ball roll

Lane sport motion

A ball roll is a soccer move where a player uses the sole of their foot to roll the ball sideways, changing direction while maintaining close control.

It's a fundamental dribbling technique for evading defenders: He did a quick ball roll to get past the tackle.

The term also appears in bowling and other ball sports to describe the rotation and path of a ball in motion.

Related

spin · rubber · playground · tumble · soccer · bowling · bowling alley · marble · curve · momentum · gravity · slope · pitch · toss · wheel · smooth · game · fetch

Opposites
type of ball motion

ball rollbounce

Spring back after impact

slide · ball spin · dead ball · ricochet · ball drop

control vs. unpredictability

ball rollbad hop

Erratic baseball bounce

mishit

movement dynamics

ball rollairborne

Traveling through air

in flight · lofted · floating · standstill · motionless

Family

ball, roll, balls, rolls, balled, balling, rolled, rolling, roller

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G