English vocabulary for sports, games, and competition. From A1 words like ball and team to B2 language for tactics, training, and results — the words to talk about the games you love.
For complete beginners — learn the most basic sports actions and objects, from running and kicking to teams and winning.
For elementary learners — expand your sports vocabulary with roles, places, equipment, and everyday match-day actions and rules.
For intermediate learners — build richer sports vocabulary around tactics, performance, and the structure of competitions.
For upper-intermediate learners — master nuanced vocabulary for analysing performance, tactics, rivalries, and sporting culture.
For advanced learners — master specialist terminology from sports science, elite training, and high-performance analysis.
For mastery-level learners — the literary, journalistic vocabulary sportswriters use to narrate triumph, defeat, and elite competition.