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SCISSOR KICK [3 records]

Record 1 2014-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soccer (Europe: Football)
DEF

A kick made by a player while off the ground in which the ball is struck by one foot as the legs make [a] scissors-like motion.

OBS

Although many sources consider "bicycle kick" synonymous with "scissor(s) kick," the scissors is not necessarily an overhead kick.

Key term(s)
  • scissors volley

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soccer (Europe : football)
DEF

Frappe de volée exécutée sur le côté ou par-devant avec les deux jambes en l'air qui font un mouvement rappelant le ciseau.

CONT

Mieux, le jeune joueur de l'Olympique de Khouribga, 19 ans, s'est permis le luxe d'inscrire un très joli but d'un superbe coup de ciseaux (17e minute).

OBS

Un coup de ciseau n'est pas forcément renversé comme la bicyclette.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fútbol
DEF

Jugada utilizada en el fútbol y sus deportes derivados que consiste en que el jugador golpea el balón, levantando sus piernas en el aire y cruzándolas —de allí el origen del nombre—, generalmente en posición paralela al campo y mediante el empeine.

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Record 2 2000-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Polo
OBS

Technique/tactics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Water-polo
OBS

Technique/tactique.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life-Saving (Water Sports)
OBS

Lifesavers use various kicks to tow or carry victims to safety. You can also use these kicks to support yourself vertically, or you can modify them for use in underwater swims. Because of their uses in rescues, you need to practise these kicks without using your arms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sauvetage (Sports nautiques)
CONT

Le candidat pourra utiliser le coup de pied rotatif alternatif, le coup de pied rotatif simultané, le battement en ciseaux ou le ciseau inversé à condition d'utiliser le même mouvement tout au long de la distance à parcourir.

Spanish

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