ball control

noun

: an offensive strategy (as in football) in which a team tries to keep possession of the ball for extended periods of time

Examples of ball control in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The training in Bolivia, unfolding while the world remains captivated by the final week of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, covered everything from balance, coordination and movement on crutches to ball control, tactics and the rules of amputee soccer. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

Belgium’s ball control, speed, offensive and defensive prowess was all there from the get-go and our outclassed team could do virtually nothing about it. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Iraq has still kept up the pressure and is managing to generate chances even with the lack of ball control. — Nbc News, NBC news, 17 June 2026

In less lofty terms, that means his game instincts and ball control were sublime, a once-in-a-generation talent. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ball control

• amphibole
• asystole
• buttonhole
• casserole
• centriole
• decontrol
• glycerol
• metropole
• monopole
• multipole
• omeprazole
• oriole