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Definition of Scissors kick
1. Noun. A kick used in the sidestroke; legs are brought together in a scissoring motion.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scissors Kick
Literary usage of Scissors kick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Olympian System of Physical and Mental Development by Olympian System, Bernarr Macfadden, Carl Easton Williams, Hereward Carrington (1919)
"In throwing the water polo ball, the powerful scissors kick raises the player
high out of the water and enables a strong over-arm, round-arm or back-hand ..."
2. How to Swim by Annette Kellermann (1918)
"The scissors-kick used in swimming on the side, either underhand or overhand,
... In the scissors-kick, the legs work in front and back only as in walking, ..."
3. The Boy Pioneers, Sons of Daniel Boone by Daniel Carter Beard (1909)
"The scissors kick is made every other stroke by spreading the legs (Fig. 165),
and then bringing them together with a quick movement called a "snap." Figs. ..."
4. American Gymnasia and Athletic Record (1906)
"The leg movement in the Trudgen is identical with that of the over-arm side
stroke, ie, the scissors kick. (See July issue of "American Gymnasia. ..."
5. The English Journal by National Council of Teachers of English (1919)
"... utterances of great men than he will learn to swim by sitting on the bank of
a river and executing the breast stroke and the scissors kick in the air. ..."
6. Modern Swimming: An Illustrated Manual by Joseph Henry Patrick Brown (1916)
"The kick in this stroke is a compromise between a full chest-stroke action and
the scissors kick, the legs accommodating themselves to the swaying movements ..."
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