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Meaning of Foul

Foul an illegal action against an opposing player, or an action that breaks the rules of a sport to act illegally against an opposing player, or break a rule of a sport (dict. Of sp. And ex. Sc. 2006, 90P.) Foul any infraction of the rules that will draw a penalty (ice hockey) foul a transgression of the rules. Technical fouls, such as throwing the ball instead of passing it, lifting the ball straight off the ground, killing the ball, and wrestling the ball from an opponent who has caught the ball, are punishable by free kicks. Aggressive fouls, such as kicking an opponent, are punished by bookings and sendings-off (gaelic football) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 270P.) Foul an athlete fouls in the long jump and triple jump when his or her spikes imprint in or beyond the red section of the plasticine on the board, in the discus, hammer or shot put when he or she steps outside the circle or the throw lands outside the designated area, and in the javelin when he or she steps over the end of the runway, even after the javelin is released, or the throw lands outside the designated area. Fouls in all cases are designated by a red flag (athletics) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 52P.) Foul an illegal shot that results in points awarded to one‟s opponent (billiards) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 538P.) Foul an infringement of the rules resulting in a free kick (football) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 260P.) Foul behaviour violating the rules in sport. The rules of the individual sport disciplines determine what counts as a foul and what the corresponding penalty is. In some sports it is differentiated between a personal foul and technical foul (e.G. In basketball). Since the decision whether a foul was committed or not is a » factual decision, the referees must be well-trained to avoid incorrect decisions. (H.Haag &g. Haag, dictionary, 2003, 202p.) Foul an illegal move, such as holding onto one‟s opponent or hitting him below the belt or behind the head (boxing) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 141P.)

 

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List of Literature and The List of Abbreviations sources used in the source document


1.   Chambers  Sports  Factfinder.  Chambers  Harrap  Publishers  Ltd  2005.  [ISBN  0550  101616] (Chambers. Sports Factf.,2005)
2.   Dictionary  of  Leisure,  Travel  and  Tourism.  Third  edition.  A&C  Black  Publishers  Ltd,  2008. [ISBN 9780713685459] (Dict. of Leis., Trav. and Tour., 2008)
3.   Dictionary. Sport, Physical Education, Sport Science. Editors Herbert Haag&Gerald Haag. Kiel, Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaften, 2003.  [ISBN 3-7780-3419-7]  ((H.Haag &G. Haag, Dictionary, 2003)
4.   Dictionary   of   Sport   and   Exercise   Science   A&Black   Publishers   Ltd   2006.   [ISBN   -10: 0713677856;   ISBN-13: 9780713677850]  (Dict. of Sp.and Ex.Sc,2006)
5.   Dictionary of the Sport and Exercise Sciences. Mark H.Anshel, Editor. Human Kinetics Books Champaign, Illinois, 1991 [ISBN: 0-87322-379-9] (Dict. of sp. and Ex. Sc. 1991)

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