Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Federpose

English translation:

arch position/layout position

Added to glossary by Johanna Timm, PhD
Mar 5, 2002 13:45
22 yrs ago
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German term

Federpose

German to English Other
in sport acrobatics, the landing phase of a flight movement

Proposed translations

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arch position/layout position


Arch Position
the body is curved backwards.

Layout Position
straight or slightly arched body position, may be seen during a movement or a still position.



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belly-down position/posture

what springs to my mind

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if it is a posture assumed by e.g. skydiver
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weiche Landung

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soft landing

In gymnastics, if he/she achieves a perfect landing off the apparatus, the commentator will say "he managed to stick the landing"
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Landing compensation.

Implicit.
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(stuck) dismount

See "sticking" and "dismount" on the sites below.

It might also refer to "body tension."

Peer comment(s):

agree Terri Doerrzapf
43 mins
Thanks, Terri.
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