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BALL BOY [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A young man or young woman, usually a teenager chosen by a baseball team to perform some duties as handing the bat to the player batting next, picking up the bat after the player has hit or retrieving it from the play area, helping to take care of the equipment, keeping it neat and tidy during a game, and helping the players generally.

OBS

Batboys and batgirls are usually appointed by the local team but can be assigned to any of the teams, home or visitor.

OBS

Distinguish from "ball boy" or "ball girl" responsible for the balls during the same games.

OBS

The 1997 edition of the Gage Canadian Dictionary gives "ball boy" and "ball girl" in two words, but "batboy" in one word.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Jeune rattaché(e) à un club et chargé(e) de l'entretien des bâtons de l'équipe durant une partie; il/elle remet au frappeur en attente le bâton qui est le sien et le reprend ou va le quérir lorsque le joueur a complété son tour au marbre.

OBS

Les préposé(e)s aux bâtons sont habituellement employés par le club receveur mais sont affectés à son service ou à celui du club visiteur.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec le/la préposé(e) aux balles.

Key term(s)
  • préposé au bâton
  • préposée au bâton

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A boy or a girl chosen by a baseball team to retrieve loose or foul balls from the play area, bring new balls in to the umpire, or have charge of extra balls used in practice or drills during the local games of the team who hired him or her.

OBS

Distinguish from "bat boy" or "bat girl" responsible for the baseball bats during the same games.

OBS

The 1997 edition of the Gage Canadian Dictionary gives "ball boy" and "ball girl" in two words, but "batboy" in one word.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Jeune rattaché(e) à un club et chargé(e), durant les parties locales, de ramasser les balles fausses ou les balles échappées sur le terrain, de remettre de nouvelles balles à l'arbitre et de fournir les balles nécessaires durant les périodes d'exercice, d'échauffement ou de réchauffement.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec le/la préposé(e) aux bâtons.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

A person in charge of recovering dead balls that are outside or inside the playing area, in order to give a new ball to the server who will execute the next serve.

CONT

Six ball boys will be used who will be placed outside the playing area(about 8 m from the end lines and about 4/5 m from the side lines) in the following manner : a) one at each of the 4 angles(1)(3)(4) and(6) ;b) one behind the scorekeeper(2) ;c) one behind the first referee(5)(Each ball boy may use a chair).

CONT

At the start of the match, a ball will be placed on the scorekeeper’s table and others will be given to the ball boys (1) and (4) who are the only ones authorized to give the ball to the server.

Key term(s)
  • ballboy
  • ball-boy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

Personne en charge de récupérer les ballons morts qui se trouvent à l'intérieur ou hors du terrain, afin d'acheminer un nouveau ballon au serveur devant effectuer le prochain service.

CONT

On utilise six ramasseurs de balles qui sont placés à l'extérieur du terrain de jeu (à 8 mètres environ des lignes de fond et 4/5 mètres des lignes latérales) [...]

CONT

Si le ballon se trouve hors du terrain, il sera récupéré par un des ramasseurs de balles et transmis au ramasseur qui aura auparavant remis le sien au joueur devant effectuer le prochain service.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vóleibol
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