Assist
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Several sports have a statistic known as an "assist", generally relating to action by a player leading to a score by another player on their team:- Assist (basketball)Assist (basketball)In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist...
, a pass by a player that facilitates a basket by another - Assist (ice hockey)Assist (ice hockey)In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...
, a pass by a player or players that helps set up a goal - Assist (football)Assist (football)In association football, an assist is a contribution by a player which helps to score a goal. Statistics for assists made by players may be kept officially by the organisers of a competition, or unofficially by, for example, journalists or organisers of fantasy football competitions...
(soccer), a pass by a player or players that helps set up a goal - Assist in Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
, the last pass by a player that directly helps set up a goal - Assist (baseball)Assist (baseball)In baseball, an assist is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is awarded to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball prior to the recording of a putout, even if the contact was unintentional...
, any touching of the ball by a defensive player after it has been hit by the batter and prior to the recording of a putout - Assist in water poloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
, the last pass by a player that directly helps set up a goal - Assist in ultimateUltimate (sport)Ultimate is a sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby...
, a pass by a player or players that helps set up a goal
Other
- Assist (Scientology)Assist (Scientology)In Scientology, the Assist is described as a "process which is done to alleviate a present time discomfort".Despite the use of assists to treat pain and injuries, the Scientology Handbook states:...
, Scientology practices - ASSIST (organization)ASSIST (organization)ASSIST is a non-profit organization with tax-exempt status incorporated in the state of Vermont...
, American Secondary Schools for International Students and Teachers - ASSIST (computing), Assembler System for Student Instruction and Systems Teaching