Sport

Definition of play-off

A play-off is an additional chance or opportunity given to certain individuals or teams within the framework of a competition. It is usually a chance for revenge for some competitors who failed to qualify for another round in the first instance. An example of a play-off takes place in a competition in which the teams are […]

Definition of sports performance

Sports performance is a concept linked to the achievements that athletes achieve or can achieve. To increase sports performance, athletes must be able to exploit their resources to the maximum. It should be noted that performance is a notion that refers to the relationship between the means used to achieve […]

Definition of physical rehabilitation

Physical rehabilitation is the treatment that a person undergoes to regain the condition or state that he or she lost due to an illness or other type of health disorder. It should be noted that rehabilitation is the process and result of rehabilitating. This verb refers to rehabilitating, restoring or recovering something. […]

Definition of dribble

A dribble is a movement that is performed quickly to avoid being attacked by an opponent. The most common use of the concept is in the field of sport: dribble is what a player does to prevent an opponent from stealing the ball from him or to get past a defender.

Definition of rebound

Rebound is the action and result of bouncing. This verb can refer to bouncing (bouncing) a ball or other object on a surface or to something that causes something in motion to change its direction by hitting an obstacle. For example: “The Argentine forward controlled the ball after the rebound […]

Definition of overtaking

To overtake is a verb that refers to the action of surpassing or transcending a limit. The concept is also used to name what happens when, in a race or during the development of a certain event, a participant surpasses another, moving ahead. For example: “The attackers managed to overtake the wall with their stones, […]

Definition of hopscotch

Hopscotch is the name given to various children’s games. The most common one consists of throwing a stone within a pattern drawn on the ground and then, while jumping on one leg, picking it up without stepping on the lines that separate the different parts of the pattern and respecting a series of rules […]

Definition of racket

A racket is an instrument that has a handle and a net (which covers a kind of hoop) and is used to hit the ball in certain sports. An Arabic term derived from the French raquette and the Italian racchetta, from which the word we use in our language arose. The person […]

Definition of rappelling

Rappelling is a technique that allows one to descend a vertical wall. Using a harness, a rope and a descender, the person can descend safely, managing to overcome a precipice with relative ease. There are different types of rappelling (also known as rappel, with an accent on the A) since this type of rappelling is […]

Definition of rally

Rally is an English word that is also used in our language to name a car competition that takes place in sections and off a track. In addition to cars, some rallies can involve vans, trucks and motorcycles. A rally takes place on a road or in open terrain, […]