| 单词 | to run suicides |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto run suicides 3. U.S. Sport (originally and chiefly Basketball). A practice drill consisting of a sprint to a set point (often a line on a basketball court) and back to the start, immediately followed by additional sprints of lengthening distances. Also in plural in same sense, esp. in to run suicides. Also (and earliest) as a modifier, esp. in suicide drill. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > training > [noun] > prior exercise or practice warm-up1915 suicide1965 shootaround1971 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > actions travelling1916 pivot1920 rebounding1926 dunking1935 goaltending1939 boxout1950 rebound1954 screen-and-roll1955 pick-and-roll1960 suicide1965 hang time1969 steal1974 1965 Athletic Jrnl. Sept. 34/1 Suicide Drill... On the signal, they go at top speed to the free throw line extended where they touch the floor, turn, and go back to the baseline. The drill continues with the players touching the half-court line and returning; the free throw line at the far end of the floor and returning. 1967 Burlington (N. Carolina) Times-News 11 Mar. 3 b/1 [The coach said] ‘I promised them I'd run three suicide drills in a row if they won.’..Varsity coach Herr Hawkes explained a suicide. ‘It's a sprint-type drill that zig-zags at top speed on the hardwoods.’ 1976 Yuma (Arizona) Daily Sun 15 Feb. 16/4 They know if they miss a free throw they have to run suicides. 1998 C. Rosen Barney Polan's Game 253 Me, I'd rather run a thousand suicides than get worked over with a steel pipe. 2011 D. O'Callaghan Joking Apart i. 19 We did these things called suicide runs where you had to touch every line on the basketball court. For a big lad like me that was torturous. < as lemmas |
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