Sports Nouns

birdie
light cone-shaped object that is hit over the net in the game of badminton
birdie
My birdie is stuck in the net.
control
Noun the ability to direct the actions of someone or something
control
To play basketball, you need great control of the ball.
net
Noun something stretched across the middle of the playing area in tennis, volleyball, badminton
net
He jumped to hit it over the net.
pitch
Noun degree of slope
pitch
Jeremy Jones is an extreme snowboarder riding down pitches that are almost vertical. The slopes are extraordinarily steep, technical, and mentally challenging.
run
Noun a snow-covered course that slopes down and is used for skiing, snowboarding, sledding, etc
run
Snowboarders and skiers have fun going down this run together.
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