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Sports Terms That Begin With ‘P’

Pace
Pace Factor
Pack-Line Defense
Paddle
Paint
Palming
Pancake (volleyball)
Panenka
Par
Par Terre Position
Parking The Bus
Parlay
Party Ball
Pass Interference
Pass Protection
Pass Rush
Passed Ball (PB)
Passing Shot
Passivity
Payoff Pitch
Pebble
Peek-A-Boo
Peel-Back Block
Peloton
Penalty Area
Penalty Corner
Penalty Flag
Penalty Kick
Penalty Kill
Penalty Shootout
Penalty Stroke
Penhold Grip
Pepper
Pepper Pot
Perfect Game (Baseball)
Perfect Game (Bowling)
Perimeter
Personal Foul
Phantom Tag
Phone Booth
Physically Unable To Perform List (PUP List)
Pick And Pop
Pick And Roll
Pick It Clean

Pick Six
Pick’em
Pickoff
Pike Position
Pilot
Pin Deck
Pinch Hitter
Pinch Runner
Pine Tar
Piste
Pistol Offense
Pit Lane
Pitch Count
Pitch Mark
Pitcher’s Best Friend
Pitcher’s Duel
Pitcher’s Mound
Pitcher’s Park
Pitchout
Pivot Foot
Plate Appearance (PA)
Platoon
Play-Action
Play-Action Pass
Play Clock
Play Through
Playbook
Plunked
Pocket (Bowling)
Pocket (Football)
Point After Touchdown (PAT)
Point Forward
Point Guard (PG)

Point-In-Line
Point Spread
Points In The Paint
Points Per Game (PPG)
Poke Check
Pokey
Pole Bending
Pole Vault
Pommel Horse
Pond Hockey
Pooch Punt
Pop Fly
Popping Crease
Position Player
Possession Arrow
Post Up
Posterize
Pound For Pound
Pow Wow
Power Dribble
Power Forward
Power Play
Pre-Snap Read
Press
Pressing
Prevent Defense
Princeton Offense
Pro Set
Pro-Style Offense
Propulsion
Puckline
Pull The Goalie
Pump Fake
Punch Out
Punt
Punt Return
Pure Shooter
Purse
Pull Hitter
Pump Fake (Football)
Push
Push Block
Push Bunt
Push Putt (Disc Golf)
Push The Ball
Push-To-Pass

Putback
Putback Dunk
Putout
Putt
Pylon

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