ground pass
Ball along turf
A ground pass in sports is a ball sent low along the playing surface rather than through the air.
Most common in soccer and basketball, it's the safer, more controlled option: She threaded a ground pass through the defense.
Contrast with lob or aerial pass.
- through ballPass into space ahead
- assistTo give support
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- give and goPass and reposition tactic
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