Descriptionary

stutz on the parallel bars, swinging from a hand­stand downward and forward to upward.

symmetry alignment of body parts during an exercise.

tinsica a walkover executed with one hand placed in front of the other.

tuck a somersaulting position in which the legs are folded tightly into the chest and held by the arms.

uneven bars two raised horizontal bars placed one beneath and out from the other.

vault a leap or a leaping somersault over a vault horse.

vault horse same as a pommel horse but without the pommels. It is vaulted over lengthwise.

walkover wheeling around from feet to hands and back.

whip-up while straddling the balance beam, swing­ing the legs up and backward.

hockey

assist a pass to a teammate that results in a goal.

attacking zone the offensive zone; the area of the goal being shot at.

backcheck checking an opponent in the defensive zone.

backhand a pass made with the back of the stick blade.

backline the defensemen.

banana blade a stick blade with a special curve built in to help control the puck.

bench minor a two-minute penalty assessed to a team whose coach, manager, trainer, or player not currently on the ice commits an infraction, usually unsportsmanlike conduct.

blade the bottom or shooting portion of a stick.

blocking glove the large, protective glove worn by the goaltender to deflect pucks. Also known as a blocker.

blue lines the two wide blue lines that divide the rink into the attacking zone, the defensive zone, and the neutral zone. They are used to determine offside and pass violations.

board check to push or bodycheck an opponent into the wall or fence surrounding the rink.

boarding illegal or excessively violent board check­ing, resulting in a penalty.

boards the fence or wall that surrounds the rink.

bodycheck to bump an opponent with the upper body in order to gain access to the puck.

breakaway to break away from defenders and move quickly toward the goal with the puck.

butt-ending illegally poking an opponent with the butt of the stick.

catching glove the glove used by the goalie to catch the puck in midair, worn on the opposite hand to the blocking glove.

center the central player on the forward line who takes part in most faceoffs and is frequently the player who takes the puck in for a shot on goal; the position played between the two wings.

center ice the neutral zone between the blue lines at the center of the rink.

change on the fly to send in a substitute player while the puck is still in play.

charge run into an opponent from behind, an illegal play.

charging a foul called on a player who deliberately runs into an opponent from behind.

check see bodycheck, hook check, poke check.

chippy of a player, team, period of play, or game, excessively rough.

clear to move the puck into a position of safety away from one's own goal or out of the defensive zone entirely.

crease the 8-foot by 4-foot marked rectangle in front of the goal.

cross-check to bump an opponent with the stick help up high across the body, an illegal play.

cut down the angle to move out from the goal to meet an oncoming opponent with the puck to reduce his visual angle to the goal.

defensemen the two players who help the goalie defend the goal.

deke to fake a move and deceive an opponent.

drop pass a pass in which a moving player stops the puck and leaves it in place for a player from behind while continuing to move on.

faceoff a method of restarting play by lining up two opposing players against each other and drop­ping the puck between them in a designated faceoff circle.

faceoff circle one of five 15-foot circles in which faceoffs are executed at the ends and middle of the rink.

flip pass a pass in which the puck is lifted up off the ice and flicked over an opponent's skate or stick.

forecheck to check an opponent in his defensive zone.

forwards the center and the left and right wings; the forward line.

freeze the goalie to fake a goalie with a deceptive move or shot.

give-and-go to pass the puck to a teammate, then skate quickly past a defender to receive a return pass.

goalie the goaltender; the player positioned directly in front of the goal.

goal judge one of two officials who make rulings on goals.

goal light on either side of a rink, the red light turned on behind the goal when a goal is scored.

goals against average the statistic indicating the average number of goals a goalie allows per game. goaltender a goalie.

hat trick three goals scored in a single game by the same player. See pure hat trick.

high stick to strike an opponent with a stick held above the shoulders, an illegal play.