Crossword Clues - Sporting Terms Quiz

Answer: Setter

The setter is one of the most important positions on the court in the game of volleyball.

The setter is typically the first or second person to hit the ball on his or her team's side, and is the one to put the ball in position to be returned to the opposing team.

The setter has to both place the ball for his or her own teammates and help to confuse the opposing team by not allowing them to readily known where the all is going to be directed on the other side of the net.

Answer: Sinker

A sinker does just that in fishing. Depending on how fast or slow an angler wants his line to dive into the water, various weights of sinkers are attached to the line.

Sinkers are typically made from small amounts of metal, typically a lead or pewter, and are attached to the line above the bait or lure that is being used.

Answer: Skater

Apolo Anton Ohno is one of the most decorated short-track speedskaters in U.S. history. In three Olympic games, he won 8 medals, including two gold, two silver and four bronze. At the time of his retirement in 2010, he had won more medals than any other American in the winter Olympics.

After his skating career, he became a commentator and broadcaster for skating competitions.

Answer: Scorer

Scorer could be used to define the person who puts up points in just about any sport. Hockey was the chosen sport here simply to avoid a clue like "Person who scores".

In hockey both the player who shoots the goal, and the person who passed that player the puck can earn a point on the stat sheet, but regardless of who assisted or not, a goal is only worth one point on the team score.

Answer: Sniper

Long range shooting, or sniping, is one of several variations of shooting sports offered through various governing organizations in sports.

A sniper, the person who fires the weapon, must make adjustments for atmospheric conditions and use a scope in order to hit their targets in this sport.

Answer: Shiner

The term used here was initially "Seiner" which still fits the pattern and also means "black eye" but was a much more obscure term. Since many people didn't understand that one, and "Shiner" is more commonly known, it has been changed out.

A shiner, could be received simply by being at the receiving end of a punch.

Answer: Soccer

Known as soccer in America, the sport is officially known as Association Football, or just football in most of the rest of the world. Soccer was one of the most popular sports in the world for most of the 20th century.

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Or FIFA) organized the sport's top competitions from 1904 through the end of the century.

Answer: Stayer

In equestrian sports, a "stayer" refers to a horse who is better over distance races.

Stayers might not be the fasted horse out of the gate, but they typically move up in the pack, and can maintain a pace over the mile and mile and half races, rather than the sprints.

The term also refers to horses that appear to have one steady speed, and don't speed up at the end of races.

Answer: Slider

A slider is a "breaking ball" or slow pitch as compared to other balls tossed by pitchers. The speed typically falls between a pitchers fastball and curveball and is used to confuse batters.

The ball typically tails laterally and down through the batter's hitting zone when thrown correctly.

Answer: Surfer

Surfing is a popular sport in warmer weather climates that are near water. The World Surf League spent decades trying to the sport included in the summer Olympic games, before it was finally approved for the 2020 games in Tokyo, Japan.

There are competitions for both men and women, and mixed gender events as well as organized by the World Surf League.