Synonyms and antonyms of Sports management and team selection in American Thesaurus

bench (verb)

to make a sports player stop playing a game for a short time

be relegated ()

to be moved into a lower division

call up ()

to ask someone to play in a sports team, especially a team at a higher level

call-up (noun)

mainly British an invitation to someone to play in a sports team at a higher level

captain (noun)

the player who leads a sports team

captain (verb)

to lead a sports team

captaincy (noun)

the job of being the captain of a sports team, or the time during which someone is captain

commissioner (noun)

American someone whose job is to manage a sport

draft (noun)

American a system in some sports in the U.S. by which a professional team can choose college students to play for their team

draft (verb)

American to make someone a member of a team of players

draft in ()

to bring someone into a team or group of people in order to help them do something

draw (verb)

to choose one player to compete against another

draw (noun)

a way of choosing which teams or players will compete against each other by taking names out of a container

drop (verb)

to not include someone on a team

get on ()

to be chosen to be part of a group or team

match (verb)

to make a person or team compete against a particular opponent

place (noun)

an opportunity to be a member of a sports team or to take part in a game or competition

play (verb)

to use a particular person in your team

professionalism (noun)

the use of professional players in a sport

promote (verb)

mainly British to move a team to a higher level in their sport

recall (verb)

mainly British to choose a sports player to be in a team again after a period when they have not been in it

recall (noun)

mainly British an occasion when a sports player is chosen to be in a team again after a period when they have not been in it

regular (noun)

someone who often plays a sport with the same team

retire (verb)

to stop taking part in a game or sports competition because you are injured or sick, or to make someone do this

retire (verb)

American to stop using a particular number on a team’s uniforms after the player who used to wear that number stops playing

rule out of ()

to make it impossible for a player to take part in a game or competition

scratch (adjective)

a scratch team or game is one that is organized quickly using any players who are available

seed (verb)

to give a player or team a number showing how likely they are to win a competition

skipper (noun)

informalBritish someone who is in charge of a team. The more formal word is captain.

skipper (verb)

informal to be the skipper of a ship or team

strength in depth ()

if a team has strength in depth, it has a lot of good extra players that it can use when necessary

sub (verb)

informal to substitute one player for another in a sport

substitute (verb)

to replace a member of a sports team with another player during a game

trade (noun)

American the exchange of a sports player from one team for one player from another team

trade (verb)

American to exchange a sports player from one team for a player from another team

transfer fee (noun)

British the amount of money that one professional soccer team pays to another for one of their players

wild card (noun)

permission to take part in a sports competition that you would not normally be allowed to play in