drop pass

American  

noun

1. (in hockey and soccer) a pass in which a player in control of the ball or puck simply leaves it to be picked up by a trailing teammate and continues past it to draw off the defense.

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Etymology

Origin of drop pass

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Ehlers got Winnipeg on the board early in the second, taking a drop pass from Vilardi and scoring his eighth goal.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023

He a snagged a drop pass from Matt Boldy at the blue line, waited a second to find a seam and ripped a slap shot past Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky’s stick.

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2023

He took a drop pass from Nico Hischier and got lucky when his shot in close was deflected by defenseman Kaedan Korczak and fluttered over Thompson’s waving glove.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023

They made it 2-0 just 64 seconds later when Kirill Kaprizov left a drop pass for Zuccarello that he fired under Hellebuyck for his 16th goal of the season.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2022

Cluny and Sela continued with their pantomime, neither letting a drop pass their lips.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques