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DOUBLE HIT [5 records]

Record 1 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The act of striking the ball twice in the same play, whether accidental or not. If it is accidental, then there is no loss of point.

PHR

Involuntary double hit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

[Autrefois inacceptable, aujourd'hui permis, fait d'avoir tapé] deux fois la balle dans un même coup. En général cela se produit quand le coup est mal frappé et que la balle reste «collée» au cordage.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «(balle) doublée (à terre)» = not-up.

CONT

Une double touche accidentelle constitue-t-elle un geste qui gêne l'adversaire selon l'article 21?

Key term(s)
  • doublé
  • doublé dans la raquette

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fencing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escrime

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esgrima
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Record 3 2001-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

A player making successive (non-simultaneous) contacts of the ball with any parts of his body ...

CONT

Each team is allowed to contact the ball a maximum of three times before returning it to the opposite court, but any one individual may not touch, or be touched by it, twice in succession (a "double hit"), and the ball must always be played cleanly by the hands, with no suggestion of holding ("held ball"), lifting, or carrying.

OBS

The double hit is considered an illegal move.

Key term(s)
  • double contact

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

Un joueur touchant la balle plus d'une fois à l'aide de n'importe quelle partie du corps sans qu'aucun autre joueur ne l'ait entre-temps touchée [...]

OBS

Le doublé est une infraction aux règles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vóleibol
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Record 4 2000-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

Rules/refereeing.

OBS

Badminton term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
OBS

Terme de badminton.

OBS

Règlement/arbitrage.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

To strike the ball twice on the racquet, whether accidentally or not, in the same play. If the occurrence is accidental, then there is no loss of point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

[Autrefois inacceptable, aujourd'hui permis,] taper deux fois la balle dans un même coup. En général cela se produit quand le coup est mal frappé et que la balle reste «collée» au cordage.

Spanish

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