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OVERHEAD PASS [2 records]

Record 1 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Basketball
DEF

A pass (as in speedball or basketball) made by holding the ball above the head with both hands and snapping both hands forward at the same time.

OBS

With the bounce pass and the chest pass, the overhead pass is one of the most commonly used two-hand passes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Basket-ball
DEF

Transmission du ballon d'un passeur à un receveur, effectuée en tenant d'abord le ballon des deux mains au-dessus de la tête puis, par une extension rapide des bras devant soi, en le propulsant en direction du coéquipier à qui la passe est destinée.

OBS

Avec la passe avec rebond et la passe au niveau de la poitrine, la passe par-dessus la tête constitue l'une des passes à deux mains le plus couramment utilisées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Básquetbol
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Record 2 2000-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Handball
OBS

Technique/tactics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Handball
OBS

Technique/tactique.

Spanish

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