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CROSSING PLAYERS [3 records]

Record 1 2023-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
DEF

A game in which two players alternately put Xs and Os in compartments of a figure formed by two vertical lines crossing two horizontal lines and each tries to get a row of three Xs or three Os before the opponent does.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
DEF

Jeu où deux joueurs tentent de former en premier une ligne de trois symboles identiques en plaçant à tour de rôle leur symbole dans une grille carrée de 9 cases.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-03-02

English

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

In general, any player whose assigned position is the left or right instead of the center. But more specifically, refers to players whose job is to come into the attack by bringing the ball up the side line(i. e., the wings) and to send good crossing passes into the center.

CONT

Pure "wingers" aren’t used today as much as they used to be. "Wingers" used to be the wide forwards or midfielders (who were sometimes called "withdrawn wingers"). Wing midfielders are sometimes called "winghalfs" or "wingmids" & wing fullbacks are "wingbacks." Today, it is more common to use wingmids or wingbacks to come up to cross the ball than to have wing forwards. "Wingers" who bring the ball up the side are often very fast and excellent dribblers.

CONT

Williams is a speedy flank player who will provide service for the forwards.

OBS

winger; wing: There should be a distinction between "wing," the position, and "winger," the player, but most sources consider these terms synonyms to mean the player.

French

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

Joueur placé à l'aile droite ou gauche de la ligne d'attaque.

OBS

ailier; aile : Même si les sources donnent ces deux termes synonymes, il y aurait lieu de distinguer entre «ailier», le joueur («winger»), et «aile», la position qu'il occupe («wing»). Quand «aile» désigne le joueur, il est masculin; s'il signifie la position, il est féminin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fútbol
OBS

extremo; puntero: posiciones de ataque.

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Record 3 1997-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
OBS

This is a pattern in which 2 players interchange places. It is employed mainly when starting and developing an attack. It is effective against a man-to-man defense. Crossing is often applied in combination with dropping the puck to the other players, or with a screening pattern.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

C'est un modèle où 2 joueurs interchangent leurs positions. Il est principalement utilisé au début et dans le développement de l'attaque. Il est efficace contre une défensive homme à homme. Le croisement est souvent utilisé en relation avec le fait de laisser la rondelle (le pisteur) aux autres joueurs ou avec l'utilisation d'un écran.

Spanish

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