ball possession
der Ballbesitz
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ball possession
In sports, especially ball sports, the state in which a team or player has control of the ball.
In der zweiten Halbzeit hatte unsere Mannschaft deutlich mehr Ballbesitz.
In the second half, our team had significantly more ball possession.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Ballbesitzes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Ballbesitz | – |
| accusative | den Ballbesitz | – |
| dative | dem Ballbesitz | – |
| genitive | des Ballbesitzes | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is made up of 'der Ball' (the ball) and 'der Besitz' (possession). So it literally means that you 'possess' the ball or have control over it.
Die Statistik zeigt, welche Mannschaft mehr Ballbesitz hatte.
The statistics show which team had more ball possession.
In a sports context, 'Ballbesitz' (ball possession) is often used with the verbs 'haben' (to have), 'bekommen' (to get), or 'verlieren' (to lose). You also say that a team is 'in Ballbesitz' (in possession of the ball).
Durch einen schnellen Pass kam der Stürmer in Ballbesitz.
With a quick pass, the striker came into possession of the ball.
Nach dem Foul verlor die Heimmannschaft den Ballbesitz.
After the foul, the home team lost possession of the ball.
'Ballbesitz' (ball possession) is a technical term from sports, especially ball sports such as soccer, handball, or basketball. The word is hardly used in normal everyday life.
Der Trainer analysierte die Phasen mit und ohne Ballbesitz.
The coach analyzed the phases with and without ball possession.
