Meaning of sideline cut | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A penalty shot awarded against a player who runs over the sideline with the ball. The opponents take a free puck from where the ball crossed the line; side puck.
2. A sudden change of direction and run for the sideline.
3. A shot where the ball is angled sharply toward the sideline, just barely in bounds.

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Examples

“In the first half we had a sideline cut⟳, and as the ball was dropping in I could tell⟳ the Tipp player in front of me was gone up too early for it and wasn't going to get⟳ to it.”

“Tipp took a quick sideline cut⟳, worked it up the field and engineered an overlap, Peter Kelly had to come⟳, Séamus Callanan slipped the ball through to Bubbles, who drove it past Noley, who nearly stopped it.”

“In the sideline-and-up pass⟳, both the receiver and the passer are faking the sideline cut⟳.”

“Here, the receiver combines the sideline-flag pattern with a second sideline cut⟳.”

“The l, 2, and 4 players run⟳ picks; the picks are set⟳ to free up the 1 player for a sideline cut⟳.”

“The second passing option for O5 presents itself when O1 is unable to get⟳ open⟳ on the sideline cut⟳.”

“If it is too far back he can't get⟳ as sharp a downward angle or sideline cut⟳.”

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