Editing Rotation (section)

== Sports ==
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Rotation of a ball or other object, usually called ''spin'', plays a role in many sports, including [[topspin#Tennis|topspin]] and [[backspin]] in [[tennis]], ''English'', ''follow'' and ''draw'' in [[cue sports techniques|billiards and pool]], [[curve ball]]s in [[baseball]], [[spin bowling]] in [[cricket (sport)|cricket]], [[flying disc]] sports, etc. [[Table tennis]] paddles are manufactured with different surface characteristics to allow the player to impart a greater or lesser amount of spin to the ball.

Rotation of a player one or more times around a vertical axis may be called ''spin'' in [[figure skating]], ''twirling'' (of the baton or the performer) in [[baton twirling]], or ''360'', ''540'', ''720'', etc. in [[snowboarding]], etc. Rotation of a player or performer one or more times around a horizontal axis may be called a [[Flip (acrobatic)|flip]], [[Roll (gymnastics)|roll]], [[somersault]], ''heli'', etc. in [[gymnastics]], [[waterskiing]], or many other sports, or a ''one-and-a-half'', ''two-and-a-half'', ''gainer'' (starting facing away from the water), etc. in [[Diving (sport)|diving]], etc. A combination of vertical and horizontal rotation (back flip with 360°) is called a ''möbius'' in [[Waterskiing#Freestyle jumping|waterskiing freestyle jumping]].

Rotation of a player around a vertical axis, generally between 180 and 360 degrees, may be called a ''spin move'' and is used as a deceptive or avoidance manoeuvre, or in an attempt to play, pass, or receive a ball or puck, etc., or to afford a player a view of the goal or other players. It is often seen in [[hockey]], [[basketball]], [[football]] of various codes, [[tennis]], etc.