ball control

noun

: an offensive strategy (as in football) in which a team tries to keep possession of the ball for extended periods of time

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Without those scores, and with having to compete with Richardson and Taylor’s rushing volume for the ball control elements of the Colts offense, Pittman trends as an upper-tier WR3, which makes his third-round valuation far too high. —

Kc Joyner, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024 Kansas City rushed 19 times in the second half, emphasizing ball control, including a 19-play, 87-yard drive, which consumed nine minutes, 43 seconds. —

Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 An inability to run the ball coupled with turnovers has led to the Seahawks being unable to play ball control on offense. —

Vincent Frank, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 The product of Cerritos College and the University of Oklahoma stands at the center of an attack built on clock control and ball control. —

Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ball control