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CHANGE SIDES [4 records]

Record 1 2012-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The action switching of courts by the opposing players after every odd game in a set or the actual rest period or pause in a match that such an action affords.

OBS

At the completion of each odd game of a match, beginning with the first game, the players change sides in order to equalize playing conditions - sun, wind, court surface, etc. Players have 90 seconds to rest, have something to drink, towel off, or get quick medical treatment should it be necessary and available.

Key term(s)
  • change of ends

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Un changement de côté à l'issue d'un set n'a lieu que si le nombre total des jeux de cette manche est impair. Sinon le changement s'effectue après le 1er jeu.

OBS

Dans certains contextes, il y a lieu d'étoffer le français en fonction du message implicite de l'énoncé anglais, p. ex. : il a montré clairement son ennui au tennis en lisant un roman à chaque «repos du» changement de côté.

CONT

[...] un arrêt de 25 s. entre chaque échange et l min 30 s. à chaque changement de côté [...]

Key term(s)
  • repos du changement de côté

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Handball
OBS

Technique/tactics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Handball
OBS

Technique/tactique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Balonmano
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Record 3 2001-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

Change of sides in deciding (third or fifth) game: Same procedure is applied as between games, except that play resumes as soon as teams have changed sides.

CONT

When the teams are tied in the match, and one team has eight points in the deciding game, the teams will change courts, and the serving will continue by the player who was serving prior to the change of courts.

OBS

Teams change courts after each game, except in the deciding game.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

changement de terrain : Après chaque set, sauf éventuellement pour le set décisif.

CONT

Quand les deux équipes sont à égalité et qu'une équipe a totalisé 8 points au set décisif, les équipes changent automatiquement de camp, mais le service continue à être effectué par le joueur qui servait au moment du changement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vóleibol
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Record 4 1995-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

The players shall change ends at the end of the first, third and every subsequent alternate game of each set, and at the end of each set unless the total number of games in such set is even, in which case the change is not made until the end of the first game of the next set.

CONT

The players change ends after every odd-numbered game throughout a match. They are limited to one minute's break between games when changing ends.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Les joueurs changent de côté quand le total des jeux d'une manche donne un nombre impair. Ils ne changent pas de côté à la fin d'une manche si le total des jeux de cette manche donne un nombre pair [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Es obligación del juez de silla disponer que los competidores cambien de campo según [la Regla].

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