set play

American  

[set play] / ˈsɛt ˈpleɪ /

noun

1. Sports. a sequence of strategies or actions used in a specific scenario, practiced beforehand.

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Example Sentences

"The set play goal I will take responsibility for if the players are stood in the right place. For some reason two of them have decided to change roles late in the game," he said.

From BBC

But the forward was in position for the set play in the 55th minute, beating Portland defender Meghan Klingenberg to the ball to bump a header past keeper Shelby Ann Hogan.

From Seattle Times

Another Morton set play, a corner, allowed a free header for Jack Baird, but Celtic cleared.

From BBC

McDonagh said afterward it was a set play that “kind of lost its way.”

From Washington Post

Mark McCall's men enjoyed plenty of early pressure and took the lead through an inventive set play which saw Mako Vunipola take a tap-penalty five metres out before passing to Christie who broke through Chiefs tacklers to cross the whitewash.

From BBC