Team sport Team sport A team sport includes any sport which involves two or more players working together towards a shared objective. A team sport is an activity in which individuals are organized into opposing teams which compete to win. Examples are basketball, volleyball, rugby, water polo, handball, lacrosse, cricket, baseball, and the various forms of football and hockey. Team sports are practiced between opposing teams, where the players interact directly and simultaneously between them to achieve an objective. The objective generally involves teammates facilitating the movement of a ball or similar object in accordance with a set of rules, in order
Cap (sport) particular sport. Thus, a "cap" is awarded for each game played and so a player who has played "x" games, for the team, is said to have been "capped x" times or have won "x" caps. The practice of awarding a physical cap varies from sport to sport. It may be awarded prior to a player's debut or, particularly for national teams, a commemorative cap may be awarded after a player reaches the 100th cap. As an example, the England men's association football teams still awards physical caps. Players are awarded one cap for every match they play — unless