ball control
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noun Sports.
a team's ability to maintain possession of the ball on offense.
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Origin of ball control
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby ball control
ball-buster, ball-carrier, ball clay, ball club, ball cock, ball control, balled-and-burlapped, baller, ballerina, Ballesteros, ballet
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