first touch

English

Noun

first touch (plural first touches)

  1. (sports) A player's initial contact with the moving ball, used to get the ball under control.
    • 2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
      They might have taken the lead when Gervinho latched on to a Mikel Arteta through ball, only for a heavy first touch to let Jussi Jaaskelainen gather.
    • 2025 October 21, Alex Howell, “The evolution of Rice - how midfielder became Arsenal's all-rounder”, in BBC Sport‎[2]:
      "His ability to take the ball on the half-turn allows his first touch to be always forward when he receives it."

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