Possession (sports) opportunity to score. In bat-and-ball games including baseball and cricket, the ball is controlled by the fielding team, which are on defense. In several sports, possession is exchanged after the offensive team scores, or when the defensive team physically takes control of a "live" (in play) ball through a fumble, interception, or steal. In gridiron football, possession is additionally controlled through a series of allotted plays called downs, over which the offensive team must move the ball a certain distance down the field, or lose possession. Possession at the start of a game, or in a neutral restart, may be
Traditional games in the Philippines 4, 5 if the player that is standing in the "langit" and can only be stopped if there is another player standing on it. A game of Indian influence. It is basically a game of tag, except here, the divide into two teams, the "it" team members get to hold the ball, passing it between themselves, with the ball touching the head of the other (not "it") team. (lit. "Hawk and Chicken"): This game is played by ten or more players. It can be played indoors or outdoors. One player is chosen as the "hawk" and another as the "hen".