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chip and gather en · NOUN

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1. A maneuver in which a player gains ground by kicking the ball high and forward, runs forward, and catches the ball as it drops back down.
   • After his chip and gather Freddie Burns was off from out of his 22 and his cross-kick set up the position for Ed Slater to squeeze in at the corner. 2016 September 10, Michael Aylwin, “Wasps' Jimmy Gopperth seals victory to deny Leicester comeback”, in The Guardian:
   • His second was sheer class - a perfectly-executed chip and gather - to give the visitors the all-important first score of the second half. 2014 July 10, Tony Smith, “Stormin' Norman Berryman slays the Sharks”, in The Press (Christchurch, New Zealand):
   • I made sure I hit the ground running, scoring 18 points in the first game against Cordoba, including a chip and gather try which I was especially pleased with. 2013, Mike Catt, Landing on My Feet, →ISBN:

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