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tip drill

tip drill

7.4
A practice exercise where players tip and pass the ball to improve reaction time and coordination
  • noun
  • /tɪp drɪl/
  • Jargon
translation icon : ejercicio de toque
  • She improved her coordination by practicing the tip drill regularly.

Examples

  • Every player must practice the tip drill to improve their skills.

  • The coach emphasized the importance of the tip drill during practice.

  • Our team does the tip drill before every game to warm up.

  • The coach introduced a new tip drill for the basketball team.

  • Our team does the tip drill before every game to warm up.

  • The coach emphasized the importance of the tip drill during practice.

  • Every player must practice the tip drill to improve their skills.

Synonyms

drill
vstip drill
257 3.4

Repeated practice to improve a skill, like in school or the army

is a specific repeated practice using deflections to train passing reaction
two touch drill
vstip drill
  • Jargon
5.5

A practice where soccer players control and pass the ball using two touches

focus on repeated deflections to train passing reaction and coordination

How Intense

fartlek
  • Specialized
1 9.8
drill
257 3.4
tip drill
  • Jargon
7.4
warm-up
35 2.7

Surface Forms

tip drill singular
tip drills plural

Morphology

tip + drill

The compound follows a productive, compositional pattern: 'drill' means a repeated practice exercise and 'tip' denotes the action (to tilt, touch lightly, or deflect). A B1 learner who knows both words can infer this is a practice drill focused on tipping/deflecting the ball, so the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Tip drill comes from the simple picture of players lightly touching or tipping the ball again and again as a drill to practise. So, a tip drill is a 'practice exercise' where teammates keep tipping or deflecting the ball to improve passing, reaction time and coordination.