return ball

return ball (plural return balls)

1. (sports) A pass back to the initial passer
   • 2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport‎:

     It was a dreadful goal to concede as Ariel Ibagaza was able to take a short corner and then receive the return ball in space on the left. He stood up a floated cross into the middle where Fuster arrived unmarked to steer a header into the corner.

2. A ball held by an elastic string so that it returns to the hand from which it is thrown, used as a plaything.

• return pass

• ball return