单词 | playcalling |
释义 | > as lemmasplaycalling playcalling n. North American Sport (chiefly American Football) the calling of instructions to one's team as to which play to adopt as the game progresses; cf. call v. 5e. ΚΠ 1938 Nevada State Jrnl. 23 Sept. 8/3 Len Carpenter will do much of the play-calling. 1976 College Eng. 38 78/2 Our sports metaphors have changed with us. ‘The good fight’ and ‘the old college try’ have given way to the more sophisticated ‘game plans’, ‘play-calling’, and quarterbacking rhetoric of Vietnam and Watergate. 2003 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 14 Nov. 3 While questions about playcalling are legitimate.., the on-the-field execution of players also needs to be examined... If the execution were better, would Shoop's playcalling be under such scrutiny? < as lemmas |
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