back header

American  

[bak hed-er] / ˈbæk ˈhɛd ər /

noun

plural

back headers

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

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Example Sentences

Rose put too much on his attempted back header and it looked set to loop over Lloris for an own goal.

From The Guardian

Hemed pounced on a poor back header from Huddersfield's Aaron Mooy to level, but that proved to be the only clear chance they created in the entire 90 minutes.

From BBC

And despite many chances, it took the abysmally misplaced Tah back header for Gladback to cash in late in the first half.

From New York Times

The first time City had to defend, they were all at sea, with Gael Clichy’s back header from a nothing ball dribbling past Hart, hitting the bottom of the right post and going behind for a corner.

From The Guardian

The first time City had to defend, they were all at sea, with Gael Clichy’s back header from a nothing ball dribbling past Hart, hitting the bottom of the right post and going behind for a corner.

From The Guardian