Diving (association football)

Schwalbe is called in football the attempt by a player to fake a foul, for it can be intentionally fall in a duel with an opposing player. In this way, a player tries to get a free shot or ( in the penalty ) awarded a penalty when he believes lost the regular attack, or a warning to provoke an opponent (if necessary dismissal ). Since 1999, the rule is that the deceptive player must be cautioned with a yellow card if the referee noticed the deception.

Originally described the phrase " make a swallow " dropping with outspread arms forward and feet slightly apart. This attitude is reminiscent of the bird swallow, whose typical features long, narrow wings ( here: the outstretched arms of Falling ) as well as an often divided into two parts ( " forked " ) tail ( here: the slightly spread legs of Falling ) are. Swallows fly sometimes very low over flat terrain. Later, the phrase became common as a synonym for any intentional falling or tripping in footballing duel (even without typical reminiscent of swallows posture of arms and legs ).

The correspondence of the swallow in basketball is called flop.