As noted in the other thread, neither 'joined-up' nor cursive would be common in American speech. People speak of hand-written notes or manuscripts. Cursive dates back to the 18th C., but it is found in manuals and books rather than in speech. Teachers would use it, but not to their pupils.

Terms from sports that are uncommon in North America of course would not appear in speech. I listen to the BBC News channel here and when the sports reporter announces cricket results, I am completely lost.

Soccer is now popular in schools, esp. with younger children, but they may not know the lingo used in Europe.