Good Sports: Physical Education - Introductory

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  1. acceleration
    the act of increasing the speed
  2. aerobic
    enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency
  3. agility
    the gracefulness of a quick and nimble person or animal
  4. balance
    a state of equilibrium
  5. cool down
    lose intensity
  6. coordination
    the skillful and effective interaction of movements
  7. defense
    the team trying to prevent the other team from scoring
  8. dribble
    propel a ball by repeated taps or kicks
  9. fitness
    good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
  10. flexibility
    the property of being easily bent or shaped
  11. foul
    an act that violates the rules of a sport
  12. free weight
    sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
  13. gymnastics
    a sport involving acrobatic feats on different apparatuses
  14. heart rate
    the rate at which the heart beats
  15. hydration
    the process of combining with water
  16. inactive
    not engaged physically or mentally
  17. moderate
    being within reasonable or average limits
  18. offense
    the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
  19. overhand
    with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level
  20. perspiration
    the secretion of the sweat glands of the skin
  21. physical fitness
    good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
  22. power
    physical strength
  23. pull-up
    an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar
  24. pulse
    the rate at which the heart beats
  25. pushup
    an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms
  26. repetition
    an event that happens again
  27. set
    several exercises intended to be done in series
  28. speed
    a rate at which something happens
  29. sportsmanship
    fairness and courtesy in following the rules of a game
  30. squat
    exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position
  31. strength
    the property of being physically or mentally powerful
  32. stretch
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
  33. teamwork
    cooperative labor done by a group
  34. train
    exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
  35. underhand
    with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
  36. vigorous
    characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
  37. warm up
    cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles
Created on Wed Feb 01 11:17:08 EST 2017 (updated Wed Mar 29 16:09:14 EDT 2017)

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