Sentence examples for take on players from inspiring English sources

"There's no-one else who can take on players like Tom did".

Nebraska Coach Frank Solich had been wary of preseason games and the physical toll they take on players, but decided the extra practice time and an eight-game home schedule were worth it.

At the same time, people are acutely aware of the ravages that these jumps and dunks take on players' bodies: teams like the Spurs are making a conscious effort to discourage dunking as part of a larger effort to increase their players' longevity.

When Klinsmann challenges a player like Juan Agudelo to take on players one-and-one and beat them, he's implicitly telling Jozy Altidore to learn to do the same thing.

Cole's trickery and ability to take on players in one-on-one situations enabled him to flourish for spells and become a reliable source of goals and assists.

Still unclear, though, is how much of a physical toll the two additional full-speed games would take on players.

The Cowboys have taken on players with damaged reputations before now, with Greg Hardy an obvious recent example.

Arena being interviewed now and basically saying that the decisions were taken on players after strong showings in the Combine.

In Europe, this glut of games at the height of the season is known as fixture congestion, and in the Premier League the toll it takes on players is exacerbated by the rough play.

Both took on players discarded by other sides and moulded a team, 80 minutes away from making history.

The league would be reluctant to further change the rules to permit more than one OT because of the toll all that extra time on the field takes on players.