Sports Explainers

Pick your sport.
Understand it in minutes.

Interactive field guides for sideline parents — tap any player to learn their role, decode the rules in plain English, and finally follow along with confidence.

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Soccer

Pick a formation, tap any player to learn their job. No coaching experience required.

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Basketball

Pick a lineup, tap any player to learn their role, and decode the rules that leave new parents baffled.

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Open Basketball Explainer
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Baseball

Pick a defensive alignment, tap any player to learn their role, and decode the rules that leave new parents baffled.

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rules explained

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Softball

Pick a defensive alignment, tap any player to learn their role, and decode the rules that make softball unique.

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rules explained

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Volleyball

Pick a system, tap any player to learn their role, then hit Rotate to see how the whole team shifts when they win the serve.

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rules explained

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Football

Pick a formation, tap any player to learn their role, and finally understand what the offense is trying to do — and how the defense stops it.

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rules explained

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Flag Football

Pick a format (5v5 or 7v7), tap any player to learn their role, and understand the no-contact rules that make this the fastest-growing youth sport.

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rules explained

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Hockey

Pick a zone setup, tap any player to learn their role, and finally understand what a power play really means — and why the penalty kill matters.

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rules explained

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Golf

Walk a hole tap by tap to see which club comes out and why, then decode the scoring terms every sideline parent hears but rarely understands.

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rules explained

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Lacrosse

Boys' and girls' lacrosse look alike but play by different rules and use different gear. Here is what parents need to know before the first game.

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rules explained

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Open Lacrosse Explainer
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Field Hockey

Pick a formation, tap any player to learn their role, and decode the rules that trip up new parents at the sideline.

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rules explained

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Rugby

Learn the flow of rugby — continuous play, rucks, and set pieces — and finally understand why the clock never seems to stop.

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rules explained

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Cricket

Understand the basics of batting, bowling, and fielding — and why a match can last all day and still end in a draw.

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rules explained

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Boxing

The original combat sport — boxing is pure striking with the hands, built around footwork, defense, and ring control. Youth programs emphasize technique and conditioning well before any sparring contact.

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Open Boxing Explainer
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Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a ground-grappling art built around controlling position and finishing with a submission — no striking involved. Kids classes focus heavily on control and discipline before any live "rolling."

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Open Jiu-Jitsu Explainer
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Muay Thai

"The Art of Eight Limbs" — Muay Thai uses punches, kicks, elbows, and knees, plus a unique clinch (close-range grappling while standing) not found in boxing or kickboxing.

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rules explained

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Kickboxing

Kickboxing blends boxing punches with kicks, without the clinch/knee game of Muay Thai. Youth programs range from point-sparring (light-contact, first-hit-scores) to continuous full-contact styles — ask your gym which they teach.

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rules explained

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no account needed

Open Kickboxing Explainer
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Wrestling

Wrestling is a pure grappling sport — no strikes — focused on taking an opponent down and controlling them on the mat. It's both a scholastic/Olympic sport and one of the oldest competitive sports in the world.

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rules explained

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Open Wrestling Explainer
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Taekwondo

A Korean striking art known for its emphasis on kicking technique. Students train in two main disciplines: Kyorugi (sparring) and Poomsae (choreographed forms) — competitions usually cover one or both.

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rules explained

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Open Taekwondo Explainer