team sports

Collaborative competitive games

Team sports are athletic activities in which groups of players compete against each other rather than as individuals.

The term covers games like basketball, soccer, hockey, and volleyball, where coordination and cooperation among teammates is essential.

She preferred team sports to solo activities like running or swimming.

Related

block · play · pickup game · lacrosse · court · rugby · roster · starting lineup · field · home field advantage · relay race · water polo · captain · goal · doubles · referee · rowing · volleyball

Categories
Opposites
participant structure

team sportsindividual sports

Athletic pursuits performed alone

golf · swimming · track and field · gymnastics · boxing

social nature of activity

team sportssolo hiking

Wilderness walking unaccompanied

home workouts · meditation · yoga

social orientation

team sportsmeditation

Focused attention practice

fishing · hunting

Family

team, sports, teamwork, sporting, teams, sporty, teammate, sportsman, teamed

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G