zonal marking, n.

zonal-marking
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First published 2022

# zonal markingnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zonal marking mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zonal marking. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### Where does the noun zonal marking come from?

Earliest known use

1950s

The earliest known use of the noun zonal marking is in the 1950s.

OED's earliest evidence for zonal marking is from 1958, in Sports Argus.

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6. zona, n. 1706–
7. zona ignea, n. 1818–
8. zonal, adj. 1867–
9. zonality, n. 1909–
10. zonally, adv. 1873–
11. zonal marking, n.1958–
12. zona pellucida, n. 1841–
13. zona radiata, n. 1881–
14. zona reticularis, n. 1874–
15. zonarious, adj. 1656–
16. zonary, adj. 1881–
17. zonate, adj. 1866–
18. zonated, adj. 1803–
19. zonation, n. 1898–
20. zone, n. a1500–
21. zone, v. 1792–

## Meaning & use

Sport (chiefly British, originally Football (Soccer)).

1. 1958–
   A system of defensive play in which an individual player is assigned a particular area on the field of play to defend.
   Typically contrasted with man-marking, in which a player is assigned a specific opponent to mark; see man-marking n.
   1. 1958

      > If the winger goes ‘deep’, let him go. You must revert to what is called zonal marking. This is where you guard a particular zone and not a particular player.

      Sports Argus 13 December (City Final edition) 6/6
   2. 1966

      > The slower pace and zonal marking seemed to suit Andhra more..when they manoeuvred to get their marksmen's sights well trained on the basket.

      Times of India 31 December 12/4
   3. 2021

      > The players didn't do the zonal marking correctly, they were all standing in the wrong positions.

      Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 26 October (Sport section) 37
   soccer British English
   1. zonal marking 1958–
      A system of defensive play in which an individual player is assigned a particular area on the field of play to defend.
   2. catenaccio 1961–
      A defensive system of play, originating in Italy in the 1960s, in which each attacking player is marked by one defender, with an additional defender…
   3. total football 1972–
      An attacking style of football in which every outfield player is able to play in any position as required during the course of a game, to allow fluid…
   4. route one 1978–
      The most direct route; (later chiefly) spec. an attacking tactic employing a long, high kick upfield towards the forwards, esp. by a goalkeeper or…
   5. tiki-taka 2007–
      A style of play characterized by highly accurate short passing and an emphasis on retaining possession of the ball.
   6. gegenpressing 2012–
      A style of play in which a team upon losing possession puts immediate and intensive pressure on the opposition, even deep in the opposition's half…
   7. gegenpress 2013–
      Frequently with the. A style of play in which a team upon losing possession puts immediate and intensive pressure on the opposition, even deep in the…
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Originally published as part of the entry for zonal, adj.

zonal marking, n. was first published in 2022.