Intentional walks are a strategic defensive maneuver, usually done to bypass one hitter for one the defensive team believes is less likely to initiate a run-scoring play ( e. g., a home run, sacrifice fly, or RBI base hit ), or to set up a double play or force out situation for the next batter.

This is usually called if such is attempted in the ninth inning while that player's team is trailing, unless the runner represents the potential tying run.

When playing teams, teammates usually sit at opposite corners of the star, with each team member controlling his / her own set of pieces.

Tryouts are usually in the spring, so that the coach has the team chosen in time to attend summer camp as a team.

In high school, there are usually two squads per school, varsity team and a junior varsity team.

Selection for the playoffs is determined by a selection committee, although usually a team must have a 7-4 record to even be considered.

If a team fails to gain ten yards in two downs they usually punt the ball on third down or try to kick a field goal ( see below ), depending on their position on the field.

Two good examples of collective nouns are " team " and " government ", which are both words referring to groups of ( usually ) people.

Independent production usually meant restricted circumstances, but not always — Sweet Smell of Success, for instance, despite the original plans of the production team, was clearly not made on the cheap, though like many other cherished A-budget noirs it might be said to have a B-movie soul.

If a match is drawn, there is a replay, usually at the ground of the team who were away for the first game.

The team is also allowed to change players any time in the game, usually they change the whole team.

The team entitled to snap the ball will usually know in advance the moment when the snap is to occur as one of their players calls out signals, which usually include a loud sound such as " hut " voiced one or more times, the number of which they know ; they are thus said to know the " snap count ".

Although supposedly equal to all other members, Kusanagi fills the leadership role in the team, and is usually referred to as " the Major " due to her past rank in the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.

A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and / or prizes.

One official must be the designated representative who is usually the team manager.

This block usually includes news bulletins and traffic and weather advisories for commuters, as well as light comedy from the morning DJ team ( many shock jocks started as or still work on drive-time radio ).

The Defenders are an ad-hoc team usually brought together by Dr.

The name reflects the rule that in the match each team bowls a set maximum number of overs, usually between 20 and 50, although shorter and longer forms of limited overs cricket have been played.

Each team bats only once, and each innings is limited to a set number of overs, usually fifty in a One Day International and between forty and sixty in a List A.

In arena polo, only three players are required per team and the game usually involves more maneuvering and shorter plays at lower speeds due to space limitations of the arena.

The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring the three division winners and a wild-card team.

Each team consists of a maximum of 11 players ( excluding substitutes ), one of whom must be the goalkeeper.

::" An official perfect game occurs when a pitcher ( or pitchers ) retires each batter on the opposing team during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings.

There are some mods which affect gameplay heavily, such as Gun Game, where players start with a basic pistol and must score kills to receive better weapons, and Zombie Mod, where one team consists of zombies and must " spread the infection " by killing the other team ( using only the knife ).

The force consists of the General and Administrative Services, the Administrative Police, the Judicial Police, the SWAT team, and the Presidential Protection Unit.

A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team with the most goals scored wins.

Each team consists of 7 players on court and 7 substitute players on the bench.

A team consists of eight players ; four female and four male.

In the Amar form of Kabaddi, each team consists of 5 – 6 stoppers and 4 – 5 raiders.

The NBA originated in 1946 with 11 teams, and through a sequence of team expansions, reductions, and relocations currently consists of 30 teams.

The traditional sport of polo is played at speed on a large grass field up to 300 yards long by 160 yards wide, and each polo team consists of four riders and their mounts.

Each team consists of four mounted players, which can be mixed teams of both men and women.

A legal return consists of the player or team hitting the ball before it has bounced twice or hit any fixtures except the net, provided that it still falls in the server's court.

Each team consists of six players.

The team consists of Buffy Summers and her friends and colleagues who assist her in her duties as the Slayer.

A team consists of a boat driver, an observer and one to two skiers, depending on the race.

The team event consists of four skiers starting from the ski jump with one jump each, then moving onward to cross-country skiing in a 4 x 5 km relay.

The team event consists of four members of the same nation, who each jump twice.

Along with Arkenstone, the team consists of Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, and Neal Acree.

The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper.

The perfusionist is a highly trained member of the cardiothoracic surgical team which consists of cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, physician assistants, surgical technicians, other respiratory therapists, and nurses.

It consists of a display of 100 or more entries, many consisting of large vehicles (" Carnival floats ") up to long, festooned with dancers ( or team member in tableaux ) and up to 22, 000 lightbulbs, that follows a route over 2 to 3 hours.

The Lakers logo consists of the team name, " Los Angeles Lakers " written in purple on top of a gold basketball.