scorpion kicks

A form of scorpion kick — A rare type of kick in association football where the player dives headlong so their body flies parallel to the ground in a prone position and quickly extends their hips and flexes their 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of scorpion kick
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