dragback

American  

[drag-bak] / ˈdrægˌbæk /

noun

plural

dragbacks

1. Soccer. Often, drag back. a move in which a player pulls the ball backward with the sole of the foot to change its direction and keep it away from opposing players.

2. something that holds or pulls someone or something back.

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Example Sentences

Now at Sevilla, he’s already a crowd favourite, and here he mesmerises a couple of Salzburg players with an astonishing run down the right touchline that involved a crisp Cruyff Turn followed immediately by an exquisite dragback.

From The Guardian

He needs three touches: one to control, one to produce a brilliant dragback and one to lift the ball into the top corner without backlift.

From The Guardian

He springs up, performs a brilliant dragback to make himself a little space, and hammers a low shot into the bottom right!

From The Guardian

He springs up, performs a brilliant dragback to make himself a little space, and hammers a low shot into the bottom right!

From The Guardian

Hours and hours of painstakingly careful research reveals that this piece of skill, a dragback and a feint away from an unsuspecting defender, was invented and perfected by the Dutch forward and first seen during a match against Sweden at the 1974 World Cup.

From The Guardian