What is "special team"

n. 1 (context American football English) A group of football players with special assignments for plays other than standard offensive and defensive plays, those involving kicking. 2 (context ice hockey English) A group of ice hockey players most often used during power plays consisting of more defensive players than usual on the team that was penalized in hopes of killing the penalty, or more offensive players than usual on the team with the advantage in players to increase the chance of scoring a goal.

Special team may refer to:

• Special teams in American football, units that are on the field during kicking plays
• Special teams in ice hockey, players on the ice during a power play
• Police Special Operation Teams, a law enforcement agency in Turkey

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