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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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