A hardcover binding where the spine is constructed with a board in it so that it appears "flat". Most standard 32 page children's' picture books have flatbacks. Budget Note: There is an up charge for flat backs with most printers. [Back
A defensive scheme in which the three or four defenders move in unison, maintaining a formation that is straight across the field; as opposed to formations based on having at least one player stationed some distance behind the other defenders.
As in "flat back four". A defensive shape where the back three or four defenders move in tandem, maintaining a formation that is relatively straight across the field, as opposed to formations based on having at least one player stationed some distance behind the other defenders.
A pattern with a flat surface at the joint of the mold. It lies wholly within the drag or cope, and this joint of the mold is a plane surface. See Cope, Drag, Mold, Pattern.