Glossary

alternate (AWL-tur-nit)—

a person who takes the place of another when necessary

concentrated (KAHN-suhn-tray-ted)—

focused thoughts and attention on something

drill (DRIL)—

a repeated exercise that teaches a skill or technique

honorary (ON-uh-rer-ee)—

given as an honor without the usual requirements or duties

observant (ob-ZUR-vuhnt)—

good at noticing things

passionate (PASH-uh-nit)—

having or showing very strong feelings

precision (pri-SIZH-uhn)—

the quality or state of being very accurate or exact

recruited (RI-KROOT-ed)—

worked to get an athlete to join a certain team

statistician (stat-i-STISH-uhn)—

a person who records and tracks a team’s numerical information, for example batting averages

technique (tek-NEEK)—

a method or way of doing something that requires skill

unison (YOO-nuh-suhn)—

the state of two or more people doing something together