Glossaries

www.sacredheartbahamas.org As we go through the “Announcer Alterations” I will keep an up to date glossary of all the terms used.   I also want to encourage others to include their suggestions on different ways to vary vocabulary and I will include those suggestions in the glossary as well.

Football Glossary

Runs violently: Bursts; Barrels; Blasts; Explodes; Erupts; Breaches; Surges; Punches; Cannonballs; Trucks; Charges; Hedgehogs; Assaults; Storms; Batters; Punishes;  Collides; Crashes; Thunders; Bulls; Churns; Bulldozes; Steamrolls; Plunges; Plows; Bashes; Gallops; Crushes; Pounces through; Careens; Bows; Tanks; Rumbles; Propels; Bashes; Rambles;

Run up the middle: Up the gut; Down the chute; Down main street; In the thick of it; Down their throat; Behind the center; Into the heart of the defense; Straight downhill; Belly play; Up the seam; Into the pile; Into the teeth; Inside run; Tries the interior; Between the tackles; Among the big eaters; Punches through the line;

Spin Move: Corkscrew; Whirls; Cyclones; Like a tazmanian devil; Circle button;

Runs to the outside: Turns the corner; Finds the edge; Outside the tackle; Sweeps R/L, Loups R/L;

Follows a blocker: With a convoy; With teammates paving the road; Follows the leader;

Churns the legs: Keeps the train chugging; Keeps the butter churning; Pumps the pistons; Chops the cleats; Tills the turf; Pumps the bellows; Keeps the wheels rolling; Pushes the pile;

Runs lightly: Dances; Tiptoes; Water bugs; Spurts; Squirts; Slips; Squirrels; Slithers; Snakes; Glides; Darts; Scoot; Squirms; Wiggles; Jukes; Jives; Shimmies; Jitterbugs;  Tap-dances; Worms; Scampers; Sneaks through; Drifts R/L; Swivels;

Makes A Quick Move: Dodges; Shifts; Shuffles; Jukes; Breaks the ankles of; Jives; Plants the foot; Cuts on a dime; Breaks the ankles of; Pops; Snaps;

Breaks a tackle/makes a guy miss: Pops free; Sheds a tackle; Escapes; Powers through; Eludes; Evaporates; Melts away from;

Runs through Traffic: Weaves; Navigates; Maneuvers; Winds; Zigzags; Meanders; Roams; Thread his way; Picks through; Searches for room; Dodges oncoming traffic; Searches for real estate;  Finds daylight;

Runs at an angle: Angles; Slants; Diagonal; Curving; Projecting; Sweeping towards; Banking; On a trajectory towards; Sweeps; Peels;

Avoid Pressure: Evade; Elude; Escape; Slips away; Puts on the grease; Tuck and runs; Vanishes; Evaporates; Liquefies; Houdini’s;

Accelerate: Pedal to the floor; Steps on the gas; Presses the NOS button; Eating dust behind; Runs like he stole something; Burst of speed; Zooms; Zero to sixty; Turns on the jets; Jumps to warp speed; Comes out of the blocks; Zero to sixty;

Breaks Away From The D: In front of the pack; Making a bid for freedom; Running towards the light; Green grass in front; Pulls away;

Throws a short pass: Zips; Throws a dart; Fires a bullet; Lazers; Rifles; Pegs; Peppers; Throws the fastball; Shoots; Put mustard on it; Zooms; Whiz; Whips; Rockets; Streaks; Beams; Flits; Whisks; Fireballs; Missiles; Aims an arrow; Wings; Threads the needle; Uncorks; Wobbler; Throws a strike; Dumps off; Checks down; Thrown with high octane gasoline;

Thrown into a tight space: Tight window; Dropped in a bucket; Threads the needle; Squeezes in; Dials in; Pipes it in;

Throws an arching pass: Rainbows; Loops; Lobs; Lofts; Throws a duck; Soft toss; Throws it with touch; Throws it up for grabs; Throws a jumpball; Wobbles; Flutters; Launches a satellite; Floats; Corkscrews; Spirals;  Airs it out; Air mails; Dials it up long; Bombs; Rainmaker; Launches into orbit;

Makes a catch: Grabs; Snatches; Pulls in; Snares; Plucks; Corrals; Reels in; High points; Rips down; Cradles; Corrals; Hauls in; Fingertip catch; Snow cones; Over the shoulder; Snags; Pinches; Gloves; Completes; Retrieves; Shoestring catch

Breaks Up A Pass: Separates body from ball; Deflects; Bats away; Gets a hand in;

Interception: Picked off; Taken away; Plucked out of the air;

Loose Coverage: Cushion coverage;  Space at the line; Giving a buffer;

Tackles: Blows up; Clothes lines; Ropes; Cuts down; Chops the legs; Stops in his tracks; Slams; Pummels; Crushes; Wallops; Belts; Undercuts; Punishes; Mauls; Planted; Wrestled; Mugged; Stuffed;  Upends; Dumps; Rocked; Smacked; Toppled; Derailed; Dragged down; Bullldogs; Forced to the turf; Wrapped up; Constricted; Crunch; Smothers; Pounds; Pastes; Spills; Jolted; Roughed up; Touched up; Repels; Stood up; Tripped up; Ripped down; Dumped; Roped down; Hog tied; Puts a blanket on him; Slams the gate; Muscled; Bottled up; Corked up; Dropped; Levels; Mows down; Capsizes; Rolls over; Bludgeons; Bullied; Jammed; Pops;

Gang Tackled: Engulfed; Into a blockade; Rounded up; Swarmed; Into a wall; Surrounded and pounded; Mobbed; Swallowed; Gummed up by the defense; Runs into a host of defenders; Into a collection of defenders; Barricaded; Puts up a road block;

Describing the football: Pigskin; Pig; Rock: Pill; Oblong ball; Leather; Pebbled Leather; Laces n’ leather; Spaces n’ laces; Hyde;

Hands Off: Gives; Prescribes the pill; Dishes; Puts the bread in the basket; Puts it in the gut; Makes the transfer; Dispenses the pigskin; Doles; Makes the exchange; Distributes; Swaps; Deals to; Forks it over; Quarries the rock to; Transfers; Feeds; Tucks it in;

Forced Fumble: Pried away; Wrenched out; Ripped away; Punched out; Stripped;  Jarred; Pokes it away; Discards; Swipes; Spits up the football; Plied from;

Recovers A Fumble: Picks up the loose change; Scoops; Rounds up the loose pig; Holds on for dear life;

Pile of players fighting for a fumble: Mass of humanity; Avalanche of men; Dogpile; Peels off the pile; Stacked on the ball; A hill of humans;

Takes the snap: Takes the exchange; Takes from center; Swap from center; Switch from center; Plucks the pigskin; Snatches the skin; Hikes the hyde;

Breaks/ avoids a tackle: Burst through; eludes; escapes; Houdins; Evades; Tears away; Rips free; Powers through; Gets greasy; Slips away; Shrugs off; Shakes away from; Slides away; like a gecko breaking it’s tail;

Made FG or XP: Clears the crossbar; Parks it between the lines; Parts the pillars; Splits the spires; Down main street; Between the pipes; Two hands in the air from both officials;

Kicking the football: The boot; Swings the leg; Swings the shoe; Swings the slipper; Lowers the lever; Foot meets leather;

Crosses The Goal Line: Pierces the plane; breaks the plane; Inside the pylon; Breaks through the membrane; Crosses the chalk line; Gashes the goal line; Punctures the plane; Punches it in;

Tie Game: Knotted up; Even on the board; Dead heat; Playing to a draw; Wash; All square; Carbon Copy;

Running Back Position: In the sidecar L/R; Offset L/R; Dots the I;

Tight Coverage: Press; Blanket; On him like a cheap suit; Shadows; Mirrors; Straightjacket; Draped; Like white on rice;

The End Zone: Paydirt; The House; The heezee;… Read More

I will keep an up to date glossary of all the terms used.  I also want to encourage others to include their suggestions on different ways to vary vocabulary and I will include those suggestions in the glossary as well.

Basketball Glossary

Setting up an inbound pass:  Jones to trigger it in; Jones the catalyst from the sideline; Jones to set things in motion; Jones surveys the floor from the sideline; Jones to initiate the play; Jones sizing up the defense;  (6)

Starting the offense: Engineering the offense; At the controls; Sets the table; Looking over the chess board; Hits the start button; At the helm; Directing traffic; (7)

Releasing a jump shot:  Flings it up; Chucks it; Fires; Launches; Shoots; Heaves; Lets it fly; Puts up; Pulls the trigger; Floats it up; Shot puts; Line drive; Catch and release; The rainbow; Throws it up; Cuts it loose; Hoists; Rises up; Flutters; Dispatches; Pops; Uncorks; Eyes a jumper; Squares to shoot; Lifts a jumper; Offers it up;  Measures up; Squeezes off; Jacks up;  (29)

Describing a made jumper:  Drills it; Buries it; It’s currency; Deposits the jumper; Goes through; Sticks it; Buckets; Cash; Cashes in; Silk; Nails it; Pure; Clean; Get wet; Splash; Mesh; Cha ching; Money; Nothing but nylon; Tickles the twine; Massages the mesh; Ripples the rope; Finds the mark; Bullseye; Strings; True; Tally up 2; Rattles it in; Shakes it in; Vibrates through the cylinder; Shivers in; Drips through; Soaks; Down the hatch; Bingo; Jackpot; Sinks it; KaBoom; Butter; Rips the chord; Visine; Down the chute; Puts paint in the bucket; Drizzles through; Sprinkles through; Bottom; Velvet; Leather through lace; Toilet bowls; Whirlpools; Swirls; Maelstroms; Bags it; Greases the cylinder; Down the well; Down the rabbit hole; Curls in; Dead Center; Deadeye; Got it; Through the heart; Straight as a string; Creeps over the rim; (63)

Describing a short jump shot in the lane: Floater; Runner; Tear Drop; Leaner;  (4)

Describing a layup: Lay in; Finger roll; Scoop shot; From point blank range; Bunny; Tip in; Taps it in; Gimme; Tear drop; Flip shot; Runs it up; Shovels it up; Muscles it up; (13)

Describing a three point jumper: Triple; Trifecta; Trey bomb; All three of em’; From downtown; From deep; Tres; From distance; From the parking lot; From another area code; Beyond the arc; Thrice; From range; Dials one up from deep; (14)

Describing a jumper that goes half way down and pops out:  Pops out like a jack in the box; Gophers out; Pops out like a whack a mole machine; Sucked out by a vacuum; Regurgitated; Blasted out like old faithful; Pulled up by a magnet; Reverse toilet bowls; Snatches a miss from the jaws of a make; Ejected; Bottle rockets; Spit out; Pop goes the weasel;  (13)

Describing missed jumper off the back of the rim: Off back iron; Off the heel; Off the attachment; Off the bracket; Off the posterior; Off the rump; Kicks off the cast iron; Clangs; Clanks; Catapults off; Off the cup handle; Springs off hind iron; Rockets off the back; Vaults off the back; Pounces off; Launches; Spills out of the cup; Pegs off the back; Pogo’s; (19)

Describing a missed jumper off the side of the rim: Falls off; Trickles; Cascades ; Plunges, Bounces ; Recoils; Ricochets; Vaults; Bucks; Skims; Skitters; Curls off; Deadens off the rims; Flows off; Drifts off; Flutters off; Sprays off; Cast is off; Scratches the rim; Scrapes the iron; Scuffs the tin; Buffs the cylinder; Crawls; Creeps; Drips; Slips; Slides; Off by an eyelash; Sputters off; (29)

Describing a bank shot: Off the glass; Uses the square; Off the clear; Uses the fiberglass; Window shopping; Off the window; Bankboard; Back board; Off the box; Deposits the bank; Earning interest as he banks it in; Catches glass; With the kiss; (13)

Describing A Dunk: Jams; Stuffs; Hammers; Slams; Crushes it; Tries to rip down the rim; Crams; Flushes; Yacks it; Throws Down; Rocks the rim; (11)

Describing a basket cut: Flash; Curl; Angles; Backdoor; V Cut; J Cut; Darts open;  (7)

Describe a rebound: Clears the board; Snares the loose ball; Clears the carom; Wipes the glass; Tracks down the miss; Chases down the rebound; Corrals the miss; Reels in the rebound; Rips the board; Yanks down the rebound; Wrestles the board away; Plucks the miss; Collects the board; Secures the miss; Bags the board; Seizes the missed shot;  Retrieves the ball; Cleans up; Clamps down on the rebound; (19)

Describe a pass: Finds; Delivers the ball; Chest pass; Bounce Pass; Overhead Pass; Zips; Shovels; Scoops; Lasers; Rifles; Lobs; Arcs; Lofts; Slips; Threads; Feeds; Dishes; Sends; Delivers; Skips; Bounces; Kicks; Whistles; Whips; Swings; Whisks; Wings; Fires; Bullet pass; Works over to; On the hop; (31)

Describing a ball reversal: Around the horn; Navigates the Arc; Turns around the Wheel; Follows the curve; Orbits the arch; Revolves around the outside; Circles the hump; Relays around the radius; Circuits along the circle; Cycles around; Works it around; Traces the arc; (12)

Dribbles: Handles; Pounds the pebbled leather; Yo-yo’s in place; Bounces; Pulsing off the wood; Metronome dribble; Raps the roundball; Pats the pill; Slaps the sphere; Operates with the orb; (11)

Steals the ball: Dislodge; Rips; Swipes; Slaps away; Pokes; Digs it out; Pilfers; Strips; Picks his pocket; The theft; With the robbery; Takes his cookies; (12)

Blocks a shot: Swats; Rejects; Makes him eat leather; Denied; Deflects; Slaps away; Stuffs; Volleyball spiked; (8)

Describing a post up: Gets the seal; Buries a defender low; Digs in; (3)

Describing a Drive: Slices; Dices; Slithers; Wiggles; Snakes; Attacks; Penetrates; Tap-dances; Barrels; Bowling Balls; Zig Zags; Navigates; Torpedos; Dances; Careens; Waterbugs; Picks through traffic; Bulldozes; Forces; Bullies; Weaves; Steers; Charges; Rack attack; Surges; Knifes; Maneuvers;  (27)

Pushes the ball quickly down the floor:  Races; Sprints; Dashes; Hustles; Scoots; Scurries; Beelines; Zips; Darts; Blazes; (10)

Brings the ball slowly up the floor: Saunters; Jogs; Trots; Mosey; Strolls; Lumbers; (6)

Slows Down: Taps the breaks; decelerates; Skids to a halt; Pulls the reigns; Pulls the parachute; Changes gears; Shifts down; (7)

The middle area near the baseline:  Short corner; Midrange near the baseline; Corner; (3)

Sideline:  Right/ left sideline; Near/far sideline; Boundary; Border line; (4)

Corner: Deep corner; High Corner; Coffin Corner; Corner Pocket;  (4)

Lane: Alley; Paint; Runway; Main Street; Interior;  (6)

Elbow: High post; Right/left stripe; foul line right/left; high post office; arm joint (6)

Center of Free Throw Line: The Nail; The stripe; 15 feet straight away; (3)

Top of the arc: Top of the key; Head of the key; Straight Away; Straight on; Front and center; The Point; The circle; Straightaway; Head on; (9)

Describing the rim: Hoop; Cylinder; Hole;  Tin; Cup; Iron; Basket; Bucket; Metal; Ring; Circumference; Rack; The Steel; (13)

Faces a defender: Squares up; Faces up; Sizes up; (4)

Half Court Line: Dividing line; Time line; Midcourt stripe; (4)

Between half court and the three point arc: Between the circles; Near the volleyball spike line; Between the rings; Out in no man’s land; Between the arcs; Way behind the three point line;  (6)

Ways to say a team needs a stop:  Put the clamps on; Turn the light to red; Put the brakes on; Bear down on; Wall up against; Lock down; Needs to hold firm; Bar the door on a comeback; Tighten the screws on; Get the ball back with no further damage; Keep the scorekeeper bored; Drop an anchor on the offense; Put a straightjacket on; Pull the reins on; Put a muzzle on (15)

Ways to describe someone playing defense: Shadows; Follows; Gets into; D’s up on; Mirrors; Chases; Tracks; Hounds; Harass; Shades; Smothers; Pesters; Under the guard; On guard duty; Buttons up; Keeps an eye on; Watches; Deters; Hassles; Draped; Like white on rice; (21)

Forced in a direction: Funneled; Directed; Ushered;  (3)

Clock: Timer; Ticker; Timepiece; (3)

Tie Game: Knotted up; Even on the board; Dead heat; Playing to a draw; Wash; All square; Carbon Copy;  (7)

Traveling: Walks; Steps; Picks up his pivot; Packs his bags; Uses frequent flyer miles; Official makes him show his passport; (6)

Foul: Hack; Contact; Hammers; Clobbers; Violation; Harm; Reaches in; Harmed; Roughed up; Undresses; (10)