get open
verb1
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Of a player in a team sport, to evade defenders and thereby create a gap allowing another player to pass the ball to that player.
- First, players should learn how to get open to receive the ball; then they need to master basic one-on-one moves with the ball.2009, National Basketball Coaches Association, NBA Coaches Playbook: Techniques, Tactics, and Teaching Points, page 19:
- The quarterback hikes the ball, and it's the receiver's job to run around and get open until the ball comes his way.2010, Jim Dougherty, Brandon Castel, Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Football, page 50:
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- To get open on offense, you should cut to an open area or to the ball.2013, Don Zimmerman, Peter England, Men's Lacrosse, page 125: