Dummy (football)
In association football, rugby league, rugby union and Australian rules football, a dummy or feint is a player deceiving the opposition into believing he is going to pass, shoot, move in a certain direction, or receive the ball and instead doing something different, thus gaining an advantage.
Association football
In association football, a dummy (feint) is often used when
The next most common instance is also an offensive situation, in which a player, in a reasonable shooting area, fakes a shot to trick a defender coming in for a tackle and have him flinch away. This allows the player to go around the defender and shoot from a closer distance. This dummy can also be used on a goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation: a notable example being
There is another situation that is used often enough that "dummy" becomes a verb. In this scenario, a player goes toward the path of passing ball, pretends to trap it and lets it goes through the legs. This is to allow his teammate—who is also moving toward the ball but further away—to retrieve it. Another common scenario is the "dummying" player running after the ball after letting it go through their legs, a move which is known as the
Rugby league and rugby union
In rugby league football and rugby union football, a dummy has a similar meaning, but is generally confined to a player leading their opposing players into believing that they are about to pass or sometimes kick the ball, but instead retaining and running with the ball. This has the effect of drawing defending players to the apparent recipient of the dummy pass. If successful, the defender is said to have been "sold the dummy".
Australian rules football
In Australian rules football the term 'dummy' again has a similar meaning to other football codes. A dummy is used to evade a tackler by feigning a hand pass or foot pass to a teammate and then changing direction suddenly to escape the opponent who has been fooled by the move. The term is also described as baulking or 'selling candy'.
See also
- Pelé runaround move
- Nutmeg
- Rabona
- Rainbow kick
Notes
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- ^ "Scoop Turn"
- ^ "Top 10 World Cup goals". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2014
- ^ "Luis Suarez dummying twice, prior to each of Lionel Messi's goals during Barcelona's win against Tottenham Hotspurs at Wembley." The Guardian. 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Rabbitohs down Roosters in fiery affair to continue premiership dream". 11 September 2022.
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