scorpion kick

English

Noun

scorpion kick (plural scorpion kicks)

1. (soccer) A rare type of kick in association football where the player dives headlong so his body flies parallel to the ground in a prone position and quickly extends his hips and flexes his knees backwards, so they resemble a scorpion's upright tail, to kick a football passing towards his heels, returning it in the direction it came.

   Synonym: scorpion volley

soccer: kick

• Portuguese: escorpião (pt) m
• Russian: Удар скорпиона m (Udar skorpiona)
• Spanish: escorpión (es) m
• Ukrainian: Удар скорпіона m (Udar skorpiona)
• Korean: 스콜피온 킥 (ko) m (seukolpion kik)