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UNDERHAND SERVE [2 records]

Record 1 2001-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports
  • Volleyball
OBS

stand facing the net, knees bent, with the left foot forward and left arm extended across the front of the body. The ball rests on the palm of the left hand. The right arm is swung

OBS

underhand: With the hand or arm moving forward in an arc below the level of the waist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe
  • Volleyball
CONT

Services bas : il s'agit de frapper la balle par dessous avec le poing ou la main.

OBS

au moment de la frappe de la balle, le bras droit exécute un mouvement de balancier vers l'avant

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de equipo
  • Vóleibol
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Record 2 1995-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
Key term(s)
  • underhand service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Service selon lequel on frappe la balle par-dessous.

OBS

Verbe connexe : servir en dessous. Antonyme : service en dessus (peu usité).

CONT

[...] il avait éliminé en huitième de finale le numéro un mondial de l'époque, Ivan Lendl, en lui faisant la méchante farce d'un service à la cuillère [...]

Spanish

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