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back header

American  
[bak hed-er] / ˈbæk ˈhɛd ər /

noun

  • back headers
    plural
  1. Soccer. a play in which a player strikes the ball with their head, sending it backward.


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EST 15:06 A slack back header by Michael Doyle at Fratton Park puts Pitmann through, but the striker lifts his shot high over the bar.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2016

A slack back header by Michael Doyle at Fratton Park puts Pitmann through, but the striker lifts his shot high over the bar.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2016

But it was the Rams who broke the deadlock as Martin capitalised on Smith's weak back header to prod the ball into the net to endanger Ipswich's five-match winning streak at home.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2015

Marriner and his officials, though, ensured their hot reception at the interval when they ruled that Bale was offside following John O'Shea's loose back header.

From The Guardian ● May 19, 2013

Each element consists of a front and back header connected by numerous water-tubes which have a considerable inclination to facilitate the circulation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

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