team bench
Players' waiting area
The team bench is the designated seating area along the sideline or courtside where players not currently in the game sit with coaches and staff.
In sports like basketball, hockey, and soccer, the bench is where substitutes wait and where tactical discussions happen during timeouts.
He spent most of the season on the team bench recovering from injury.
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
- reservesResources held back
- substitutesReplacements for originals
- second stringSubstitute players, not starters
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- handballhandball, throw off, goal, throw in, pass
- venue zonesdugout, sideline, penalty box, bullpen, pit lane
- arenasarena, stadium, gymnasium, gym, coliseum
- Football Fieldend zone, endzone, goal line, goal post, goalpost
- sports gearbasketball, baseball, football, soccer ball, volleyball
team benchfield
Area of specialty
playing field · court · pitch · ice · gridiron
team benchstarting lineup
Initial player selection
active roster · first team · starters · in the game · on the ice
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