Goalpost

Goalpost
Un goalpost de fútbol americano resaltado en color amarillo.

Un goalpost es un anglicismo usado en el fútbol americano y canadiense, traducido al español como "poste" (de gol). En español, es común que se les nombre de acuerdo a su estructura: "H" (hache) o "Y" (Y griega), que son las formas más comunes de su elaboración.

Características

En este deporte, el término se refiere a múltiples postes conectados que sirven para los goles de campo. Uno de los postes es la base que sostiene los demás, puesto en posición vertical al final de la zona de anotación. Encima de este, hay un poste horizontal, perpendicular al primero, cuyo punto medio se conecta con la base vertical. Los últimos dos son postes verticales, paralelos en comparación uno a otro, que se conectan a los extremos del poste horizontal. Si el balón pateado pasa sobre la parte horizontal y entre los postes verticales, se marcan tres puntos (como gol de campo) o un punto (en caso de que siga como resultado de un touchdown, llamado "punto extra").


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  • goalpost — goalpost, goal post goal post, n. (Sport) One of two posts supporting a crossbar which forms a goal[3], especially in American football; also, in football the entire structure consisting of the posts, crossbar, and two uprights. To score a goal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • goalpost — ► NOUN ▪ either of the two upright posts of a goal. ● move the goalposts Cf. ↑move the goalposts …   English terms dictionary

  • goalpost — UK [ˈɡəʊlˌpəʊst] / US [ˈɡoʊlˌpoʊst] noun [countable] Word forms goalpost : singular goalpost plural goalposts one of the two posts that the ball must go between to score a goal in games such as football • move/shift the goalposts to change the… …   English dictionary

  • Goalpost — On the sporting field, goalposts are posts between which players must carry, kick or pass a ball or similar object in order to score points, or simply a goal. In many games, at each end of the field of play, there are two vertical posts (or… …   Wikipedia

  • goalpost — [[t]go͟ʊlpoʊst[/t]] goalposts also goal post 1) N COUNT A goalpost is one of the two upright wooden posts that are connected by a crossbar and form the goal in games such as football and rugby. 2) PHRASE: V inflects (disapproval) If you accuse… …   English dictionary

  • goalpost — noun Date: 1857 one of usually two vertical posts that with or without a crossbar constitute the goal in various games …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • goalpost — /gohl pohst /, n. a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football. Also, goal post. [1855 60] * * * …   Universalium

  • goalpost — noun a) In American football, the tall Y shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order to score a field goal. Originally, they were H shaped, with two wooden posts on… …   Wiktionary

  • goalpost — goal|post [ˈgəulpəust US ˈgoulpoust] n [C usually plural] 1.) one of the two posts, with a bar along the top or across the middle, that form the ↑goal in games such as football and ↑hockey = ↑post 2.) move/shift the goalposts BrE informal to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • goalpost — goal|post [ goul,poust ] noun count one of the two posts that the ball must go between to score a goal in games such as soccer move the goalposts to change the rules and make it difficult for people to achieve something or to know what to do …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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