Chapter 1
Secrets of the lawn and turf
Chapter 2
Court street and ring lingo
Chapter 3
Quirky terms from global arenas
YOUR GOAL
Master of The secret language of sports
Ch 2 · Court street and ring lingo
schopenhauer Court and Ring Lingo
Square boxing ring, Built like a box, Still called a ring!
schopenhauer The skateboarding stance goofy foot was inspired by a 1937 Disney cartoon featuring Goofy surfing with his right foot forward.
schopenhauer The term southpaw, meaning left-handed, was popularized by 19th-century baseball stadium designs before entering boxing.
BETA
schopenhauer Decode the weirdest sports slang to master the secret language of the court.
Fun Fact
Southpaw origins: The term 'southpaw' became famous because 19th-century baseball stadiums were built with home plate facing east, making a lefty's pitching arm point south.
Quiz
Why did left-handed baseball pitchers historically have their throwing arms pointing south?
Quiz
What does the skateboarding term 'ollie' name, which was invented by Alan Gelfand in 1977?
Quiz
Which sport popularized the term 'slam dunk' before it became a common English phrase for an easy victory?
Quiz
The basketball term 'alley-oop' comes from the French exclamation 'allez hop,' which was originally used by whom?
Quiz
Which Disney cartoon character accidentally named the skateboarding stance 'goofy foot'?