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  2. Goal - Wikipedia

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    A goal or objective is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envision, plan, and commit to achieve. [1]

  3. Glossary of association football terms - Wikipedia

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    A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...

  4. Glossary of American football terms - Wikipedia

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    The goal is the surface above the bar and between the lines of the inner edges of the posts, extending infinitely upward, centered above each end line in American, and each goal line in Canadian football. goal area Alternate term for end zone, used primarily in Canadian football goal line

  5. List of FIFA World Cup top goalscorers - Wikipedia

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    A total of over 2,700 goals have been scored in matches across the 22 final tournaments of the men's FIFA World Cup, not counting penalties scored during shoot-outs. [1] Since the first goal scored by French player Lucien Laurent in 1930, [2] nearly 1,300 footballers have scored goals at the World Cup tournaments, [3] of whom 101 have scored ...

  6. Glossary of ice hockey terms - Wikipedia

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    Also trapper or catching glove. The webbed glove that the goaltender wears on the hand opposite the hand that holds the stick. centre Also center. A forward position whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice. change on the fly Substituting a player from the bench during live play, i.e. not during a stoppage prior to a faceoff. charging The act of taking more than three strides or ...

  7. Goal (sports) - Wikipedia

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    A goal may be scored through contact with any part of the attacker's body except a clenched fist. [15] The goal structure in water polo is dependent upon the depth of the water. The goal mouth measures 3 metres across and is either 0.9 metres above the surface of the water or 2.4 metres above the floor of the pool, whichever is higher.

  8. SMART criteria - Wikipedia

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    S.M.A.R.T. (or SMART) is an acronym used as a mnemonic device to establish criteria for effective goal-setting and objective development. This framework is commonly applied in various fields, including project management, employee performance management, and personal development.

  9. Expected goals - Wikipedia

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    Quantitatively we find for the AP group about 0.15 more goals per home match than expected and, allowing for the lower than expected goals against in home matches, an excess goal difference (for home matches) of about 0.31 goals per home match. Over a season this yields about 3 more goals for, an improved goal difference of about 6 goals. [9]