User:Habst/sandbox/Glossary of athletics terms



The sport of athletics, encompassing track and field events and other disciplines defined by the International Association of Athletics Federations, has a rich history dating to the ancient Olympic games, with hundreds of sport-specific terms used to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture.

A

 * Aerobic threshold: The exercise intensity at which blood lactate concentrations rise above resting levels, commonly used as a pace in long-distance running training
 * All-weather track:
 * Anabolic pathway:
 * Anaerobic threshold:
 * Ancillary training:
 * Anchor leg:
 * Anterior pelvic tilt:
 * Approach: Describes the run-up of a jumping event, or sometimes the actions preceding a throwing event
 * Athlete biological passport (ABP): An individual electronic record used to detect anti-doping rule violations in athletes
 * Athletics: Term used in most countries to describe the sports of running, jumping, and throwing as defined by the IAAF
 * ATP (Adenosine triphosphate):
 * Attempt: Used in the high jump, long jump, pole vault, discus throw, shot put, javelin throw, and hammer throw to indicate an endeavor to score a mark with one attempted jump or throw respectively

B

 * Backside mechanics:
 * Bar (jumps):
 * Baton:
 * Bell lap:
 * Blind exchange:
 * Blind pass:
 * Blocking (throws):
 * Blocks:
 * Blood lactate concentration:
 * Bounding:
 * Break:
 * Break-line:

C

 * Cadence:
 * Cage (throws):
 * Championship-style racing:
 * Changeover:
 * Check mark (jumps, throws):
 * Critical velocity (CV):
 * Crossbar (jumps):
 * Cross country:
 * Crouch start: See Down start
 * Curb:

S

 * Safety: see Survive.