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two touch

two touch noun: a variant of soccer in which players are allowed to touch the ball only twice in succession before it must go to another player.

Noun

two touch

  1. A variant of soccer in which players are allowed to touch the ball only twice in succession before it must go to another player.
    • Play two touch so that ball circulation is quick.2002, Mick Critchell, Warm Ups for Soccer: A Dynamic Approach, page 53
    • Far too often teams play too much two touch (2 touch is still a good drill) but the extra touch changes everything (the picture) and time is a lost as is the opportunity to use space and catch the defence out .2004, Phil Wymer, Coaching Soccer Tactics, page 28
  2. (figuratively) A mode of interaction that keeps physical intimacy to a minimum.
    • Try to keep it short and sweet but I say too much
      Now she wanna go back and forth, she wanna play two touch2019, “Same Old Story” (track 6), in Ignorance Is Bliss, performed by Skepta

Examples of two touch in a sentence

  • There's two touch, one touch, maybe a little three touch, passing drills etc.2014, Derek Smethurst, Soccer Technique for Winning, page 95:
  • We would play two touch, flag and sometimes tackle football, run all in the fields, and mostly at night we played hide and seek and would be up drinking coffee doing all kinds of things.2019, Anya Maris, Perseverance: Picking Up the Pieces After All These Years, page 27:

Questions about two touch

What does two touch mean?
Two touch means a variant of soccer in which players are allowed to touch the ball only twice in succession before it must go to another player.
How do you use two touch in a sentence?
There's two touch, one touch, maybe a little three touch, passing drills etc.
What part of speech is two touch?
Two touch is a noun.

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