
      "keywords": "plyometrics; plyometric training; jump training",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/plyometrics"
    },
    {
      "slug": "point-guard",
      "name": "Point guard",
      "description": "A basketball position that acts as the team's main ball-handler and organiser of the attack.",
      "keywords": "what is a point guard; point guard position meaning; what does a point guard do",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/point-guard"
    },
    {
      "slug": "power",
      "name": "Power",
      "description": "The rate at which the body produces mechanical work, defined as the product of force and the speed at which that force is applied.",
      "keywords": "muscular power; power in sport; force velocity",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/power"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pressing",
      "name": "Pressing",
      "description": "A tactic where players actively chase and close down opponents to win the ball back rather than dropping off and waiting for it.",
      "keywords": "what is pressing in football; pressing meaning; pressing tactic",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/pressing"
    },
    {
      "slug": "progressive-overload",
      "name": "Progressive Overload",
      "description": "Progressive overload is the principle of gradually increasing training demand over time so the body keeps adapting and improving.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/progressive-overload"
    },
    {
      "slug": "promotion",
      "name": "Promotion",
      "description": "Moving up from a lower division to a higher one, usually earned by finishing near the top of the table or winning a play-off.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/promotion"
    },
    {
      "slug": "promotion-and-relegation",
      "name": "Promotion and Relegation",
      "description": "A league system in which teams move up or down between divisions based on where they finish.",
      "keywords": "promotion and relegation; relegation meaning; pro rel football",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/promotion-and-relegation"
    },
    {
      "slug": "proprioception",
      "name": "Proprioception",
      "description": "The body's internal sense of the position, movement and effort of its joints and limbs without relying on sight.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/proprioception"
    },
    {
      "slug": "puck",
      "name": "Puck",
      "description": "The hard vulcanised rubber disc used in place of a ball in ice hockey.",
      "keywords": "hockey puck; ice hockey puck; vulcanised rubber puck",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/puck"
    },
    {
      "slug": "putting-green",
      "name": "Putting green",
      "description": "The area of very short, smooth grass surrounding the hole on a golf hole.",
      "keywords": "what is the putting green in golf; putting green meaning; what is a golf green",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/putting-green"
    },
    {
      "slug": "qualification",
      "name": "Qualification",
      "description": "The process of earning a place in a main event, or in motorsport the timed session that sets the starting grid.",
      "keywords": "qualification sport; qualifying round meaning; how qualification works",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/qualification"
    },
    {
      "slug": "quarterback",
      "name": "Quarterback",
      "description": "The player who leads the offence in American football, receiving the snap and starting most attacking plays.",
      "keywords": "what is a quarterback; quarterback position meaning; what does a quarterback do",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/quarterback"
    },
    {
      "slug": "racket-string-tension",
      "name": "Racket String Tension",
      "description": "The tightness at which a racket's strings are strung, usually measured in pounds or kilograms, which shapes the balance between power and control.",
      "keywords": "racket string tension; tennis string tension; string tension power vs control",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/racket-string-tension"
    },
    {
      "slug": "range-of-motion",
      "name": "Range of Motion",
      "description": "The extent, usually measured in degrees, through which a joint can move between its fully flexed and fully extended positions.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/range-of-motion"
    },
    {
      "slug": "rate-of-perceived-exertion",
      "name": "Rating of Perceived Exertion",
      "description": "RPE is a subjective scale on which athletes rate how hard an effort feels, used to gauge and prescribe training intensity.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/rate-of-perceived-exertion"
    },
    {
      "slug": "reaction-time",
      "name": "Reaction Time",
      "description": "The interval between the appearance of a stimulus and the start of a deliberate movement made in response to it.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/reaction-time"
    },
    {
      "slug": "red-card",
      "name": "Red card",
      "description": "A card shown by an official to send a player off the field for a serious offence or a second caution.",
      "keywords": "what is a red card; red card meaning; what does a red card mean in football",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/red-card"
    },
    {
      "slug": "referee",
      "name": "Referee",
      "description": "The principal match official who enforces the laws of a game, controls play, and rules on infringements in sports such as football, rugby, and boxing.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/referee"
    },
    {
      "slug": "relegation",
      "name": "Relegation",
      "description": "Moving down from a higher division to a lower one, usually as a penalty for finishing near the bottom of the table.",
      "keywords": "relegation meaning football; relegation zone; relegated team definition",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/relegation"
    },
    {
      "slug": "repechage",
      "name": "Repechage",
      "description": "A second-chance round that lets some competitors beaten earlier still qualify for the medal stages.",
      "keywords": "repechage meaning; repechage round; second chance qualifying",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/repechage"
    },
    {
      "slug": "repetition",
      "name": "Repetition",
      "description": "A repetition, or rep, is a single complete performance of an exercise movement.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/repetition"
    },
    {
      "slug": "restart",
      "name": "Restart",
      "description": "The general term for any method by which play is resumed after it has been stopped.",
      "keywords": "restart of play; set-piece restart; resuming play",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/restart"
    },
    {
      "slug": "reverse-sweep",
      "name": "Reverse Sweep",
      "description": "A cricket batting shot in which the batter reverses their hands to sweep the ball to the opposite side from a normal sweep.",
      "keywords": "reverse sweep; cricket sweep shot; reverse sweep cricket",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/reverse-sweep"
    },
    {
      "slug": "rink",
      "name": "Rink",
      "description": "An enclosed sheet of ice, or a comparable bounded surface, on which sports such as ice hockey, figure skating and curling are contested.",
      "keywords": "ice rink; hockey rink; ice hockey surface",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/rink"
    },
    {
      "slug": "risk-reward",
      "name": "Risk-reward",
      "description": "The trade-off a player or team weighs between the potential gain of an action and the cost if it fails.",
      "keywords": "what is risk-reward in sport; risk reward meaning; risk versus reward",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/risk-reward"
    },
    {
      "slug": "roster",
      "name": "Roster",
      "description": "Chiefly in North American sport, the official list of players on a team, subject to size limits and active or inactive designations.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/roster"
    },
    {
      "slug": "round-robin",
      "name": "Round Robin",
      "description": "A format in which every entrant plays every other entrant, with standings decided by results across all games.",
      "keywords": "round robin format; round robin tournament; all play all",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/round-robin"
    },
    {
      "slug": "roundhouse",
      "name": "Roundhouse Kick",
      "description": "A kick delivered in a circular, sweeping arc that strikes with the shin or the top of the foot.",
      "keywords": "roundhouse kick; round kick; martial arts kick",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/roundhouse"
    },
    {
      "slug": "safety",
      "name": "Safety",
      "description": "A term whose meaning differs by sport: a two-point score in gridiron football, and a defensive shot in cue sports.",
      "keywords": "safety football; safety two points; safety shot snooker",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/safety"
    },
    {
      "slug": "screen",
      "name": "Screen",
      "description": "A move where a player legally positions their body to block or obstruct an opponent, creating space or an advantage for a teammate.",
      "keywords": "what is a screen in basketball; setting a screen meaning; screen sport",
      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/screen"
    },
    {
      "slug": "scrimmage",
      "name": "Scrimmage",
      "description": "A scrimmage is a practice game played under match-like conditions to rehearse tactics and skills without the stakes of a real fixture.",
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      "description": "A rugby position that links the forwards and the backs, feeding the scrum and distributing the ball from the breakdown.",
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      "name": "Seeding",
      "description": "Ranking entrants before a draw so the strongest are kept apart and only meet in later rounds.",
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      "description": "The shot that puts the ball or shuttlecock into play and starts a point in net and racquet sports.",
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    {
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      "description": "A tennis tactic where the server follows their serve to the net, aiming to win the point with a quick volley.",
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    {
      "slug": "service-box",
      "name": "Service box",
      "description": "The marked rectangular area a serve must land in for it to be valid.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/service-box"
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      "slug": "set",
      "name": "Set (Training)",
      "description": "In training, a set is a group of consecutive repetitions of an exercise performed before resting.",
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    {
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      "name": "Set piece",
      "description": "A rehearsed play that a team uses when the game restarts from a fixed, stationary situation such as a free kick or corner.",
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    {
      "slug": "set-point",
      "name": "Set Point",
      "description": "A point that, if won by the leading side, wins the current set.",
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    {
      "slug": "setter",
      "name": "Setter",
      "description": "A volleyball position that takes the team's second touch to set the ball up for an attacker.",
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    {
      "slug": "shielding",
      "name": "Shielding",
      "description": "Legally keeping your body between an opponent and the ball to protect possession while it remains within playing distance.",
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    {
      "slug": "shin-guards",
      "name": "Shin guards",
      "description": "Shin guards are pads worn over the front of the lower leg to help protect the shins from knocks and impacts.",
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    {
      "slug": "shot-clock",
      "name": "Shot Clock",
      "description": "A countdown timer that limits how long a team may hold the ball before attempting a shot.",
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    {
      "slug": "shuttlecock",
      "name": "Shuttlecock",
      "description": "A shuttlecock is the light, cone-shaped projectile that players hit back and forth in badminton instead of a ball.",
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    {
      "slug": "sin-bin",
      "name": "Sin Bin",
      "description": "A temporary suspension in which a player must leave the field for a set period as a disciplinary sanction, used in rugby, ice hockey, and other sports.",
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    {
      "slug": "slam-dunk",
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      "description": "A basketball shot where a player jumps and pushes the ball directly down through the hoop with one or both hands.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/slam-dunk"
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    {
      "slug": "slice",
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      "description": "A stroke that imparts backspin or sidespin — and, in golf, an unintended shot that curves sharply away from the player.",
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    {
      "slug": "smash",
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      "description": "A powerful overhead shot hit sharply downward into the opponent’s side, usually to end the point.",
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    {
      "slug": "spacing",
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      "description": "The deliberate positioning of attackers far enough apart to stretch the defence and open up passing and driving lanes.",
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    {
      "slug": "spike",
      "name": "Spike",
      "description": "A forceful downward attacking hit in volleyball, driving the ball sharply into the opponent’s court.",
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    {
      "slug": "spikes",
      "name": "Spikes",
      "description": "Spikes are shoes with small sharp points on the sole for extra grip, most associated with track and field athletics.",
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    {
      "slug": "spin",
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      "description": "Rotation deliberately imparted to a ball that alters its flight through the air and its behaviour off the bounce or surface.",
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    {
      "slug": "split-step",
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      "description": "A small preparatory hop that lands a player balanced on the balls of both feet just as an opponent strikes, priming an explosive first move.",
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    {
      "slug": "squad",
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      "description": "The full group of players registered and available to a team for a season or competition, from which each match line-up is chosen.",
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    {
      "slug": "stance",
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      "description": "The set position of the feet and body a player adopts before or during a skill, providing balance and readiness to move or strike.",
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    {
      "slug": "stoppage",
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      "description": "Any interruption to active play, such as for an injury, foul, or the ball leaving the field, that pauses the running of the game.",
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    {
      "slug": "stride-length",
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      "description": "The distance covered in a single stride, typically measured from one footfall to the next contact of the same foot.",
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    {
      "slug": "striker",
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      "description": "A forward attacking player whose main role is to score goals and lead the team's attack.",
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    {
      "slug": "studs",
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      "description": "The protrusions on the outsole of football and rugby boots that dig into the ground for grip and stability.",
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    {
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      "description": "The seated area, and the group of named substitutes and staff on it, from which replacements enter the game.",
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    {
      "slug": "substitution",
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      "description": "The replacement of one active player with a teammate from the bench during a match, carried out under each sport's specific procedures and limits.",
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    {
      "slug": "sudden-death",
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      "description": "A tie-breaking format in which the next score immediately ends the contest in favour of the side that scores.",
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    {
      "slug": "superset",
      "name": "Superset",
      "description": "A superset pairs two exercises performed back-to-back with little or no rest between them.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/superset"
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    {
      "slug": "sweet-spot",
      "name": "Sweet Spot",
      "description": "The area of a racket, bat or club face that delivers the best combination of power, control and feel with the least vibration on contact.",
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    {
      "slug": "swimming-pool",
      "name": "Swimming Pool",
      "description": "The water-filled tank in which competitive swimming, diving, water polo and artistic swimming take place, standardised by length and lane count for racing.",
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    {
      "slug": "swiss-system",
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      "description": "A format where entrants play a fixed number of rounds and are paired each round against others on a similar score, without being eliminated.",
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    {
      "slug": "synthetic-track",
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      "description": "The all-weather rubberised surface, often called a tartan track, laid on modern athletics running tracks.",
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    {
      "slug": "takedown",
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      "description": "A move that brings a standing opponent down to the mat or ground while the attacker gains a controlling position.",
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    {
      "slug": "tandem",
      "name": "Tandem (Para-cycling)",
      "description": "A two-seat bicycle ridden by a sighted pilot at the front and a visually impaired stoker behind, used in para-cycling.",
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    {
      "slug": "tapering",
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      "description": "Tapering is the practice of reducing training in the period before a big event so you arrive feeling fresh.",
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    {
      "slug": "tatami",
      "name": "Tatami",
      "description": "The padded matting that covers the competition and training area in many martial arts.",
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    {
      "slug": "team-talk",
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      "description": "An address to a team, usually by the coach or captain, given before a match or at half-time to instruct and motivate.",
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    {
      "slug": "technical-area",
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      "description": "In football, the marked zone around the team bench within which a coach may stand and give instructions during a match.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "technical-foul",
      "name": "Technical foul",
      "description": "A foul in basketball called for unsporting conduct or a rules breach not involving normal contact for the ball.",
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    {
      "slug": "tee-box",
      "name": "Tee box",
      "description": "The marked starting area of a golf hole where the first shot is played.",
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    {
      "slug": "tempo-run",
      "name": "Tempo run",
      "description": "A tempo run is a sustained run held at a comfortably hard, controlled pace for a set time or distance.",
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    {
      "slug": "third-umpire",
      "name": "Third Umpire",
      "description": "In cricket, an off-field official who uses television replays and technology to review decisions referred by the on-field umpires or triggered by players.",
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    {
      "slug": "third-man-run",
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      "description": "An attacking pattern where a third player times a run to receive the ball after it is passed between two other teammates.",
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    {
      "slug": "threshold-training",
      "name": "Threshold Training",
      "description": "Threshold training is sustained work at or near the effort where lactate begins to accumulate faster than the body can clear it, done to raise that ceiling.",
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    {
      "slug": "throw-in",
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      "description": "A restart in which the ball is thrown back into play from the sideline after it has gone out of bounds.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/throw-in"
    },
    {
      "slug": "tie-breaker",
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      "description": "A rule used to separate competitors who finish level, deciding order without an extra match.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "tiebreak",
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      "description": "A special game used to decide a set in tennis when the score reaches a tie, usually at six games all.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "tiki-taka",
      "name": "Tiki-taka",
      "description": "A possession-based football style built on short, quick passing and constant movement to keep and control the ball.",
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    {
      "slug": "time-out",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "topspin",
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      "description": "Forward rotation on a ball that makes it dip in flight and kick forward and up off the bounce.",
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    {
      "slug": "track",
      "name": "Track",
      "description": "A prepared oval or closed circuit around which running, cycling and other racing events are contested.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "transition",
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      "description": "The phase of play when possession changes hands and teams must quickly switch between attacking and defending.",
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    {
      "slug": "trapping",
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      "description": "Bringing a moving ball under immediate control by cushioning or pinning it with a body part, most often the foot, thigh, or chest.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "travelling",
      "name": "Travelling",
      "description": "A basketball violation for illegally moving the feet while holding the ball without dribbling.",
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    {
      "slug": "trial",
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      "description": "An assessment session in which players are observed and tested so selectors can decide who to offer a place in a squad.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "tumble-turn",
      "name": "Tumble Turn",
      "description": "A competitive swimming turn in which the swimmer somersaults forward at the wall to reverse direction without stopping.",
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    {
      "slug": "tweener",
      "name": "Tweener",
      "description": "A term with distinct meanings in tennis (a between-the-legs shot) and basketball (a player between two positions).",
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    {
      "slug": "umpire",
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      "description": "An official who adjudicates play and rules on facts such as dismissals, calls, or the score in sports including cricket, tennis, and baseball.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "unified-sports",
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      "description": "A team format in which athletes with and without intellectual disabilities play together on the same side.",
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    {
      "slug": "uppercut",
      "name": "Uppercut",
      "description": "A punch thrown upward from below along a vertical path, typically aimed at an opponent's chin or body.",
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    {
      "slug": "vice-captain",
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      "description": "The deputy leader who takes on the captain's responsibilities when the captain is absent or unavailable.",
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    {
      "slug": "video-assistant-referee",
      "name": "Video Assistant Referee (VAR)",
      "description": "An off-field official in football who reviews video replays to help the on-field referee correct clear and obvious errors in key match situations.",
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    {
      "slug": "vo2-max",
      "name": "VO2 Max",
      "description": "VO2 max is the maximum rate at which a person can take in and use oxygen during intense exercise, a key measure of aerobic capacity.",
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    {
      "slug": "volley",
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      "description": "Striking the ball before it bounces, whether with a racquet near the net or by kicking it out of the air in football.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "walk",
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      "description": "In baseball and softball, the award of first base to a batter who receives four balls, also called a base on balls.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/walk"
    },
    {
      "slug": "walkover",
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      "description": "A win awarded to one side because the opponent does not start, withdraws, or is absent.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "warm-up",
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      "description": "A warm-up is a period of gentle activity done before exercise to prepare the body for harder effort.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "weight-transfer",
      "name": "Weight transfer",
      "description": "The shift of body weight through the base during a strike, throw, or kick to add power and control.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "wetsuit",
      "name": "Wetsuit",
      "description": "A wetsuit is a close-fitting neoprene suit worn in water sports to help keep the wearer warm in cold water.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "wheelchair-sport",
      "name": "Wheelchair Sport",
      "description": "Any sport played from a sports wheelchair, such as wheelchair basketball, rugby, or tennis.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "wildcard",
      "name": "Wild Card",
      "description": "A place in an event given at the organiser's discretion, or a playoff berth for a strong team that did not win its group.",
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      "url": "https://socialsporthub.com/glossary/wildcard"
    },
    {
      "slug": "yellow-card",
      "name": "Yellow card",
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