Tag

#offense

59 words tagged “offense”

wildcat
noun

A formation where a non-QB takes the snap.

#sports#formation#offense
cook them
phrase

To thoroughly outplay an opponent

#sports#offense
Statue of Liberty
noun

A trick handoff where the QB fakes a pass then hands off behind his back.

#sports#offense#trick play
Block string
noun

A chain of attacks the opponent blocks back-to-back to keep them pinned in defense.

#fighting games#pressure#offense#fgc
triple threat
noun

A stance ready to shoot, pass or drive

#sports#offense#fundamentals
small ball
noun

Manufacturing runs with speed and contact, not power.

#sports#strategy#offense
buttonhook
noun

A route where the receiver stops and turns back sharply.

#sports#offense#route
no-huddle
noun

An offense that skips the huddle to move fast.

#sports#offense#strategy
point forward
noun

A forward who runs the offense like a point guard

#sports#role#offense
kick out
phrase

Drive, draw help, then pass out to a shooter

#sports#passing#offense
downhill
adjective

Attacking the rim with speed and momentum

#sports#offense#drive
tater
noun

A home run.

#sports#home run#hitting#offense
bootleg
noun

A QB fakes a handoff and runs the opposite way.

#sports#offense#trick play
hurry-up offense
noun

A fast-paced offense that snaps quickly to save time.

#sports#offense#strategy
posterize
verb

To dunk over a defender so spectacularly it belongs on a poster

#sports#dunk#offense#highlight
two-point conversion
noun

A post-touchdown play worth two points from short range.

#sports#scoring#offense
euro step
noun

Two-direction step around a defender after gathering

#sports#offense#move#footwork
scat back
noun

A small, quick running back.

#sports#running back#offense
quarterback sneak
noun

A short QB run straight ahead behind the line.

#sports#offense#short yardage
post up
phrase

Setting up with your back to the basket to score

#sports#offense#big man
cherry-picking
noun

Hanging near the far basket for easy scores

#sports#offense#transition
four-bagger
noun

A home run.

#sports#home run#hitting#offense
taking a knee
phrase

Kneeling to run out the clock.

#sports#offense#clock
two-minute drill
noun

A hurry-up offense run near the end of a half.

#sports#offense#clock
shovel pass
noun

A short underhanded forward pass.

#sports#offense#passing
ducks on the pond
phrase

Runners on base.

#sports#baserunning#offense
audible
noun

A play changed at the line of scrimmage.

#sports#offense#play calling
flea flicker
noun

A trick play with a handoff, pitch back, then pass.

#sports#offense#trick play
lateral
noun

A backward or sideways toss to a teammate.

#sports#offense#passing
catch-and-shoot
noun

Shooting immediately off a pass

#sports#shooting#offense
give-and-go
noun

Pass then immediately cut for a return pass

#sports#offense#play
low-post
noun

The area close to the basket beside the lane

#sports#area#offense
triangle offense
noun

A spacing offense built on three-player triangles

#sports#offense#strategy
pick-and-roll
noun

A screen for the ball-handler, then the screener cuts to the rim

#sports#offense#play
take him off the dribble
phrase

To beat a defender by dribbling past him

#sports#offense#dribbling
stretch four
noun

A power forward who spaces the floor with shooting

#sports#role#offense
hail mary
noun

A desperation long pass at game's end.

#sports#passing#desperation#offense
ball hog
noun

A player who won't pass to teammates

#sports#criticism#offense
big fly
noun

A home run, especially a towering one.

#sports#home run#hitting#offense
coast to coast
phrase

Dribbling the length of the court to score

#sports#transition#offense