ball control
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noun Sports.
a team's ability to maintain possession of the ball on offense.
Nearby words
ball bearing, ball boy, ball clay, ball club, ball cock, ball control, ball fern, ball foot, ball game, ball girl, ball handling
Origin of ball control
First recorded in 1925–30
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Examples from the Web for ball control
He looked once more behind him as if at something that pursued; then swung the ball-control to throw the ship off her course.
Brood of the Dark Moon|Charles Willard DiffinChet reached for the ball-control, moved it, and swung their ship in a slow, rotary motion.
The Finding of Haldgren|Charles Willard Diffin