Ball response
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1. The manner in which a thrown, struck or kicked ball contacts and rebounds from a playing surface. Ideal ball response is consistent in both direction and speed.
This is a picture of a shortstop fielding a grounder and without proper ball response one wouldn't know how the ball would come off the bounce.
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