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cftranslate
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What do you call the skill of kicking a football as many...

Post by cftranslate » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:03 am

as times as possible without letting it fall??

Is there a verb for that ability now mainly practiced by professional football players when they are introduced in their new team's field for the first time?

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Post by JuanTwoThree » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:41 am

It's called keep-up or keepy uppy if you can use your back and head and knees too. Google "keepy uppy" to see countless examples.

cftranslate
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keepy ups

Post by cftranslate » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:04 pm

Thank you all.

So would the following question be right?

How many keepy-ups can you do?

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Post by thethinker » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:26 pm

I'd say "how many keepy-uppies..."

Whoever compiled that list of "soccer" terms must be on some serious medication.

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