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Soccer vs Handball - What's the difference?

soccer | handball |

In australian rules football terms the difference between soccer and handball

is that soccer is to kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands while handball is to (legally) pass a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.

soccer

English

(wikipedia soccer)

Noun

(-)
  • Association football]], a game in which two teams of eleven players contend to get a round ball into their opponent's goal primarily by kicking the ball with their [[foot, feet.

    • Usage notes

    *football (meaning "soccer") is more commonly used in the UK.

    Synonyms

    * association football * football

    Derived terms

    * soccer mom

    Related terms

    * rugger

    See also

    * (Association football)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Australian rules football) To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.
  • * 1990 Geoffrey Blainey, A Game of Our Own: The Origins of Australian Football , 2003, Black Inc. Publishing, p73.
    • The rule seems to have encouraged players to soccer the ball along the ground.
  • * 2008 , John Devaney, Full Points Footy?s WA Football Companion , page 334,
    • West Perth seemed on the verge of victory, only to succumb by 4 points after a soccered goal from Old Easts with less than half a minute remaining.
  • * 2010 March 27, Michael Whiting, “Lions give Fev debut to remember”, AFL - The official site of the Australian Football League .
    • Fevola showed the best and worst of his play after dropping a simple chest mark, only to regather seconds later and soccer the ball through from the most acute of angles.

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    handball

    English

    (wikipedia handball)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.
  • (countable) The small rubber ball used in the sport of handball.
  • (countable, soccer) The offence of touching the ball with the hands.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 29 , author=Neil Johnston , title=Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=It was a dramatic finish to an absorbing, fast-paced game but Blackburn will be deeply unhappy with referee Anthony Taylor as Nzonzi's handball was harsh.}}
  • (uncountable, US) An American sport in which players must, in turn, bounce a ball off of a wall, taking care not to miss their turn.
  • (countable, US) The small rubber ball used in this sport.
  • (countable, Australian Rules Football) An act of passing a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.
  • (Irish, uncountable) An Irish sport, very similar to the American sport, in which players must bounce a ball off a wall.

    • Synonyms

    * (team sport involving throwing a ball in the gall) European handball, Olympic handball, team handball * (American sport involving bouncing a ball off a wall) American handball * (Irish sport involving bouncing a ball off a wall) Irish handball

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To manually load or unload a container, trailer, or to otherwise manually move bulk goods (often on pallets) from one type of transport receptacleto another.
  • (soccer) To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm.
    • If the defender handballs in the penalty area, a penalty is awarded.
  • (Australian Rules Football) To (legally) pass a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.
  • * 2001 , Jerry R. Thomas, Alan G. Launder, Jack K. Nelson, Play Practice: The Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sports , page 111,
    • Meanwhile, you can introduce the basic concept of Aussie rules through a game like lineball, a lead-up game introduced in the basketball section of chapter 10, but with the ball handballed , not thrown.
  • * 2005 , (Andrew McLeod), Trevor D. Jaques, Australian Football: Steps to Success , page 9,
    • An obvious way in which football has changed over the last decade or two has been in the use of handballing .
  • * 2009 , John P. Devaney, Full Points Footy: Encyclopedia of Australian Football Clubs , page 246,
    • On only 8 occasions during the entire match did players who had marked the ball decide not to walk slowly and purposefully back and take their kick, but instead play on by handballing to a team mate.
  • (sexuality, slang) To insert a hand into someone's anus.

    • References

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