center circle
Game starts here
The center circle is the circular marking at midfield in sports like soccer and basketball, where play begins or restarts.
In soccer, opposing players must stay outside the center circle during kickoffs.
The term occasionally appears figuratively for a central position or focal point: She found herself in the center circle of the controversy.
- midfieldPitch's central region
- halfway lineField's middle boundary
- jump ballContested aerial retrieval
- tip-offAdvance secret warning
- basketball courtRectangular hoops playing surface
kickoff · soccer field · soccer · pitch · radius · turf · football · match · paint · touchlines · faceoff · starting position · sidelines · arena · diameter · zone · marking · focal
- racket sportsserve, volley, forehand, backhand, doubles
- soccer pitchgoal line, touchline, penalty area, penalty box, goal area
- stadium featuresfield, stands, seats, seating, goal
- starting pointsstarting line, starting block, starting gate, starting grid, spawn point
- basketball termspoint guard, shooting guard, dribble, assist, turnover
- field markingsyard line, yard lines, goal line, end line, sideline
center circlegoal area
Marked zone near net
penalty box · end zone · corner · goal line · baseline
center circlepenalty box
Hockey infraction seating area
rectangle · square · corner flag · goal posts · crossbar
circle, center, central, circles, circular, eccentric, encircle, centered, centers