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POSITION FOUL [3 records]

Record 1 2010-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

Technique in the last part of the follow-through in shot put, hammer and discus throws, used to gain body balance and to avoid fouling by stepping on or outside the circle (i.e. a recovery mechanism following the release of the implement).

CONT

After the shot has left the hand, a quick movement reversing the position of the feet transfers the body weight on to the right foot. An extension of this foot tends to stop the forward motion of the body, and in turn prevents a foul.

OBS

The term "reverse" is most commonly used.

OBS

Technique/tactics - throwing events.

Key term(s)
  • leg reversal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Pour éviter de sortir du cercle après une poussée complète, c'est-à-dire lorsque le poids a été poussé le plus loin possible en avant, le lanceur effectue un changement de pied. La jambe gauche est portée en arrière pendant que la droite, vivement placée contre le butoir, fléchit et que le tronc se casse, arrêtant ainsi le mouvement vers l'avant et permettant de rétablir l'équilibre.

OBS

Technique/tactique - lancers.

Key term(s)
  • changement de jambe

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

"Overlapping" is a positional fault. At the moment the ball is served, the back-line players must be behind their corresponding frontline player, the position of players being judged according to the positions of their feet.

OBS

Error in position of a player. When a team is found to be out of position, the play must be stopped and the error corrected. All points made by the team while in wrong position must be cancelled.

OBS

At the moment of service all players must be in specific positions. Once the ball is served players may move anywhere on their own side of the net. Any positional error is a fault and the offending side loses all points scored while at error, while their opponents retain all their points.

Key term(s)
  • position foul
  • error in position of a player
  • error in position
  • positional error

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

erreur de position des joueurs : Lorsqu'une équipe se trouve en faute de position de joueurs, le jeu doit être arrêté et l'erreur doit être corrigée. Tous les points que l'équipe fautive a pu marquer depuis que l'erreur a été commise doivent être annulés.

Key term(s)
  • erreur de position des joueurs
  • erreur de position

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vóleibol
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Record 3 1985-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
CONT

... standing waste and overflow or bitransit waste... in this type the standpipe is placed in position within an enclosure and is raised and lowered by hand.... foul matter is carried from one user to the next... the use of this type of fixture is widely condemned.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
CONT

Les anciens systèmes de vidange sans bouchon ni clapet, par exemple américain et à rodage (...) sont à condamner, car l'eau de la vasque est en contact avec les dépôts accumulés à l'intérieur du conduit d'évacuation et du trop-plein.

Spanish

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