How to Use ball control in a Sentence

ball control

noun

• Our ball control was not good, with a lot of mistakes also in the first half.
  — Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
• Bellarmine's veteran savvy and ball control was key in the first half.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2019
• Both teams tend to ball control, making a high-scoring game a bit more risky to predict.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
• That tried and true recipe, built around ball control, has always worked for Harbaugh.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
• One of the most pressing areas of concern was her passing and ball control.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2021
• Good ball control allowed the Sea Kings to attack close to the net.
  — Andrew Turner, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• Army relies on ball control, and holding onto the ball is a must with the triple option.
  — baltimoresun.com, 21 Sep. 2019
• That said, this kind of ball control is hard to do with limited camps, chemistry, and timing.
  — Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2020
• This game could be anyone's, and both teams are attempting to get over injuries and ball control.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
• Even the steering wheel is relatively spartan, with just a left and right roller ball control.
  — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• But Saban wins with defense and ball control, and Hurts was a better fit.
  — Chris Korman, For The Win, 9 Jan. 2018
• East used bruising ball control to amass 170 of its team rushing yards in the opening half.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2019
• But the Irish offense is now built to play fast tempo OR play ball control.
  — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Nov. 2020
• The Chargers are a ball control team with a strong, physical defense.
  — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
• Taysom Hill spent most of his day making clutch plays, but had some disturbing ball control issues late.
  — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 6 Dec. 2020
• The reason for that is the way Brady Hoke’s team is winning — with defense and ball control.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2021
• Sydney is a very skilled defender with solid ball control, court movement and knowledge of the game.
  — Dennis Victory, al, 17 Aug. 2022
• Monty Williams expects Morris’ shooting and ball control to be a big lift for the team.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2024
• Even to the untrained eye the ball control, and eye-foot coordination, looked damn near perfect.
  — Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
• 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
• The first phase in early October was doing ball control against the wall with their own ball no one else could touch for about two weeks.
  — Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 24 Nov. 2020
• That shouldn’t be a problem this week against Stony Brook, which has stated that ball control will be part of its gameplan.
  — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2021
• The Sooners knew entering the contest that ball control would be crucial.
  — Justin Martinez, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2022
• The emphasis will be on ball control, field position and avoiding mistakes.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
• But Miami excels on defense and ball control.
  — Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
• Most on the team have played beach over spring and summer, which has helped their movement and ball control, said coach Craig Pazanti.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
• By the end of the game, Dallas had conducted a ball control clinic by committing six turnovers.
  — Dallas News, 12 May 2022
• Will that be a recipe for success against a Tampa Bay team that has been one of the league’s best at the ball control style of offense?
  — Adam Burke Vsin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022
• But following in the vein of the first half the chance was scuppered with a lack of ball control with Hemed's eventual shot lashed over the bar.
  — SI.com, 23 Dec. 2017
• That kind of ball control played into the Hogs' game plan to keep the high-octane Ole Miss offense off the field.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023