action · rally · possession · whistle · bounce · serve · return · volley · dribble · pass · shot · strike · fielding · running · motion · clock · timer · continuous
IDEA.org / Words / ball in play
Related — live (To exist or dwell); active (In operation now); inbound (Traveling toward a destination); fair · gameplay · action · rally · possession · whistle · bounce · serve · return · volley
game stateball in play ≠ dead ball Halted game situation; out of bounds · stoppage · time out · timeout · foul ball
action possibilityball in play ≠ dead ball Halted game situation; intermission · halftime · commercial break · delay of game
Racquet Sports: racquet, racket, squash, ball, serve
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/ball_in_play