SOCCER: Version 1:
I used to not like the above version. It just "felt" wrong to me as if it is representing a ball striking the bottom of a foot.
Despite what you might think, I'm not the "boss" of ASL and don't decide what signs get used in the community.
(In other words, I don't make up the signs, I just teach them to you.)
I'm going to include this version (above) so that YOU can look like the boss of ASL by recognizing it if you see someone do it.
I'm choosing to list this sign for soccer as the main version because not only is this version reasonably common in the U.S. it also happens to be one of the most popular signs for soccer outside of the U.S. and is considered an "international sign" for soccer.
SOCCER: Version 2: "flat-hands version"
The dominant flat hand [perpendicular to the floor] strikes the palm of the non-dominant flat hand [parallel to the floor] twice.?
Think of the non-dominant hand as the ball and the dominant hand as your foot.
SOCCER: Version 3: "flat hands version"
The index-finger side of the right hand strikes the pinkie-side of left hand at the middle of the hand.?
Think of the left hand as the ball and the right hand as your foot.
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWB--Bye4xE
Depiction of kicking a ball:Classifier predicate: B/S "kick a ball"
Some people might do the kick a ball sign twice as their way of signing "soccer" but these days I think it would be best to stick with the main version shown at the top of the page.
Notes:
In a message dated 6/18/2008 8:11:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, mariehoneymom writes:
I have seen two other variations of soccer from what you have on your site:
1st: Shown on the kids tv show "Signing Time" she holds two "B" hands perpendicular to the floor and taps the right up under the left two times.
2nd: My ASL instructor (Dennis Waterhouse) does both "B" hands, left parallel to the floor and taps with right perpendicular hand.
I hope that helps add to the variety!
Marie Padgett
In a message dated 2/27/2012 7:50:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, cjlans writes:
Hi!
I saw on the soccer page of Lifeprint that you would like to know the sign for soccer as done in Brazil. I am not from Brazil and have not been there but I do know a couple signs in Brazil's sign language LIBRAS. My mom studied Spanish for 11 years so I grew up with partial Spanish knowledge. I know enough Spanish/Portuguese to get around a website
http://www.acessobrasil.org.br/libras/ click on F and Futebol
I've seen it signed from a couple other people and both have those have been the sign from this site except with the backs of the palms facing outward. So the first or largest section of you fingers move past each other if that makes sense.
Hope this helps,
-Leah
Leah,
Ha! That is great!
Thanks!
-- Dr. Bill
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