back-heel
back-heel is the alternative form of backheel.
Meaning of backheel
Noun
backheel (plural backheels)
- A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
- [Bendtner was central to it at all, firstly firing home, via a deflection off Gareth McAuley, after being teed up by Sebastien Larsson's neat backheel, and then a minute later crossing for Elmohamady to head in an equaliser.2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport
- A method of tripping or throwing by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back.
Forms of back-heel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | back-heels |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | back-heels |
| present participle | back-heeling |
| past participle | back-heeled |
| past | back-heeled |
Questions about back-heel
- What is back-heel the alternative form of?
- Back-heel is the alternative form of backheel.
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