return pass

Ball sent back

A return pass is a pass back to the player who just passed to you, completing a quick exchange.

Common in soccer, basketball, and hockey, it's a fundamental tactic for maintaining possession and creating space: He played a quick return pass to his teammate.

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assist · synchronization · soccer · first touch · touch · quick feet · basketball · hockey · backheel · ball · exchange · rugby · eye contact · anticipation · link · tap · footwork · kick

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G