LATERALPASS

Lateral pass

In American football and Canadian football a lateral pass or lateral, occurs when the ball carrier throws the football to a teammate in a direction parallel to or away from the opponents' goal line. A lateral pass is distinguished from a forward pass, in which the ball is thrown forward, towards the opposition's end zone. In a lateral pass the ball is not advanced, but unlike a forward pass a lateral may be attempted from anywhere on the field by any player to any player at any time.

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lateral pass

Noun

  1. a pass thrown laterally and that counts as a hand-off
  2. any hand-off, whether lateral or backward


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