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

bench (verb)

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

be relegated ()

to be moved into a lower division in sport

call up ()

to ask someone to play in a sports team, especially in an international match

call-up (noun)

an invitation to someone to play in a sports team, especially in an international match

cap (verb)

British to give a player a place in a country’s team for an international match in football, rugby, or cricket

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

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)

to move a team to a higher level in their sport

recall (verb)

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

recall (noun)

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 ill, or to make someone do this

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 such as football

substitute (verb)

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

transfer fee (noun)

British the amount of money that one professional football 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