if you have the ball in your possession then your on offense if not your on defense
if you have the ball in your possession then your on offense if not your on defense
The Offensive Team is the one in possession of the ball.
loss of possession (ball handed over to other team)
receiving team
Answer Yes.
A Pass is undertaken when a player having possession the soccer ball (football) moves the ball to another team player in effect Passing the Ball
in the famous south african soweto derby, orlando pirates had 84% ball possession and kaizer chiefs had only 16%.
keeping possesion is that your team has the ball and has it under control ==================================================== Possession of the ball is of critical importance in a football game. A team can lose possession of the ball through a fumble recovered by the opposing team, a pass intercepted by the opposing team, by punting the ball to the opposing team, or by failing to advance the ball ten yards in three plays from scrimmage. Keeping possession occurs, for example, when a team recovers its own fumble, when a pass originally ruled an interception is overruled on a replay, when a penalty against the opposing team nullifies a turnover, etc.
The ball is placed where the ball actually is (assuming the player still has "possession") when the player is down by contact or when the knee hits the ground.
(Team Sports / Football Terms (both Rugby & Soccer)) Football the tactic of trying to stay very close to the opposition when they are in possession of the ball.
No.