Aerial kick done while jumping up and backward. Also called scissors.
A spectacular maneuver in which a player, most often with his back to goal, jumps and moves his legs in a bicycling motion, striking the ball with the instep.
when a player kicks the ball over their shoulder, they often fall backwards as they kick, and their legs go up in the air in a cycling motion
A very athletic play where a player falls backward kicking the ball when upside down to a point behind him.
when a player kicks the ball in mid-air backwards and over his own head, usually making contact above waist level; an acrobatic shot.
A spectacular move in which a player jumps in the air in a backflip motion, kicking the ball backward over their head. The name comes from action which mimics their legs moving as if pedaling a bicycle.
An expert move, popularized by Brazilian great Pele, that is made by throwing the body up into the air with the legs moving as if pedaling a bicycle. The player then kicks the ball backward over his head.
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When a player jumps in the air and kicks the ball back over his own head.
A technique whereby a player kicks a ball while leaving his feet, and with his back to the intended target. Both feet are in the air, hence the reference to riding an imaginary bicycle. Also called a "scissors kick".
A bicycle kick, scissors kick, Pelé kick or overhead kick is an expert move in football, which is made by throwing the body up into the air, making a shearing movement with the legs to get one leg high overhead to reach the ball (in original head height), which gets kicked backward over the player's head.