scrimmages
Team rehearsal matches
Scrimmages is the plural of scrimmage—a practice game or informal contest, especially in football or hockey, where teams run plays against each other without official scoring.
The word also means a confused struggle or skirmish: There were scrimmages between protesters and police.
As a verb, to scrimmage is to engage in such practice: The team scrimmages every Thursday.
Repeated work toward mastery
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- defenseProtection against harm
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- padsCushioned protective layers
huddle · plays · tackle · blocking · quarterback · lineup · preseason · contact
Rugby's ground-level contest
- maulAttack with brutal force
- lineoutCaught batted ball
- scrumContested pack restart
- forwardsToward what lies ahead
backs · pitch · tackle · breakdown · possession · phases · advantage · conversion
Game between opponents
- boutLimited stretch of something
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- contestOrganized competitive event
tussle · encounter · face-off · showdown · battle · sparring · warmup · preparation
Thin piece of wood
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- clearingTreeless space in forest
riding · attack · midfield · defense · crease · groundballs · faceoffs · checking
Direct competitive confrontation
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- checkingAct of verification
- goaliesNet-guarding players
sticks · boards · periods · lines · forechecking · backchecking · zones · power play
practice
Repeated work toward mastery
pads · huddle · plays · tackle · blocking · quarterback · lineup · preseason · contact · coach
ruck
Rugby's ground-level contest
forwards · backs · pitch · tackle · breakdown · possession · phases · advantage · conversion · kickoff
match
Game between opponents
contest · tussle · encounter · face-off · showdown · battle · sparring · warmup · preparation · opponents
stick
Thin piece of wood
clearing · riding · attack · midfield · defense · crease · groundballs · faceoffs · checking · passing
faceoff
Direct competitive confrontation
goalies · sticks · boards · periods · lines · forechecking · backchecking · zones · power play · penalty
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- preseason tournamentsexhibition matches, friendly matches
- Sports Developmentcoaching, training camps, youth leagues, practice drills, skill building
- sports participationteam sports, individual sports, tryouts, practice, training
- sports trainingdrills, conditioning, practice, warm-ups, fitness
- youth footballflag football, tackle football, touch football, pee wee football, junior league
scrimmageschampionship games
Decisive title-determining contests
playoff games · finals · competitive matches · title matches · cup finals
- line of scrimmageFootball's pre-snap boundary
- scrimmage lineFootball's starting boundary