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First touch

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCore term

In football (soccer), first touch means: A player's first contact with the ball on receiving it, especially the control that contact provides.

In Turkish: ilk dokunuş, ilk kontrol

How it is used

A good first touch prepares the next action; a heavy first touch sends the ball too far away.

Example sentences

  1. Her first touch took the pass away from the approaching defender.

    The initial contact creates room for the next action.

  2. A heavy first touch allowed the goalkeeper to collect the ball.

    Poor control makes the ball available to an opponent.

Common collocations

  • good first touch
  • heavy first touch
  • improve your first touch
  • passA kick, header or throw that sends the ball to a teammate. As a verb, to pass means to send the ball to a teammate in this way.
  • dribbleTo run with the ball while keeping it under control with small touches, often to get past one or more opponents.

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