long ball
Over the fence
Long ball describes a style of play in soccer (or other sports) that emphasizes launching the ball far downfield rather than building through short passes.
The approach trades possession for directness: They resorted to long ball tactics in the final minutes.
Critics consider it unsophisticated; advocates call it effective.
In baseball, long ball means hitting for power—specifically home runs: He's known for his long ball.
Hit clearing all bases
- sluggerPowerful baseball batter
- dingerInformal home run
- moonshotBold, unlikely endeavor
- grand slamWinning every trick
cleanup · power hitter · tater · walkoff · outfield · deep fly · warning track · bleachers
Kick before landing
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- goalkeeperNet-defending player
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- headerTop line of document
target man · hoof · center forward · knockdown · wing play · cross · delivery · counterattack
Path of moving object
- arcCurved line segment
- carryMove while supporting
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- launchSet into motion
hang time · elevation · range · airtime · loft · height · distance · yardage
Predetermined course of action
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- approachWay of handling something
- directUndeviating or to guide
- percentageProportion out of hundred
risk-reward · territorial · vertical · transition · opportunistic · pressing · counterattacking · set piece
homerun
Hit clearing all bases
grand slam · cleanup · power hitter · tater · walkoff · outfield · deep fly · warning track · bleachers · upper deck
punt
Kick before landing
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- goalkeeperNet-defending player
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
header · target man · hoof · center forward · knockdown · wing play · cross · delivery · counterattack
trajectory
Path of moving object
launch · hang time · elevation · range · airtime · loft · height · distance · yardage · depth
gameplan
Predetermined course of action
percentage · risk-reward · territorial · vertical · transition · opportunistic · pressing · counterattacking · set piece
- Soccergoal, soccer, pass, goalkeeper, offside
- slugginghome run, homer, dinger, grand slam, blast
- soccer techniquesfree kick, corner kick, penalty spot, goal kick, throw-in
- throwsthrow, toss, hurl, fling, cast
- soccer tacticsformation, pressing, passing, counter-attack, counterattack
- sports tacticszone defense, pick, formations, game plan, spacing
long ballbunt
Ball-tapping technique
small ball · sacrifice bunt · squeeze play · drag bunt · ground ball
long ballshort pass
Brief nearby throw
short ball · tiki-taka · ground pass · short game · give-and-go