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English translation: press sb.'s body in order to reduce soreness or stiffness; massage

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English term or phrase:rub down
Selected answer:press sb.'s body in order to reduce soreness or stiffness; massage
Entered by: Darius Saczuk

01:14 Feb 6, 2021
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: rub down
He tries out for the football club. But the players are reluctant to have him on their team and the trainers won't rub him down because he has black skin.

They are talking about Australian football player in the thirties.

If they mean real rubbing. Who are the trainers? They are coaches or not?

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 18:51
press sb.'s body in order to reduce soreness or stiffness
Explanation:
Trainer = : a person who treats the ailments and minor injuries of the members of an athletic team

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In community Australian Football clubs, first aid is usually provided by sports trainers or by other volunteers with medical or higher level allied health (e.g. nursing, physiotherapy, occupational health & safety) qualifications and experience. Sports trainers are likely to play a more major role when there is no-one else with medical or allied health qualifications at a game or training. It is important that sports trainers, and others, are well trained in the first aid needs specifically relevant to Australian Football at the level at which they are involved (e.g. Auskick, juniors, youth, seniors, females, talent pathway, AFL clubs, veterans etc).

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http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/index.php?id=10
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 18:51
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Thank you.
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4 +4press sb.'s body in order to reduce soreness or stiffness
Darius Saczuk
Summary of reference entries provided
Aussie sports trainer
Yvonne Gallagher

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
press sb.'s body in order to reduce soreness or stiffness


Explanation:
Trainer = : a person who treats the ailments and minor injuries of the members of an athletic team

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Note added at 1 hr (2021-02-06 03:04:11 GMT)
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In community Australian Football clubs, first aid is usually provided by sports trainers or by other volunteers with medical or higher level allied health (e.g. nursing, physiotherapy, occupational health & safety) qualifications and experience. Sports trainers are likely to play a more major role when there is no-one else with medical or allied health qualifications at a game or training. It is important that sports trainers, and others, are well trained in the first aid needs specifically relevant to Australian Football at the level at which they are involved (e.g. Auskick, juniors, youth, seniors, females, talent pathway, AFL clubs, veterans etc).

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Note added at 2 hrs (2021-02-06 03:22:08 GMT)
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http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/index.php?id=10

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 18:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: That's one way to put it! It means massage. And a trainer is a coach, not a medic.//OK!
28 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil. In the US, trainers deal with players' fitness, handle minor injuries, etc. Also, see my reference about Australian football.
agree  Petrus Maritz
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Petrus.
agree  Tony M
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tony.
agree  James A. Walsh
14 hrs
  -> Thank you, James.
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: sorry can't agree with "press sb.'s body" for the simple word "massage". Nor with "trainer" as it's too easily confused with the usual role of a coach/trainer which is nothing to do with massage
14 hrs
  -> https://www.google.com/amp/s/dictionary.cambridge.org/us/amp... The asker tends to ask very easy questions, so I try to answer them in a way that is easy to understand.
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Reference comments


14 hrs
Reference: Aussie sports trainer

Reference information:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC350191

seems to be specific to Australia and not the same as "trainer/coach usual role

Massages (rub-downs) are given by the team physio this side of the pond, not by trainers at all.


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so you will need to be careful how you translate it.

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Note added at 15 hrs (2021-02-06 16:20:56 GMT)
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and here is the word physio(therapist) being used for an AFL team

https://www.adelaidecrowssportsmedicineclinic.com.au/treatme...

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 659
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Asker: Thank you.

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