Safe-pair-of-hands Definition

(sports) The ability to catch and keep hold of [the ball, etc]

(metonymically) A player who has a safe pair of hands.

(figuratively) An experienced person (especially a leader) who can be trusted to do a decent job and not to make a serious mistake; often in relation to a task which is difficult and important; often suggesting blandness or a contrast to someone brilliant but erratic.