Ana amfani da kalmar "hausan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa" a cikin mahallin wasanni, musamman a ƙwallon ƙafa na Amurka da ƙwallon kwando. A cikin wasanni biyun, “shaho na ball” shi ne dan wasan da ya kware wajen satar wucewa ko satar kwallo daga kungiyar da ke adawa da ita. cikin tsananin zafin rai da neman damar shiga tsakani ko satar ƙwallon daga ƙungiyar abokan gaba, sau da yawa ta hanyar jujjuyawar sauri, jira, da kuma fahimtar dabarun wasan da kuzari. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar a sarari don nuni ga kowane aiki ko ɗabi'a wanda ya haɗa da nema da kuma bin wata manufa ko dama.