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Fantasy Basketball Terminology
We created a fantasy sport/football glossary for our users. This Fantasy Sport lexicon shall help anybody who is interested in fantasy sports to get an overview on the most important terms. If you are new to fantasy sport, listening to discussions between enthusiastic fantasy players might be confusing. They are using a lot of special terminology or abbreviations, which you may not be familiar with. Our Fantasy Sport Glossary contains the most import terms that get you started.
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We divided this glossary into eight sections. A general glossary will cover all general terminology, which is usually the same for all fantasy sport leagues. The other seven sections are divided into the fantasy sports itself. We are currently covering Fantasy Football, Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Golf, Fantasy Soccer and Fantasy Mixed Martial Arts.
We are trying to keep this list up to date. If you encounter an out-dated or more term please let us know.
General
| Term | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Lobby | Is the place where you find all available games you can participate in. |
| Guaranteed Tournaments | A form of game where a big of amount of players participate in and the amount of prizes is guaranteed. |
| Head to Head | The form of game where you only play against one opponent |
| 50/50 | Also known as double or nothing. If you are in the top fifty percent you are doubling your money. |
| First Deposit Bonus | The bonus you can participate in when you are depositing the first time. |
| Promotions | All activities a fantasy sport sites understakes to make the games even more attractive. Promotions can be: Bonuses, added value to contests, rakeback, VIP-Program, Refer A friend program etc. |
| Guaranteed Prize pool | The minimum amount which you will play for. |
| Multi-entry | A type of play where you can enter the contest more than once. |
| Freeroll | Tournament type where you can win real money without using your own. |
| Refer a friend | A promotion method where you can invite your friends and be rewarded for it. Usually in form of real money or VIP-Points. |
| Salary Cap | The maximum amount you can spend on drafting your team. |
| Roster | In other words, your fantasy sports team you drafted. |
| Live scoring | Some |
| Payouts | The distribution of prizes to all winners. |
Football
| Term | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Passes Completed | Any attempt for one player to pass the ball to another that results in the second player receiving the ball successfully |
| Passes Attempted | An attempt by any player to pass the ball |
| Passing Yards | the distance in total yards from scrimmage that a passer has thrown the football plus the distance any receivers have run after catching the ball. |
| Passing TDs | Amount of touchdowns scored from a passing play. |
| Carries | A statistic referring to the number of times a rushing player attempts to advance the ball. |
| Rushing Yards | Distance travelling in yards by any running play |
| Rushing TDs | Amount of touchdowns scored from a running play. |
| Fantasy Points | Points allocated to a statistic from the games. |
| QB | An offensive player who lines up behind the center, from whom he takes the snap. |
| RB | A player position on offense. Although the term usually refers to the halfback or tailback, fullbacks are also considered running backs. |
| WR | A player position on offense. He is split wide (usually about 10 yards) from the formation. |
| TE | A player position on offense, often known as Y receiver, lines up on the line of scrimmage, next to the offensive tackle. |
| K | Player who specializes in placekicking (i.e. field goals and kick offs). |
| DE | A player position on defense who lines up on the outside of the defensive line and which principal function is to deliver pressure to the Quarterback. Also known as Rush. |
Soccer
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| Term | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Goal | The team that scores a goal receives one point. The team with most points at the end of 90 Minutes (two halftimes each 45min) received a total of 3 points. |
| Assist | The action when a player is passing the ball to another player and this person scores a goal afterwards. |
| Shot | The action if a player tries to score a goal. |
| Shot on Goal | The action if a player tries to score a goal and hits the goal, but does not socre a point! |
| Cross | The action when a player passes the ball to another player. |
| Yellow Card | The action if a player undertakes a forbidden action and receives a first warning. If a player received another yellow card he has to leave the game until the end of the game and is restricted to play for another game. |
| Red Card | The action if a player undertakes a forbidden action and receives a dismissal. |
| Clean Sheet | When a goaly did not receive any goals. |
| Save (GK) | The action when the goaly saves a ball from going in the goal. |
| Penalty Kick Save (GK) | The action when the goaly saves the ball from a penaly kick. |
| Goal Keeper | The position which protects the goal. The only position that is allowed to touch the ball with the hands. |
| Forward | Also known as striker. The position which task it is to score goals. |
| Defense | Defenders play infront of the goaly in order to protect the goal. |
| Midfielder | Midfielders are building the connection between offensive and defensive players. Usually are very creative and fast. |
| English Premier League | Biggest European Soocer League, based in the United Kingdom. |
| UEFA Champions League | International soccer contest between european soccer clubs. |
| Bundesliga | German soccer league. Very popular in the European Union, but also outside. The most famous teams are Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. |
MMA
| Term | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Advance | The player that wins the fight advances to the next tournament stage. |
| Significant Strikes | Strikes that were scored from any distance or Clunch/ground Strieks that are considered 'Power Strikes' by offcial scorers. |
| Takedown | If a fighter brings another fighter off-balance and takes him to the ground. |
| Sweep | A throwdown |
| Knockdown | When a player is senseless |
Hockey
| Term | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Goal | When the puck goes over the goal line in front of the net. |
| Assist | Attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate. |
| Shot on Goal | When the puck is fired towards the net and will enter the goal if it is not stopped by the goaltender. |
| Blocked Shot | When the puck is fired towards the goal by a player but is stopped from going into the net by the goaltender. |
| Short Handed Point Bonus (Goal/Assist) | Points awarded when a player scores a goal or has an assist when there is less than a full team of skaters of the ice |
| Shootout Goal | A goal scored during a series of penalty shots called a shootout. |
| Hat Trick Bonus | Bonus given when a player scores 3 goals. |
| Center / C | A forward position whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice. |
Basketball
| Term | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Point | When the ball is successfully put through the basket. |
| 3 Point Shot | When the ball is thrown towards the basket from behind the three point line. |
| Rebound | To obtain the ball after a missed field goal attempt. |
| Assist | A pass to a teammate who scores a basket immediately or after one dribble. |
| Double-Double | Double-digit figures in two positive statistical categories (example: 12 points, 14 rebounds). |
| Triple-Double | Double-digit figures in three positive statistical categories (example: 12 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists). |
Golf
| Term | Explanation |
|---|---|
| PGA Tour | Professional Golfers' Association. |
| Double Eagle | A hole played three strokes under par. Also called an albatross. |
| Eagle | A hole played two strokes under par. |
| Birdie | A hole played a single strokes under par. |
| Par | Standard score for a hole (defined by its length) or a course (sum of all the holes' pars). |
| Bogey | A hole played one stroke over par. |
| Double Bogey | A hole played two strokes over par. |
| Hole in One | Hitting the ball from the tee into the hole, using only one stroke. |
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