backheel

See also: back-heel

English

Etymology

back +‎ heel

Noun

backheel (plural backheels)

1. (soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
   • 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     [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.

2. (wrestling) 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.

Translations

soccer

• French: talonnade (fr) f
• Polish: piętka (pl) f, zagranie piętą m
• Russian: уда́р пя́ткой m (udár pjátkoj)
• Swedish: klackspark (sv) c, klack (sv) c

Verb

backheel (third-person singular simple present backheels, present participle backheeling, simple past and past participle backheeled)

1. (soccer) To perform such a kick.
   • 2020 August 1, David Hytner, “Aubameyang at the double as Arsenal turn tables on Chelsea to win FA Cup”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Mount’s low cross deflected, Olivier Giroud backheeled for Pulisic and Arsenal’s defenders seemed to react in slow motion.

2. (wrestling) To perform such a trip or throw.

Translations

to perform a backheel kick

• Russian: бить по мячу́ пя́ткой impf (bitʹ po mjačú pjátkoj), уда́рить по мячу́ пя́ткой pf (udáritʹ po mjačú pjátkoj)
• Swedish: klacksparka, klacka (sv)