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ball handling

American  

noun

  1. the control of the ball, as in basketball or soccer, by skillful dribbling and accurate passing.

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Especially with fellow guard Gabe Vincent missing his fourth game because of a back injury Sunday, the Lakers need Smith’s ball handling and shiftiness alongside James and Doncic.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Helping children learn their math facts or improve their ball handling skills is valuable.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2024

We had lost a couple games, and I had implemented a routine during our warm-up, with more ball handling.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024

You can expect to see crunching tackles, brilliant ball handling, tough defence, skill, athleticism and speed.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2022

And we were playing touch instead of tackle, so the entire game was really based on speed and ball handling.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

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