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Hybrid : A term describing serves in which the ball is hit with a spin not reflected in the toss, usually jumping. For example, a toss with topspin struck in a manner to induce float, or no spin, on the ball. This is often used in combination with another serve of the same toss, but a different spin.
Ecua-volley. Ecua-volley is a variant of volleyball invented and played in Ecuador. Differences include a higher net (2.8 meters tall) and the use of a soccer ball. It is very popular among people that live in the USA. Each court side measures 9x9 meters.
Olympic. 1964. In volleyball, spiking is the offensive play where a player swings the ball with their palm sharply downwards over the net and into the opposing court, making it difficult for the opposing team to recover the ball. The mechanism of spiking is unique to volleyball, but its counterparts in other sports include slam dunking in ...
Footvolley ( Portuguese: Futevôlei [futʃiˈvolej] in Brazil, Futevólei [ˌfutɨˈvɔlɐj] in Portugal) (first known as pevoley) is a sport that combines aspects of beach volleyball and association football. [ 1] Similar to Kick Volleyball and Futnet . Footvolley was created by Octavio de Moraes in 1965 in Brazil. [ 2]
Sunisa Lee called coach Jess Graba not long ago and told him it was over. Lee stayed in the gym and slowly — very, very slowly — the skills and stamina that made her the best in the world ...
Thurible. A single chain thurible, as used by some Western churches. Stained glass window depiction of a thurible, St. Ignatius Church, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Clockwise from upper left: Thurible, cup from inside thurible, incense boat, charcoal holder, and tongs. A thurible (via Old French from Medieval Latin turibulum) is a metal censer ...
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker said Wednesday he was “very intentional” in the comments he made during a polarizing college commencement speech in May and that he stands behind what ...
The following is a glossary of traditional English-language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool, which denotes a host of games played on a table with six pockets; and snooker, played on a large pocket table, and which has a sport culture unto itself distinct from pool.