Scorpion kick (association football)

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the year of first recorded execution?1934
2. What is the player credited with first scorpion kick?Arsenio Erico
3. Who first did the scorpion kick?Paraguayan forward Arsenio Erico performed the first recorded scorpion kick on August 12, 1934.
4. How does a player do a scorpion kick?The player dives forward, puts hands on the ground, then swings legs backward to strike the ball with the heel while upside down.

Association Football: The globally recognized sport of soccer, characterized by its use of feet to propel a ball.
Biomechanics: The study of the mechanical laws relating to the movement of living organisms' bodies.
Spatial Awareness: The ability to understand one's position and orientation in relation to one's surroundings.
Improvisation: The creation of something from whatever materials are immediately available.