Download or read book How to Speak Football written by Sally Cook and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From "ankle breaker” to “zebra,” How to Speak Football includes over 125 football terms paired with amusing illustrations that decode the words and phrases that fly around the field. The “Sidelines” sections sprinkled throughout the book will teach you fun trivia about the history of the sport, the stories behind football players’ nicknames, the most famous touchdown celebrations, and much more! The terms included in the book range from the well-known, like “blitz” and “punt,” to the more uncommon such as: -Alligator arms: A term coaches, players, and television commentators frequently use to describe—and disparage—a receiver who keeps his arms protectively tucked in close to his ribs, instead of stretched out to catch the ball. -Chain gang: The officials on the sideline who hold the yardage and down markers. -Pancake: A forceful block, usually by an offensive lineman, tight end, or fullback, that sets an opposing lineman completely on his back, taking him out of play. A fantastic blend of funny anecdotes and entertaining bits of history and trivia, Sally Cook and Ross MacDonald's book is the perfect gift for all the football lovers in your life, fantasy fanatics, or any of the growing number of fans who are gravitating toward this exciting sport!
Download or read book Do You Speak Football written by Tom Williams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'At last, the definitive guide to football phraseology across the world... Sparky and very funny.' Paul Hayward, Daily Telegraph ''Amusing and informative in equal measure.' Oliver Kay, The Times An expertly compiled and utterly fascinating compendium of the weird and wonderful words and phrases used to describe football around the world. To speak football is to speak a language of a thousand tongues... In this ground-breaking global glossary of football words and phrases, you'll discover the rich, quirky and joyously creative language used by fans, commentators and players across the world. From placing a shot 'where the owl sleeps' in Brazil, to what it means to use your 'chocolate leg' in the Netherlands, via Wembley-Tor – a phrase adopted by Germans to describe a dubious goal – this comprehensively researched book will entertain and inform in equal measure. Discover the unfortunate Finnish term for a holding midfielder, what it means when South Korean fans get nostalgic about a 'Leeds season' and why Dundee United supporters should keep their heads down in Nigeria. With over 700 terms from 89 countries (including 29 ways to describe a nutmeg), this is the definitive guide to the global language of football.
Download or read book Do You Speak Football written by Tom Williams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Sparky and very funny... At last, the definitive guide to football phraseology across the world...' Paul Hayward, five-time Sports Journalists' Association Writer of the Year A new edition of a fascinating round-the-world exploration of the weird and wonderful language of football, with new entertaining entries and a foreword by renowned Dutch midfielder (and polyglot) Clarence Seedorf. To speak football is to speak a language of a thousand tongues... In this new and revised global glossary of football words and phrases, discover the rich, quirky and joyously creative language used by fans, commentators and players across the world. From placing a shot 'where the owl sleeps' in Brazil, to what it means to use your 'chocolate leg' in the Netherlands, via 'Anglican' – a phrase adopted by Czechs to describe a disputed goal – and the now ubiquitous 'it's coming home', this comprehensively researched book entertains and informs in equal measure. Discover why a 'café crème' is more than a classic bistro order, what it means when an Indian coach uses his 'brain weapon' and why Dundee United supporters should keep their heads down in Nigeria. With over 750 terms from 89 countries (including 29 ways to describe a nutmeg), this is the definitive guide to the global language of football.
Download or read book Do You Speak Football written by Richard Pendry and published by Nightingale Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorous illustrated soccer phrasebook which allows the reader/fan to shout, bellow and wail various key football phrases in 7 key languages. This book contains around 24 key phrases, each translated into colloquial Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian, French and Portuguese, each with a phonetic pronunciation guide and an appropriate illustration.
Download or read book Talk Football written by Alice Nicholas and published by Talk Football. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TALK FOOTBALL is the perfect primer for the football impaired. Alice Nicholas, who married a football player and has three football-playing sons, packed crucial information in ten brief chapters and used watercolor illustrations to simplify the official's signals and play rulings. The purse-sized paper back begins with the history of the game, breaks down the gridiron (the football field), explains player positions, the scoreboard, basic X's and O's, and ends with 221 terms in the gridiron glossary for quick reference. TALK FOOTBALL has received positive endorsements from women whose sons and husbands are admired in the national football profession: Bonita Favre, mother to Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers, Alyne Payton, mother to Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears, Carnelia McAllister, mother to Deuce McAllister of the New Orleans Saints, Doris Robinson, Widow of Coach Eddie Robinson, former head coach of Grambling University, and Perian Conerly, author of Backseat Quarterback, and widow of New York Giants, Charlie Conerly.
Download or read book How to Speak Soccer written by Sally Cook and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Speak Soccer covers all of the terms and definitions that fly around the field and includes fascinating bits of trivia. Soccer, the world's most popular sport, has a growing fan base with millions of enthusiasts. Whether you're a newcomer to this exciting sport or a longtime fan, in How to Speak Soccer authors Sally Cook and Ross MacDonald share the definitions to over 150 terms, plus a range of amusing trivia. Learn about the history of the World Cup, where red and yellow cards come from, and much more! -Diving Header: When a player dives horizontally to head a ball at knee-height -Rainbow Kick: A trick kick that is done by flicking the ball with the back of the heel and over one's head. It is usually employed to avoid a sliding tackle. -Rocket: A shot that is struck with immense power.
Download or read book Football Cliches written by Adam Hurrey and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderfully insightful analysis of the language of soccer from the creator of footballcliches.comIn what other context do soccer fans use the words "aplomb" or "derisory"? Why don't we use "rifle" as a verb on the other six days of the week? Why do aggrieved midfielders feel the instinctive need to make a giant ball-shaped gesture with both hands after a mistimed tackle is punished? The more Adam Hurrey watched the sport, the more he began to spot the recurring mannerisms, behaviors, opinions, and iconography that were mindlessly repeated in thesports media. Some cliches are ridiculous, some are hilariouslyoutdated, some have survived through their sheer indisputability. Here, featuring gloriously pseudo-scientific diagrams and the inimitable writing style that made footballcliches.com a smash hit, they are covered in all their glory."
Download or read book Defensive Football Strategies written by American Football Coaches Association and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winning strategies from 90 top football coaches in the nation comprise this collection of knowledge and insights from many of the best defensive minds of the game. Illustrations.
Download or read book Take Your Eye Off the Ball 2 0 written by Pat Kirwan and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned NFL analysts' tips to make football more accessible, colorful, and compelling than ever before More and more football fans are watching the NFL each week, but many of them don't know exactly what they should be watching. What does the offense's formation tell you about the play that's about to be run? When a quarterback throws a pass toward the sideline and the wide receiver cuts inside, which player is to blame? Why does a defensive end look like a Hall of Famer one week and a candidate for the practice squad the next? These questions and more are addressed in Take Your Eye Off the Ball 2.0, a book that takes readers deep inside the perpetual chess match between offense and defense. This book provides clear and simple explanations to the intricacies and nuances that affect the outcomes of every NFL game. This updated edition contains recent innovations from the 2015 NFL season.
Download or read book Do you speak Football written by Tom Williams and published by Hachette Pratique. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parler foot, c'est parler un millier de langues différentes... Dans ce glossaire international des mots du foot, partez à la découverte d'un langage riche, original et joyeusement créatif, pratiqué par les fans, les commentateurs et les joueurs du monde entier. D'un tir "là où dort la chouette" au Brésil à l'utilisation de votre "jambe en chocolat" aux Pays-Bas, les traductions et les explications collectées dans cet ouvrage vous divertiront tout en consolidant votre culture footballistique. Avec plus de 700 termes provenant de 89 pays (dont 29 façons de décrire un petit pont ! ), vous avez entre les mains le guide ultime du langage international du football.
Download or read book Aprende ingl s con futbol written by Ruben Palermo and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aprende inglés mientras disfrutas del fútbol mexicano e internacional.
Download or read book Football Talk for Beginners written by Howard Liss and published by Julian Messner. This book was released on 1970-03 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dictionary of football jargon which includes an explanation of plays and the functions of players.
Download or read book Get Your Own Damn Beer I m Watching the Game written by Holly Robinson Peete and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2005-08-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for women football fans explains each component of the game of football, describes the role of each position player, outlines common plays, and provides descriptions of some of the most memorable moments in NFL history.
Download or read book The verb to be of football written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Football Talk written by Peter J. Seddon and published by Robson. This book was released on 2004 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who still says 'soccer'; why does 'Arsenal' sound so foreign; who was 'sick as a parrot' first; was Shakespeare the game's first clogger; and what makes footballers better wordsmiths than the Eskimos? The answers to all these and more are revealed in Football Talk, football's first dictionary of words.
Download or read book Dickson s How to Speak in Public written by Henry Dickson and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Out of the Pocket written by Kirk Herbstreit and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerfully intimate, plain-spoken memoir about fathers and sons, fortitude, and football from the face and voice of college football—Kirk Herbstreit—is not just “a window into the game, but also a peek into what makes him special: his heart” (David Shaw, head coach, Stanford University). Kirk Herbstreit is a reflection of the sport he loves, a reflection of his football-crazed home state of Ohio, where he was a high school star and Ohio State captain, and a reflection of another Ohio State football captain thirty-two years earlier: his dad Jim, who battled Alzheimer’s disease until his death in 2016. In Out of the Pocket, Herbstreit does what his father did for him: takes you inside the locker rooms, to the practice fields, to the meeting rooms, to the stadiums. Herbstreit describes how a combination of hard work, perseverance, and a little luck landed him on the set of ESPN’s iconic College GameDay show, surrounded by tens of thousands of fans who treat their Saturdays like a football Mardi Gras. He takes you into the television production meetings, on to the GameDay set, and into the broadcast booth. You’ll live his life during a football season, see the things he sees, experience every chaotic twist and turn as the year unfolds. Not to mention the relationships he’s established and the insights he’s learned from the likes of coaches and players such as Nick Saban, Tim Tebow, Dabo Swinney, and Peyton Manning, as well as his colleagues, including Chris Fowler, Rece Davis, and his “second dad,” the beloved Coach Lee Corso. Yes, Kirk Herbstreit is the undeniable face and voice of college football—but he’s also a survivor. He’s the quiet kid who withstood the collapse of his parents’ marriage. The boy who endured too many overbearing stepdads and stepmoms. The painfully shy student who always chose the last desk in the last row of the classroom. The young man who persevered through a frustrating Ohio State playing career. The new college graduate who turned down a lucrative sales job after college to pursue a “no way you’ll make it” dream career in broadcasting. Inspiring and powerful, Out of the Pocket “proves the importance of perseverance and family” (Peyton Manning).
