a player in a sport, particularly in soccer or basketball, who primarily focuses on scoring goals or points
aanvaller, spits
the three central positions on an American football team's offensive line, typically including the left guard, center, and right guard
interieur offensieve lijn, offensieve interieur lijn
an American football position in the offensive backfield, typically responsible for carrying the ball on running plays and catching passes
tailback, runningback
a versatile offensive American football position that combines the roles of a fullback and a tight end
H-back, veelzijdige aanvallende speler
a position in American football for a wide receiver who lines up on the line of scrimmage but farthest from the center
split end, gespleten einde
a position in American football that lines up near the offensive line and serves as both a receiver and a blocker
tight end, strakke einde
a key position in rugby responsible for directing the attack and often acting as the team's playmaker
fly-half, aanvallende spelmaker
a position in American football responsible for stopping the run and pressuring the quarterback
verdedigende tackle, defensieve tackle
a baseball position located between second and third base, responsible for fielding ground balls
shortstop, velder tussen tweede en derde honk
a defensive position in soccer or American football, where a player guards the central area near their team's goal
centrale verdediger, stopper
a position in basketball or hockey, where players use their size and strength near the opponent's goal
power forward, sterke aanvaller
a position in basketball responsible for playing on the perimeter, scoring, rebounding, and defending
small forward, kleine aanvaller
a position in basketball responsible for bringing the ball up the court and initiating the team's offense
point guard, spelverdeler
a position in basketball that is in charge of scoring points by shooting the ball, typically from long range
shooting guard, scorende guard
a position in team sports like soccer or field hockey, where the player's primary role is to score goals and create opportunities for teammates
centrumspits, aanvallende middenvelder
a football player who runs, blocks, or catches the ball
achterhoede, verdediger
(American football) a position that leads the offense, responsible for calling plays, handling the snap, passing the ball
quarterback, aanvalsleider
a rugby position, typically involving tall, powerful players who specialize in line-outs and scrums
slot naar voren, speler gespecialiseerd in line-outs en scrums
a fielding position in cricket close to the batsman on the off side, between the slips and point
de gully-positie, de gully-post
a fielding position in cricket close to the wicket-keeper, typically used for catching edges from the batsman
de slip, de slip-positie
a fielding position on the cricket field, positioned straight ahead and closer to the bowler than the batsman on the off side
midden links, midden-linker positie
a fielding position in cricket on the boundary behind the bowler's arm, toward the leg side
long on, long on positie
the fielding position in cricket deep on the off side, typically towards the boundary
long off, diepe veldpositie aan de off-kant
a fielding position in cricket placed behind square leg on the boundary
diep vierkant been, positie van diep vierkant been
a fielding position in cricket positioned behind the batsman on the leg side, typically at an acute angle to the batsman's stance
fine leg, veldpositie achter de slagman aan de beenzijde
a fielding position in cricket roughly square of the batsman on the leg side
vierkant been, vierkant been positie
(baseball) a position in the outfield responsible for covering a significant portion of the outfield and catching balls hit in the center
middenveld, middenveldpositie
a baseball position in the outfield responsible for covering the area between center field and the right foul line
rechtsveld, right field
a baseball fielding position in the infield responsible for fielding ground balls and covering the base on stolen base attempts
tweede honk, positie van het tweede honk
(baseball) a position in the outfield responsible for covering the area between center field and the left foul line
linksveld, linker veld
a fielding position in the infield responsible for fielding ground balls, making throws to bases, and defending against bunts
derde honk, derde basis
the position of an offensive lineman in American football who is responsible for snapping the ball to the quarterback and blocking defenders
centrum, centrumspeler
