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Record 1 2014-05-29

English

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

Control of the ball by taking it in the fleshy area of the thigh, avoiding the knee.

OBS

The actual technique for trapping the falling ball on your thigh [is to] lift your leading leg up to make contact just before or when your thigh is parallel to the ground withdrawing your thigh on impact to take the pace off the ball.

French

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

Amorti exécuté avec la cuisse.

OBS

[...] il suffit de lever le genou pour offrir au ballon cette surface de contact plate, molle et large, et de l'accompagner dans sa chute en baissant le genou.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fútbol
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