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===Breaking the flow=== Examples of "flow-breaking" methods include: * In [[darts]], a player intentionally taking a long time to take their darts out of the dartboard. * Feigning injury to delay the game, or reduce advertised ability. The skilled gamesman can counter this tactic by waiting until the game has been in play for some time, before revealing that they suffer from a far more serious condition, such as a [[heart disease|heart defect]]. * In [[billiards]] or [[snooker]], intentionally standing in the opponent's line of sight, and then suddenly moving when the opponent is about to shoot under the guise of getting out of their sight line. "More or less at the last moment, leaping into the correct position with exaggerated agility, and stand rigidly with head bowed."<ref>Potter, p. 79</ref> * Distracting the opposing player by complaining about other people who might be (but were not) distracting the opposing player. Potter, who always insisted that the good gamesman must give the appearance of being a good [[sportsmanship|sportsman]], recommended this approach. For example, if an opponent is about to take a shot at billiards, it is bad gamesmanship to fidget and whistle but good gamesmanship to distract him by loudly requesting silence from spectators: 'Simulate annoyance, ''on the opponent's behalf'', with the onlookers'.<ref>Potter, p. 60</ref> * When winning a point maintain direct eye contact with opponent, but when losing one always avoid direct eye contact. * In [[cricket]], coming out to bat with two right-handed gloves and then wasting time sorting out the problem. *In [[baseball]], a batter disrupting a [[pitcher]]'s flow by calling a time-out just before he delivers the pitch. * When losing an outdoor game, feigning a deep, informed and more than amateur interest in e.g. [[botany]] or [[ornithology]], in order to convey a breadth of interests and suggest to the opponent that losing is not of concern. This can cause the opponent to relax their attention, or at any rate rob them of the satisfaction of winning. Potter termed this 'the ''natural hampette''...See ''Gardens for Gamesmen'', or ''When to be Fond of Flowers''(15s.)'.<ref>Potter, p. 72</ref> * In [[tennis]], when serving, taking a long time between serves and making the receiver wait; or when receiving, getting into position in such a way that the server is distracted, or hitting directly at the opponent usually when they are next to the net or taking a medical time out or toilet break when your opponent is experiencing a successful run.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open-2020-caroline-wozniacki-accuses-dayana-yastremska-of-gamesmanship/news-story/882ef84b557b03a483f122ea920bea3a|title='That's a trick that she's done before': Caroline Wozniacki accuses Dayana Yastremska of gamesmanship|last=Olle|first=Sarah|date=22 January 2020|website=Fox Sports|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> * In rugby league: ** Taking too long to pack down in a scrum, thus wasting time; ** Taking too long to take to the field before a match or after half-time, thus forcing the opposition team to wait for a prolonged period before the match starts or resumes. * In [[American football]], calling a time out the instant before a game-winning or game-tying [[field goal]] or [[Conversion (gridiron football)|extra point]] to break the normal flow of play. This is known as [[Icing the kicker|"icing" or "freezing" the kicker]]. * In sprint running events, taking too long to settle in the [[starting blocks]], inducing other competitors to commit a false start.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/jsu3iFKBRkk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210814064224/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsu3iFKBRkk&t=8596 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsu3iFKBRkk&t=8596| title = Europe vs USA 2019 β Day 2 | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 11 September 2019 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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