How to Use ball control in a Sentence

ball control

noun

• Good ball control allowed the Sea Kings to attack close to the net.
  — Andrew Turner, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• The Tigers trailed much of the game, rallying from a 21-7 halftime on the strength of defense and ball control.
  — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2019
• The reason for that is the way Brady Hoke’s team is winning — with defense and ball control.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2021
• 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
• But the Irish offense is now built to play fast tempo OR play ball control.
  — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Nov. 2020
• This time, shooting wasn’t the culprit, ball control was.
  — Paul Nasr, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2021
• 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
• East used bruising ball control to amass 170 of its team rushing yards in the opening half.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2019
• The Bees turned to more of a ball control offense in the second half, and St. Ignatius forced a punt that gave it one more drive starting at the 14.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 24 Oct. 2020
• Army relies on ball control, and holding onto the ball is a must with the triple option.
  — baltimoresun.com, 21 Sep. 2019
• That tried and true recipe, built around ball control, has always worked for Harbaugh.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
• Bellarmine's veteran savvy and ball control was key in the first half.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2019
• 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
• But Saban wins with defense and ball control, and Hurts was a better fit.
  — Chris Korman, For The Win, 9 Jan. 2018
• 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
• One of the most pressing areas of concern was her passing and ball control.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2021
• In a poor first half created in part by the Pride’s ball control and speed, the Wave put zero shots on goal and made poor passes.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
• The Auburn offense should be able to play ball control with their running game but must avoid turnovers to win a close game in Jordan-Hare.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 17 Nov. 2022
• 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
• Forward Ahmed Khan was dubbed the 'snake charmer' by the British media for his mesmeric ball control.
  — SI.com, 25 Feb. 2018
• 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
• SD Loyal, for their part, prefer to spread out and maintain ball control.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2021
• While one of the keys to beating the Chiefs is keeping Mahomes off the field, ball control has been an issue for the Panthers this season.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 7 Nov. 2020
• That said, this kind of ball control is hard to do with limited camps, chemistry, and timing.
  — Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2020
• And then Russell was completely handcuffed in the first half, hindered both by the Vikings’ ball control and a pass rush that sacked him four times.
  — Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune, 13 Oct. 2020
• 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
• Tennessee had only three drives in the quarter and was held to three three-and-outs while attempting to maintain ball control and end the game on the ground.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 3 Nov. 2019
• Even the steering wheel is relatively spartan, with just a left and right roller ball control.
  — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• By the end of the game, Dallas had conducted a ball control clinic by committing six turnovers.
  — Dallas News, 12 May 2022
• 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

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024