full-out short for "back somersault in to full out"; more specifically, a somersault followed by a second somersault with a full twist.
giant swing on the bar or on the rings, an exercise in which the entire body is swung end over end by the hands.
half in-half out a somersault with a half twist followed by another somersault with a half twist.
handspring a jump through a handstand in tumbling or over the vault horse.
handspring vault running up to a horse and flipping over it by upending oneself with a moving handstand.
hanging event an exercise on the horizontal bar or rings.
Hecht dismount on the horizontal bar, a high- swinging dismount.
horizontal bar the raised gymnastics bar; it stands about 8% feet high.
horse short for pommel horse.
hurdle to leap or hop over.
iron cross on the rings, a position in which the arms are extended out sideways to describe the shape of a cross. Also known as the cross.
layout a straight-out body posture maintained during certain exercises.
limber similar to a walkover but with the legs kept together.
lunge a starting position for some tumbling exercises, characterized by the arms held outstretched overhead and one leg extended with bent knee forward.
mount the starting exercise of a routine.
neck as viewed from the side, the right position of a pommel horse.
Olympic order the event order in professional competition. In men's competition, the order is floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, long horse vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. In women's, the vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise.
one-arm giant a giant swing performed with a one- handed grip.
overgrip the most natural hand grip, with the palms of the hands facing away from the gymnast.
parallel bars two 11-foot rails set parallel to each other about 5 feet, 9 inches from the floor.
pike a position in which the body is bent forward at the hips.
planche a position in which the gymnast balances his body parallel to the floor or apparatus.
pommel horse an upholstered, four-legged support having wooden handles (pommels) on the top.
press a very slow, graceful movement to a handstand.
puck position a cross between a tuck and a pike.
rings the still rings. Once known as the flying rings.
routine a series of exercises.
run a series of tumbles.
Russian Moore performing pivots around both pommels of a pommel horse.
saddle on a pommel horse, the area between the pommels; the middle of the horse.
scissors swinging the body and scissoring the legs back and forth across the pommel horse.
spotting the act of assisting or standing by to catch a gymnast in the event of a fall.
spotting belt a training belt suspended by ropes and worn by a gymnast when learning a new exercise to help prevent injuries.
step-out a landing position in which one leg follows the other instead of hitting at the same time.
still rings the rings, flying rings.
streulli on the parallel bars, a backward roll on the upper arms, followed by an extension to a handstand.
stuck landing a perfect or still landing, as if being "stuck" to the floor.
stutz on the parallel bars, swinging from a handstand downward and forward to upward.
symmetry alignment of body parts during an exercise.
tinsica a walkover executed with one hand placed in front of the other.
tuck a somersaulting position in which the legs are folded tightly into the chest and held by the arms.
uneven bars two raised horizontal bars placed one beneath and out from the other.
vault a leap or a leaping somersault over a vault horse.
vault horse same as a pommel horse but without the pommels. It is vaulted over lengthwise.
walkover wheeling around from feet to hands and back.
whip-up while straddling the balance beam, swinging the legs up and backward.
hockey
assist a pass to a teammate that results in a goal.
attacking zone the offensive zone; the area of the goal being shot at.
backcheck checking an opponent in the defensive zone.
backhand a pass made with the back of the stick blade.
backline the defensemen.
banana blade a stick blade with a special curve built in to help control the puck.
bench minor a two-minute penalty assessed to a team whose coach, manager, trainer, or player not currently on the ice commits an infraction, usually unsportsmanlike conduct.
blade the bottom or shooting portion of a stick.
blocking glove the large, protective glove worn by the goaltender to deflect pucks. Also known as a blocker.
blue lines the two wide blue lines that divide the rink into the attacking zone, the defensive zone, and the neutral zone. They are used to determine offside and pass violations.
board check to push or bodycheck an opponent into the wall or fence surrounding the rink.
boarding illegal or excessively violent board checking, resulting in a penalty.
boards the fence or wall that surrounds the rink.
bodycheck to bump an opponent with the upper body in order to gain access to the puck.
breakaway to break away from defenders and move quickly toward the goal with the puck.
butt-ending illegally poking an opponent with the butt of the stick.
catching glove the glove used by the goalie to catch the puck in midair, worn on the opposite hand to the blocking glove.
center the central player on the forward line who takes part in most faceoffs and is frequently the player who takes the puck in for a shot on goal; the position played between the two wings.
center ice the neutral zone between the blue lines at the center of the rink.
change on the fly to send in a substitute player while the puck is still in play.
charge run into an opponent from behind, an illegal play.
charging a foul called on a player who deliberately runs into an opponent from behind.
check see bodycheck, hook check, poke check.
chippy of a player, team, period of play, or game, excessively rough.
clear to move the puck into a position of safety away from one's own goal or out of the defensive zone entirely.
crease the 8-foot by 4-foot marked rectangle in front of the goal.
cross-check to bump an opponent with the stick help up high across the body, an illegal play.
cut down the angle to move out from the goal to meet an oncoming opponent with the puck to reduce his visual angle to the goal.
defensemen the two players who help the goalie defend the goal.
deke to fake a move and deceive an opponent.
drop pass a pass in which a moving player stops the puck and leaves it in place for a player from behind while continuing to move on.