You're playing softball with a group of friends. You tried to hit the ball, but missed 3 times so you got struck out. Now you're explaining to your teammates why you missed.
I couldn't see because of the glare.
Your son wanted to join his school's basketball team. He tried out for it. You just found out that he was successful, and you're passing the news on to your wife.
Rory made the team!
You're teaching your niece to play golf. Her stance isn't good, so you're giving her some pointers. You say:
A good rule of thumb is to stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
You coach a high school baseball team. You're talking to the father of one of the players. This player tries really hard to improve in practices. You say:
He's got a great work ethic.
got, personality, philosophy, sports, 日本語サポート 
You coach a kids' soccer team. The players are practicing, but they're not running as fast as they can. You want them to run faster, so you say:
Pick up the pace, ladies!
addressing people, coach, idioms, sports 
You’ve been playing racquetball with a friend every week. When you started, you weren’t very good. Now you just scored a point against your friend and she compliments you. You say:
I think I’m improving little by little.
ability, idioms, improvement, sports, 日本語サポート 
You're watching a basketball game. One team was winning before by 12 points. Now the other team is winning. There's a time out, and the game announcers say:
The Jets have let their 12-point lead going into halftime slip away.
idioms, perfect aspect, sports 
You have a nephew who's in high school. You're proud of him because he's a good athlete, and the pitcher on his school's baseball team. You're bragging about him to a friend. You say:
He throws a mean curve ball!
You're watching a sports news show. The announcers are talking about a basketball team which has not been very good for the past few years. One announcer says:
This is the Cougars' fifth straight losing season.
possessive, seasons, sports 
You're about to watch a basketball game on TV. There's a show before the game where the sports announcers discuss the game. They're talking about one of the players who suffered a knee injury last year. One of them says:
The question is whether his leg is fully recovered.
