Ma'anar ƙamus na "Ƙungiyar Kare" yana nufin ƙungiyar 'yan wasa ko daidaikun mutane waɗanda ke da alhakin kariya ko kare manufa, yanki, ko manufar ƙungiyar su daga hare-haren ƙungiyar abokan gaba ko ƙoƙarin ci ko cimma burinsu. A wasanni irin su ƙwallon ƙafa, ƙwallon kwando, da hockey, ƙungiyar masu kare ta yawanci sun haɗa da mai tsaron gida ko mai tsaron gida, da kuma sauran ƴan wasan da aka keɓe don buga wasan tsaro, kamar masu tsaron baya ko masu tsaron gida. Manufar kungiyar ta kare ita ce ta hana abokan hamayya zura kwallo a raga da kuma kula da mallakar kwallo, puck, ko wani abu da ake amfani da su a wasan.