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pugno

English translation: fist

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Italian term or phrase:pugno
English translation:fist
Entered by: Silvia Baldi (X)

12:49 Dec 7, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Basketball (tactics)
Italian term or phrase: pugno
An interview with a former basketball coach, he talks about employing the 'pugno' which I think I'm right in saying is a specific tactic employed by the team, or a certain formation, but I have no idea what the English equivalent would be...can't find it anywhere on Internet. I need the help of a basketball expert! This is the sentence:

"i giocatori devono studiare un libro di 100 pagine a memoria perché quando l’allenatore dalla panchina dice: “facciamo la pugno”, devi sapere cos’è."

Thanks a lot!
Thomas Harris
Local time: 05:50
fist
Explanation:
When the point guard (aka playmaker, the 'director' of the game) wants the team to follow a specific tactic, he initiates it by raising his fist, so as to let the other players know.

The "libro" in question should be the trainer's playbook, containing the various schemes players are supposed to learn and put into practice.
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Silvia Baldi (X)
Italy
Local time: 06:50
Grading comment
thanks very much Silvia!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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Silvia Baldi (X)


  

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fist


Explanation:
When the point guard (aka playmaker, the 'director' of the game) wants the team to follow a specific tactic, he initiates it by raising his fist, so as to let the other players know.

The "libro" in question should be the trainer's playbook, containing the various schemes players are supposed to learn and put into practice.


    Reference: http://www.coachesclipboard.net/1211ZonePress.html
    Reference: http://www.jes-basketball.com/playbook/pla5oldmotionoffensef...
Silvia Baldi (X)
Italy
Local time: 06:50
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks very much Silvia!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: I think your answer is probably right, but not your explanation. The context (facciamo la pugno) and your references both suggest that it's some kind of play or tactic by the whole team.
4 hrs
  -> thanks, and I agree with you. The part about the point guard was to further explain why it's called 'pugno'
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