Sports

Skating

The act of moving on skates. This includes backwards skating, cross-overs, transitioning from forward to backward skating, and making sharp turns.

Except when a player or players have been sent to the penalty box and are playing shorthanded, each hockey team has six players on the ice at all times. There are three main positions in hockey: goalies, forwards and defensemen.

A visual guide to a referee's hand signals in Ice Hockey

There are a lot of terms in Hockey to familiarize yourself with...

Ice hockey equipment for beginners

Many injuries in volleyball are preventable if certain precautions are taken, including adequate warm-up and stretching, wearing the right equipment, including elbow and knee pads and shoes that provide adequate support.

Ankle and foot injuries are most likely in
high school girls' volleyball during jumping, spiking or blocking,
according to the
first phase of a study by the National Athletic Trainers' Association
(NATA).

At its January 11-12, 2004 meeting in Indianapolis, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Volleyball Rules Committee reaffirmed the switch to the rally scoring format for high school volleyball in 2004-05, which was approved last year on an optional basis for 2003-04.

The libero -- a back-row, defensive specialist in volleyball -- will now be able to serve in one position in the serving order in high school volleyball, effective with the 2007-08 season.

Soccer Cleats are specifically designed for use on a soccer field and can be changed depending on conditions. Cleat types include molded cleats, detachable cleats, indoor soccer shoes and turf shoes: