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An informal term referring to a hypothetical line drawn at a 45 degree angle from the front plane of the #rubber to the first base line. It can be used as a reference point to determine whether a left handed pitcher legally stepped at first base while attempting a pickoff.
Shove-it: A trick where the front foot stays in one spot while the back foot pushes the raised tail to spin around the front 180 degrees or more without spinning the body. Smith grind : A rear truck grind, with the nose hanging below and pointed slightly away from the obstacle.
Linear motions (or translatory motions), which move in a line between two points. Rectilinear motion is motion in a straight line between two points, whereas curvilinear motion is motion following a curved path. [2] Angular motions (or rotary motions) occur when an object is around another object increasing or decreasing the angle. The ...
This term is named after Michael Chack, whose bronze medal winning performance at the U.S. Championships was not aired on television. change-foot spin A spin that changes position from a back inside edge (forward spin) on one foot to a back outside edge (backspin) on the other foot (or vice versa), while retaining the same rotational direction ...
Vegas Line: A kill resulting from a powerful hard-line spike that penetrates or beats the opponents' line block. Named after Sean Rosenthal, a member of the AVP who delivered such a memorable kill in Las Vegas in 2005; Waffle: See spatch or waffle above. Also used to describe a pancake (see above) but done with a foot instead of a hand
0-9 22 The 22 m line, marking 22 metres (72 ft) from the tryline. 89 An "89" or eight-nine move is a phase following a scrum, in which the number 8 picks up the ball and transfers it to number 9 (scrum-half). 99 The "99" call was a policy of simultaneous retaliation by the 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, (the 99 comes from the British emergency services telephone number which is 999 ...
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Anatomical terminology is a specialized system of terms used by anatomists, zoologists, and health professionals, such as doctors, surgeons, and pharmacists, to describe the structures and functions of the body. This terminology incorporates a range of unique terms, prefixes, and suffixes derived primarily from Ancient Greek and Latin.