CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Tackle (football move) - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"321dfb4d-19ed-4ffb-a2bc-a153bb1df27a","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Tackle_(football_move)","wgTitle":"Tackle (football move)","wgCurRevisionId":1208982822,"wgRevisionId":1208982822,"wgArticleId":10667,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["CS1 maint: archived copy as title","Articles with short description","Short description matches Wikidata","Articles lacking in-text citations from April 2009","All articles lacking in-text citations","Articles containing Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)-language text","All articles with unsourced statements","Articles with unsourced statements from May 2020","Articles with unsourced statements from March 2017","Pages using multiple image with auto scaled images", "Articles that may contain original research from November 2011","All articles that may contain original research","American football terminology","American football plays","Rugby union terminology","Rugby league terminology","Association football terminology","Australian rules football terminology","Laws of Australian rules football","Australian rules football skills","Tackling sports"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Tackle_(football_move)","wgRelevantArticleId":10667,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions" :{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":30000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q1545990","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons": "ready","jquery.tablesorter.styles":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.tablesorter","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession", "wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cjquery.tablesorter.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg/1200px-Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1197"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg/800px-Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="798"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg/640px-Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="638"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Tackle (football move) - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackle_(football_move)"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackle_(football_move)"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Tackle_football_move rootpage-Tackle_football_move skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Tackle+%28football+move%29" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Tackle+%28football+move%29" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Tackle+%28football+move%29" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Tackle+%28football+move%29" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Name_origin" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Name_origin"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Name origin</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Name_origin-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Association_football" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Association_football"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Association football</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Association_football-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Australian_rules_football" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Australian_rules_football"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Australian rules football</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Australian_rules_football-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Australian rules football subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Australian_rules_football-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Types_of_tackles_in_Australian_rules" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Types_of_tackles_in_Australian_rules"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Types of tackles in Australian rules</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Types_of_tackles_in_Australian_rules-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_tackling_methods" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_tackling_methods"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Other tackling methods</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_tackling_methods-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gaelic_football" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gaelic_football"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Gaelic football</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gaelic_football-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gridiron_football" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gridiron_football"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Gridiron football</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gridiron_football-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-International_rules_football" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#International_rules_football"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>International rules football</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-International_rules_football-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rugby_football" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rugby_football"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Rugby football</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Rugby_football-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Rugby football subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Rugby_football-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Rugby_league" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rugby_league"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Rugby league</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rugby_league-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rugby_union" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rugby_union"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Rugby union</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rugby_union-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Non-tackling_variants" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Non-tackling_variants"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Non-tackling variants</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Non-tackling_variants-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_uses" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_uses"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Other uses</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_uses-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tackle_types" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tackle_types"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Tackle types</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tackle_types-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Controversial_techniques" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Controversial_techniques"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Controversial techniques</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Controversial_techniques-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Tackle (football move)</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 22 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-22" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">22 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84_(%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9_%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85)" title="تدخل (حركة كرة القدم) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="تدخل (حركة كرة القدم)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackling_(fodbold)" title="Tackling (fodbold) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Tackling (fodbold)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackling" title="Tackling – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Tackling" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackle" title="Tackle – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Tackle" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plakatze" title="Plakatze – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Plakatze" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%DA%A9%D9%84" title="تکل – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="تکل" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacle" title="Tacle – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Tacle" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%83%9C%ED%81%B4" title="태클 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="태클" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menjegal" title="Menjegal – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Menjegal" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackle" title="Tackle – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Tackle" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takel" title="Takel – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Takel" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackle_(beweging)" title="Tackle (beweging) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Tackle (beweging)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB_(%E3%83%95%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB)" title="タックル (フットボール) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="タックル (フットボール)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackling" title="Tackling – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Tackling" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackle" title="Tackle – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Tackle" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackle_(football)" title="Tackle (football) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Tackle (football)" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%9A%D0%B5_(%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D1%84%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB)" title="Обарање (амерички фудбал) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Обарање (амерички фудбал)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taklaaminen" title="Taklaaminen – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Taklaaminen" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackling" title="Tackling – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Tackling" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%E1%BA%AFc_b%C3%B3ng" title="Tắc bóng – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Tắc bóng" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%93%92%E6%8A%B1" title="擒抱 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="擒抱" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bew mw-list-item"><a href="https://bew.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tebang_(gerakan_bola)" title="Tebang (gerakan bola) – Betawi" lang="bew" hreflang="bew" data-title="Tebang (gerakan bola)" data-language-autonym="Betawi" data-language-local-name="Betawi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Betawi</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q1545990#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(football_move)" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Tackle_(football_move)" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(football_move)"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(football_move)"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Tackle_(football_move)" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Tackle_(football_move)" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&oldid=1208982822" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Tackle_%28football_move%29&id=1208982822&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTackle_%28football_move%29"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTackle_%28football_move%29"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Tackle_%28football_move%29&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tackle_(association_football)" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q1545990" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Defensive move in various forms of football</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">Tackle (gridiron football position)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_footnotes_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambox-More_footnotes_needed" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg/40px-Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg/60px-Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg/80px-Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article includes a list of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#General_references" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">general references</a>, but <b>it lacks sufficient corresponding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Inline_citations" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">inline citations</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Reliability" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Reliability">improve</a> this article by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:When_to_cite" title="Wikipedia:When to cite">introducing</a> more precise citations.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2009</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A player attempts to stop his opponent from disposing of a ball by wrapping his arms around the opponent's chest" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2063" data-file-height="2057" /></a><figcaption>A tackle in <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Most forms of <a href="/wiki/Football" title="Football">football</a> have a move known as a <b>tackle</b>. The primary purposes of tackling are to dispossess an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend. </p><p>The word is used in some <a href="/wiki/Contact_sport" title="Contact sport">contact</a> variations of football to describe the act of physically holding or wrestling a player to the ground. In others, it simply describes one or more methods of contesting for possession of the ball. It can therefore be used as both a defensive or attacking move. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name_origin">Name origin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Name origin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Middle_Dutch" title="Middle Dutch">Middle Dutch</a>, the verb <span title="Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)-language text"><i lang="dum">tacken</i></span> meant to grab or to handle. By the 14th century, this had come to be used for the equipment used for fishing, referring to the rod and reel, etc., and also for that used in sailing, referring to rigging, equipment, or gear used on ships. By the 18th century, a similar use was applied to harnesses or equipment used with horses. Modern use in football comes from the earlier sport of rugby, where the word was used in the 19th century. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Association_football">Association football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Association football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Sliding_tackle" title="Sliding tackle">Sliding tackle</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Soccer_tackle.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Soccer_tackle.JPEG/200px-Soccer_tackle.JPEG" decoding="async" width="200" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Soccer_tackle.JPEG/300px-Soccer_tackle.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Soccer_tackle.JPEG/400px-Soccer_tackle.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="489" data-file-height="466" /></a><figcaption>A tackle in <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Unlike other codes, tackles in <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a> have to be predominantly directed against the ball rather than the player in possession of it. This is achieved by using either leg to wrest possession from the opponent, or sliding in on the grass to knock the ball away. A defender is permitted to use their body to obstruct the motion of a player with the ball, and this may be part of a successful tackle.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pulling a player to the ground in the style of tackle common to other codes is completely absent from the game (this would be considered "violent conduct" and result in a red card (dismissal)). </p><p>Although some contact between players is allowed, the rules of association football significantly limit the physicality of tackles, explicitly forbidding contacts which are "careless, reckless or [use] excessive force".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Almost all tackles where the tackler's legs make contact with the opponent before the ball are considered illegal, and heavy contact after initially touching the ball may also be penalised. </p><p>Illegal tackles are <a href="/wiki/Fouls_and_misconduct_(association_football)" title="Fouls and misconduct (association football)">fouls</a> and are punished with a <a href="/wiki/Direct_free_kick" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct free kick">direct free kick</a> (or <a href="/wiki/Penalty_kick_(association_football)" title="Penalty kick (association football)">penalty</a> if committed within the penalty area) for the opponent's team. Such incidents are common, with dozens of occurrences in a typical match. In most cases these fouls are not considered <a href="/wiki/Fouls_and_misconduct_(association_football)" title="Fouls and misconduct (association football)">misconducts</a>, however yellow cards (cautions) may be delivered for more egregious fouls that constitute "<a href="/wiki/Unsportsmanlike_conduct" title="Unsportsmanlike conduct">unsporting behaviour</a>". If a foul tackle endangers the tackled player's safety, it is likely to be considered as "serious foul play" by the referee and punished with a red card (dismissal). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cole_Diamanti_and_Gerrard_England-Italy_Euro_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Cole_Diamanti_and_Gerrard_England-Italy_Euro_2012.jpg/220px-Cole_Diamanti_and_Gerrard_England-Italy_Euro_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Cole_Diamanti_and_Gerrard_England-Italy_Euro_2012.jpg/330px-Cole_Diamanti_and_Gerrard_England-Italy_Euro_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Cole_Diamanti_and_Gerrard_England-Italy_Euro_2012.jpg/440px-Cole_Diamanti_and_Gerrard_England-Italy_Euro_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="656" data-file-height="435" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Alessandro_Diamanti" title="Alessandro Diamanti">Alessandro Diamanti</a> (22) slide tackles <a href="/wiki/Steven_Gerrard" title="Steven Gerrard">Steven Gerrard</a> (4) at <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012" title="UEFA Euro 2012">Euro 2012</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Tackles that involve lunging at an opponent with both legs, regardless of whether the ball is won, are generally considered to constitute serious foul play and hence result in a sending-off.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This explicitly includes "scissoring"<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="The 2016/17 IFAB Laws of the Game do not mention scissoring (March 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (tackling with legs apart, so as to trap the opponent's leg or legs in between), which is likely to be punished with a sending-off (red card), as it poses a high risk of severe knee injury to the player being tackled. Tackling with <i>studs up</i> is considered dangerous.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <i>studs up tackle</i> is made when a player lunges into a tackle with a leg or both legs outstretched exposing the soles of their boots. Referees are encouraged to at the very least caution (yellow card) players who commit such challenges.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Additionally, an illegal tackle which is also a <a href="/wiki/Professional_foul" title="Professional foul">professional foul</a> is considered misconduct.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The most spectacular form of tackle in association football is the <a href="/wiki/Sliding_tackle" title="Sliding tackle">slide tackle</a>, wherein a tackler slides, leg extended, along the ground, aiming to hit the ball away.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This form of tackle carries a high risk of committing a foul. </p><p>"<a href="/wiki/Diving_(association_football)" title="Diving (association football)">Diving</a>" in association football involves tackled players exaggerating the physicality of tackles, so as to gain favourable decisions from the referee. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Australian_rules_football">Australian rules football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Australian rules football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Liam_Picken_tackling_Jordan_Lewis_while_handballing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A player attempts to prevent his opponent from handballing by holding on to him" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Liam_Picken_tackling_Jordan_Lewis_while_handballing.jpg/220px-Liam_Picken_tackling_Jordan_Lewis_while_handballing.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Liam_Picken_tackling_Jordan_Lewis_while_handballing.jpg/330px-Liam_Picken_tackling_Jordan_Lewis_while_handballing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Liam_Picken_tackling_Jordan_Lewis_while_handballing.jpg/440px-Liam_Picken_tackling_Jordan_Lewis_while_handballing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2757" data-file-height="1835" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> player <a href="/wiki/Liam_Picken" title="Liam Picken">Liam Picken</a> tackling <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Lewis" title="Jordan Lewis">Jordan Lewis</a> of <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a>, who is attempting a <a href="/wiki/Handball_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Handball (Australian rules football)">handball</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a>, the move commonly described as a "tackle" is similar to in rugby and involves wrapping, holding or wrestling a player who has possession of the ball to the ground. Tackling players not in possession of the ball is not allowed, this is considered “<a href="/wiki/Holding_the_man" class="mw-redirect" title="Holding the man">holding the man</a>” and penalised with a free kick to the opposition. </p><p>As there is no <a href="/wiki/Offside_(sport)" title="Offside (sport)">offside rule</a> in Australian rules football, players can be tackled from any direction, and are often blindsided. For this reason, the sport allows players to <a href="/wiki/Shepherding_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Shepherding (Australian rules football)">shepherd</a> and bump their opponents within 5 metres of the ball, to protect the ball carrier. </p><p>A tackled player must immediately dispose of the ball legally, by <a href="/wiki/Kick_(football)" title="Kick (football)">kicking</a> or <a href="/wiki/Handball_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Handball (Australian rules football)">handballing</a>, but not by throwing or dropping the ball. If this is not done, a <a href="/wiki/Holding_the_ball" title="Holding the ball">holding the ball</a> <a href="/wiki/Free_kick_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Free kick (Australian rules football)">free kick</a> will be awarded to the tackler. If the ball is knocked free by the tackler, pinned to the player by the tackler, or the player unsuccessfully attempts a kick or handball, a free kick will only be awarded if the ball carrier is deemed to have had a prior opportunity to dispose of the ball prior to being tackled. If a player has not had prior opportunity to dispose of the ball and a tackler knocks the ball free during a tackle then no free kick is paid and the game continues. </p><p>A tackle must only contact below the shoulders and above the knees, and a player is able to be thrown to the ground, so long as the tackle is deemed not to be reckless or likely to cause injury. There are also rules outlawing pushing in the back making tackling more difficult. Tripping, by both hand or foot, is not allowed and can be a <a href="/wiki/AFL_Tribunal" title="AFL Tribunal">reportable offence</a>. </p><p>Players wear little to no padding to cushion the impact of tackles, however players generally wear mouthguards to protect their teeth. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Types_of_tackles_in_Australian_rules">Types of tackles in Australian rules</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Types of tackles in Australian rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hodge_tackling_Laird.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Hodge_tackling_Laird.jpg/300px-Hodge_tackling_Laird.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Hodge_tackling_Laird.jpg/450px-Hodge_tackling_Laird.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Hodge_tackling_Laird.jpg/600px-Hodge_tackling_Laird.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1691" data-file-height="1125" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rory_Laird" title="Rory Laird">Rory Laird</a> attempts to break a <a href="/wiki/Luke_Hodge" title="Luke Hodge">Luke Hodge</a> tackle</figcaption></figure> <p>There are many types of tackles in Australian rules football: </p> <ul><li><b>perfect tackle</b> – when a player lays a tackle on an opponent that has had prior opportunity to dispose of the ball and in the process makes it impossible for their opponent to dispose of the ball. For example, if a tackler pins an opponent's arm, then the opponent cannot possibly <a href="/wiki/Handball_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Handball (Australian rules football)">handball</a>, and if they pin both arms, then it is nearly impossible to legally execute a kick. A player is almost always rewarded for a perfect tackle (except in the case of a slam tackle – see below).</li> <li><b>gang tackle</b> – when the player in possession is tackled by more than one opponent at the same time.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/High_tackle" title="High tackle">high tackle</a></b> – any tackle which infringes on the opponent's neck or head. This includes any tackle which slips above the A/C joint. This is illegal and the penalty is a free kick.</li> <li><b>coathanger</b> – slang for high contact to the head, usually by a stiff arm, which causes a player to land flat on their back. It is often accidental due to the high pace of the game. The penalty may be a free kick if deemed accidental or a reportable offence which may result in suspension.</li> <li><b>diving tackle</b> – when a player leaves the ground in attempting to tackle</li> <li><b>slinging</b> – a player <i>slung</i> to the ground in a tackle</li> <li><b>broken tackle</b> – when a player is able to break free of a tackle</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spear_tackle" title="Spear tackle">spear tackle</a></b> – also known as a dangerous throw in rugby, it is a <a href="/wiki/AFL_Tribunal" title="AFL Tribunal">reportable offence</a> and may result in suspension</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Push_in_the_back" title="Push in the back">push in the back</a></b> – Any tackle which forces the player forward, into the ground, or both, from behind. This is an illegal tackle and the penalty is a free kick.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bump_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bump (football)">bump</a></i> or <b>hip and shoulder</b> tackle is a legal Aussie rules tactic for both dispossession of the player with the ball and also impeding players involved in a contest but not in possession of the ball. The difference between a bump and a tackle is that arms are not used in a bump, which must be made side-on using the hip and or shoulder. Not all bumping is legal, however. Aggressive head on bumping or "charging" of a player with the ball is often described as "rough play" and is a reportable offence, this is particularly so if a player is deemed to have their head down over the ball in an attempt to picking it up off the ground when the bump is applied or contact is made above the shoulders. Standing ground against an oncoming player, however, is legal.</li> <li><b>slam tackle</b> – relatively new term for a tackle which results in an opponent's head being deliberately slammed to the ground. It is often associated with the pinning of the arms of an opponent so that they cannot cushion the impact of their head on the ground. Although tolerated in days gone by in recent years, in 2009, the AFL branded this a dangerous type of tackle. Incidents in the professional AFL involving <a href="/wiki/Byron_Pickett" title="Byron Pickett">Byron Pickett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Darren_Milburn" title="Darren Milburn">Darren Milburn</a> have come under particular scrutiny.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>wing tackle</b> or <b><a href="/wiki/Chicken_wing_tackle" title="Chicken wing tackle">Chicken wing tackle</a></b> – when one arm is pinned in a tackle. After sustaining severe damage from this type of tackle during the <a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009 AFL season</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brent_Harvey" title="Brent Harvey">Brent Harvey</a> called for this type of tackle to be banned.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_tackling_methods">Other tackling methods</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Other tackling methods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although the term "tackle" is used in Australian rules to exclusively describe wrapping, holding or wrestling a player in possession, there are also several other ways of contesting possession in Australian rules that other sports would describe as a "tackle" and that also involve a degree of contact. </p><p>Other defensive actions are generally categorised as <i><a href="/wiki/One_percenter_(Australian_rules_football)" title="One percenter (Australian rules football)">one percenters</a></i>. The defensive tactic of punching away (commonly known as spoiling) from a player is allowed. <i>Smothering</i>, which involves using the arms or body to get in the way of an opponent's kick as it leaves their boot, is similar to a <i>charge down</i> in rugby football. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gaelic_football">Gaelic football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Gaelic football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a> defines tackling as wresting the ball from an opponent's hands. Bumping is allowed on the player with the ball, but a player cannot be grabbed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gridiron_football">Gridiron football<span class="anchor" id="American_&_Canadian_football_(gridiron_football)"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Gridiron football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy-UMass.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Navy-UMass.jpg/220px-Navy-UMass.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Navy-UMass.jpg/330px-Navy-UMass.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Navy-UMass.jpg/440px-Navy-UMass.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1884" data-file-height="1743" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">College football</a> game: <a href="/wiki/Navy_Midshipmen_football" title="Navy Midshipmen football">Navy</a> <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada (center) is tackled by <a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutemen_football" title="UMass Minutemen football">Massachusetts</a> <a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">defensive back</a> <a href="/wiki/James_Ihedigbo" title="James Ihedigbo">James Ihedigbo</a> (left) and <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a> Charles Walker (right).</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_football" title="Canadian football">Canadian football</a>, to tackle is to physically interfere with the forward progress of a player in possession of the ball, such that his forward progress ceases and is not resumed, or such that he is caused to touch some part of his body to the ground other than his feet or hands, or such that he is forced to go out of bounds. In any such case, the ball becomes <a href="/wiki/Dead_ball_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead ball (American football)">dead</a>, the down is over, and play ceases until the beginning of the next <a href="/wiki/Football_play" class="mw-redirect" title="Football play">play</a>. </p><p>A tackle is known as a <a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">quarterback sack</a> when the <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> is tackled at or behind the <a href="/wiki/Line_of_scrimmage" title="Line of scrimmage">line of scrimmage</a> while attempting to throw a pass. A <b>tackle for loss</b> is a tackle that causes a loss of yardage for the opposing running back or wide receiver. This happens when the quarterback is sacked, when either a rusher or a receiver is tackled behind the line of scrimmage, or when the ball is fumbled behind the line of scrimmage and was picked up by an offensive player who does not manage to move past the line before being tackled. When a player who does not have the ball is taken down, it is generally referred to as a block. </p><p>Tacklers are not required to wrap their arms around the ball carrier before bringing him to the ground; in fact, the ball carrier is often "tackled" by the defender taking a running start and hitting the ball carrier to knock them to the ground. Tackles can also be made by grabbing the ball carrier's jersey (or even hair, should it be long enough and allowed to dangle freely from beneath the helmet) and pulling him to the ground. As mentioned above, the referee can declare that a play is dead if the ball carrier's forward progress has been stopped, even if he has not actually been taken to the ground. </p><p>To protect players from potentially catastrophic injury, there are some restrictions on tackles and blocks. At no time may a defensive player tackle an offensive player by grabbing the facemask of their <a href="/wiki/Football_helmet" title="Football helmet">helmet</a>; doing so incurs a 15-yard penalty and the victimized team is awarded a new set of downs. Although <a href="/wiki/Spearing_(gridiron_football)" title="Spearing (gridiron football)">spear tackles</a> are allowed in gridiron football, a player may not use his helmet to tackle an opponent as the technique can cause serious injury to both players (more often the tackler, due to the force of reaction on the tackler, which is apt to be beyond the limit that the neck can handle) and also warrants a 15-yard penalty as well as a fresh set of downs if committed by the defending team; this is known as "spearing the player". A similar penalty is assessed to any player attempting to make contact with his helmet against another opponent's helmet, which is known as a <a href="/wiki/Helmet-to-helmet_collision" title="Helmet-to-helmet collision">helmet-to-helmet collision</a>. Grabbing a ball carrier by the pads behind his neck and pulling him down is known as a "horse collar", a method which has been made illegal at all levels of American football. </p><p>It is also illegal to tackle a player who has thrown a forward pass (generally a quarterback) after he has released the ball; doing so is called "roughing the passer" and incurs a 15-yard penalty and a fresh set of downs for the team with the ball. However, in the NFL a player can continue forward for one step, which means that often a player who is committed to attacking the quarterback will still make a tackle. Place kickers and punters are afforded an even greater protection from being tackled. </p><p>Once the play is ruled complete, no contact is permitted; a player who makes contact with an opponent after the play is charged with "unnecessary roughness" and his team is assessed a 15-yard penalty. </p><p>Blocks that <a href="/wiki/Clipping_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clipping (American football)">occur in the back of the legs and below the knees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football#C" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">initiated below the waist</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Clothesline_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Clothesline (disambiguation)">clotheslines</a> are also generally prohibited and players who use them are subject to much more severe penalties than other illegal tackles. However, a player who plays on the line <i>can</i> block below the knees (<a href="/wiki/Cut_block" class="mw-redirect" title="Cut block">cut block</a>) as long the block is within five yards of the line and the player they block is in front of them and not engaged by another blocker (<a href="/wiki/Chop_block_(American_Football)#Chop_Block" class="mw-redirect" title="Chop block (American Football)">chop block</a>). </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL), tackles are tracked as an unofficial statistic by a scorekeeper hired by the home team. Though the statistic is widely cited, the league does not verify that the counts are accurate.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 12, 2022, <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Martial" title="Carlton Martial">Carlton Martial</a> of Troy recorded his 546th tackle to break the Division I FBS record for most tackles in a career.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_rules_football">International rules football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: International rules football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/International_rules_football" title="International rules football">International rules football</a> is a hybrid game between <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a>. Tackling in International Rules is subject to similar rules as Australian rules football, but with some subtle differences. Tackling is only allowed as low as the waist, whereas it is allowed down to the knees in Aussie Rules. One handed tackling has been banned in International Rules since the <a href="/wiki/2008_International_Rules_Series" title="2008 International Rules Series">2008 International Rules Series</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rugby_football">Rugby football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Rugby football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rugby_league">Rugby league</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Rugby league"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/One_on_one_tackle" title="One on one tackle">One on one tackle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dump_tackle" title="Dump tackle">Dump tackle</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:362px;max-width:362px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader">Rugby tackles</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:195px;max-width:195px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:193px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hit_up_into_defenders.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Hit_up_into_defenders.jpg/193px-Hit_up_into_defenders.jpg" decoding="async" width="193" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Hit_up_into_defenders.jpg/290px-Hit_up_into_defenders.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Hit_up_into_defenders.jpg/386px-Hit_up_into_defenders.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5504" data-file-height="5504" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Rugby league tackle</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:163px;max-width:163px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:193px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rugby_tackle_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Rugby_tackle_cropped.jpg/161px-Rugby_tackle_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="161" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Rugby_tackle_cropped.jpg/242px-Rugby_tackle_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Rugby_tackle_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="313" data-file-height="377" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Diving tackle (rugby union)</div></div></div></div></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">rugby league</a> the ball-carrier can be tackled by any number of defenders from any direction. The initial contact in the tackle must be made below the ball carrier's neck or it will be deemed a <a href="/wiki/High_tackle" title="High tackle">high tackle</a> and penalised. A tackle in rugby league is completed when any of the following occurs:<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The attacking player's ball or the hand or arm holding the ball comes into contact with the ground while still held by one or more defenders.</li> <li>Although still on his feet, the attacking player's forward momentum has ceased while still held by one or more defender.</li> <li>Being held by a defender, the attacking player makes it evident that he has succumbed to the tackle and wishes to be released in order to play-the-ball.</li> <li>A defender places a hand on the attacking player lying on the ground.</li></ul> <p>Once the tackle is completed, the ball-carrier must be allowed to get to his feet to '<a href="/wiki/Playing_rugby_league#Play-the-ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Playing rugby league">play-the-ball</a>' and the defensive team must retreat 10 metres (except 2 markers, facing the tackled player). <a href="/wiki/Spear_tackle" title="Spear tackle">Spear tackles</a> are illegal in rugby league, with most tackles in which the defender is lifted 'above the horizontal' bringing about penalties in the modern game. A stiff arm tackle is an offence. A 2012 New Zealand study found that over 659 tackles are made per game in professional rugby league.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of all the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_positions" title="Rugby league positions">rugby league positions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_positions#Second-row_forward" title="Rugby league positions">second-row</a> averages the most tackles.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rugby_union">Rugby union</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Rugby union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a>, a player must be brought to ground for a <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_gameplay#Tackle" title="Rugby union gameplay">tackle</a> to be completed. The tackled player must release the ball, but the ball is not dead and a <i><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_gameplay#Ruck" title="Rugby union gameplay">ruck</a></i> forms to contest possession of it. If the ball carrier is not brought to the ground a <i><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_gameplay#Maul" title="Rugby union gameplay">maul</a></i> will usually form. High/reckless or stiff arm tackles laws once dictated any contact made above the shoulders was an offence. Now, even if contact starts below the shoulders, if the head is involved in any reckless tackle it results in the offending player being given a yellow card and therefore sin binned. World Rugby now defines a reckless tackle as being any contact where the tackler "knew or should have known that there was a risk of making contact with the head of an opponent, but did so anyway"<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Non-tackling_variants">Non-tackling variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Non-tackling variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For various codes of football, variant codes have been developed which substitute out the tackling element, making the game less physical. In these games, either a being touched by an opponent or, in some codes, having a tag on the player's person removed, has effects similar to a tackle in the parent code. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Major non-tackling variants </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Parent football code </th> <th>Major non-tackling variants </th></tr> <tr> <td>Gridiron </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Touch_football_(American)" title="Touch football (American)">Touch football</a> <p><a href="/wiki/Flag_football" title="Flag football">Flag football</a>. </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rugby </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Touch_rugby" title="Touch rugby">Touch rugby</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Touch_(sport)" title="Touch (sport)">Touch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_tag" title="League tag">League tag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_rugby" title="Tag rugby">Tag rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_flag_rugby" title="American flag rugby">American flag rugby</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Australian </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rec_footy" title="Rec footy">Rec footy</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_uses">Other uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Other uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Other non-football games that feature ball-tackling or similar concepts include <a href="/wiki/Hurling" title="Hurling">hurling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hockey" title="Hockey">hockey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shinty" title="Shinty">shinty</a>, while tackling of people is featured in games like <a href="/wiki/Kabaddi" title="Kabaddi">kabaddi</a>. With the increasing popularity of football in the late 19th century, tackling had been integrated into field-based chasing games such as <a href="/wiki/British_Bulldog_(game)" class="mw-redirect" title="British Bulldog (game)">British Bulldog (game)</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/British_Bulldog_(game)#Pom-Pom-Pull-Away" class="mw-redirect" title="British Bulldog (game)">Pom-Pom-Pull-Away</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Bulldog_(game)" class="mw-redirect" title="British Bulldog (game)">British Bulldog</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For younger boys, these children's games became essential for the acquisition of football skills.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tackle_types">Tackle types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Tackle types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Original_research plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Original_research" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This table <b>possibly contains <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">original research</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit">improve it</a> by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verifying</a> the claims made and adding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Inline_citations" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">inline citations</a>. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2011</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Some illegal tackle moves result in a penalty play, however others may be "reportable" offences — that is, the option exists for an official to penalise a player's conduct individually rather than during the game refer it to a tribunal for deferred penalty. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <caption style="background:#888888; color:#ffffff"><b>Allowable / forbidden tackles by football code</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Code </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Sliding_tackle" title="Sliding tackle">Sliding</a><br />tackle </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Spear_tackle" title="Spear tackle">Spear</a><br />tackle </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Dump_tackle" title="Dump tackle">Dump</a><br />tackle </th> <th>Body <br />tackle </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Ankle_tap" title="Ankle tap">Ankle tap</a> </th> <th>Diving <br />tackle </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Shepherding_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Shepherding (Australian rules football)">Bumping</a>/<br />blocking </th> <th>Shoulder<br /> charge </th> <th>Intercept<br /> ball </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Chicken_wing_tackle" title="Chicken wing tackle">Chicken wing</a> </th> <th>Other </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association</a> <sup id="cite_ref-assoc_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-assoc-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background: #FED; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="depends table-depends"><span style="font-size:85%;">Restricted</span> <sup id="cite_ref-assocminor_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-assocminor-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background: #FED; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="depends table-depends"><span style="font-size:85%;">Restricted</span> <sup id="cite_ref-assocfoot_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-assocfoot-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No <br /><sup id="cite_ref-trip_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trip-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"><span style="font-size:85%;">Reportable</span> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background: #FED; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="depends table-depends"><span style="font-size:85%;">Restricted</span> <sup id="cite_ref-austr_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-austr-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes <br /><sup id="cite_ref-with_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-with-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"><span style="font-size:85%;">Reportable</span> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"><span style="font-size:85%;">Reportable</span> </td> <td>Spoil, Shepherd, Smother </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-hands_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hands-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background: #FED; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="depends table-depends"><span style="font-size:85%;">Restricted</span> <sup id="cite_ref-withball_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-withball-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background: #FED; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="depends table-depends"><span style="font-size:85%;">Restricted</span> <sup id="cite_ref-interf_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-interf-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gridiron_football" title="Gridiron football">Gridiron</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No<br /> <sup id="cite_ref-trip_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trip-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes <sup id="cite_ref-grid_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grid-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">Rugby league</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"><span style="font-size:85%;">Reportable</span> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"><span style="font-size:85%;">Reportable</span> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes <br /><sup id="cite_ref-neck_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-neck-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"><span style="font-size:85%;">Penalty</span> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"><span style="font-size:85%;">Penalty</span> </td> <td style="background: #FED; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="depends table-depends"><span style="font-size:85%;">Restricted</span> <sup id="cite_ref-noknock_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-noknock-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"><span style="font-size:85%;">Reportable</span> </td> <td>Charge down </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"><span style="font-size:85%;">Reportable</span> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"><span style="font-size:85%;">Reportable</span> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"><span style="font-size:85%;">Penalty</span> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background: #FED; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="depends table-depends"><span style="font-size:85%;">Restricted</span> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"><span style="font-size:85%;">Penalty</span> </td> <td>Charge down </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-assoc-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-assoc_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tackling with the hands strictly not allowed</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-assocminor-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-assocminor_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Minor charge or push, shoulder-to-shoulder only, if both players are in direct battle for possession</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-assocfoot-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-assocfoot_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Foot only</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-trip-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-trip_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-trip_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Classified as a trip</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-austr-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-austr_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Between knees and shoulders, no pushing in the back</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-with-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-with_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">within 5 metres of ball</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hands-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-hands_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tackling with the hands not allowed</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-withball-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-withball_29-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Only on player with the ball</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-interf-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-interf_30-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">No interference allowed</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-grid-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-grid_31-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Illegal if Leading with Head</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-neck-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-neck_32-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">No grappling around the neck</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-noknock-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-noknock_33-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">No knock ons allowed</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversial_techniques">Controversial techniques</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Controversial techniques"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spear_tackle" title="Spear tackle">spear tackle</a> (dangerous throw) – (illegal in both rugby codes and Australian rules)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_tackle" title="High tackle">high tackle</a> (illegal head-high tackle) – rugby league and Australian rules (see also <a href="/wiki/Coathanger_(Australian_rules_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Coathanger (Australian rules football)">coathanger</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grapple_tackle" title="Grapple tackle">grapple tackle</a> – a controversial rugby league tackling technique similar to a <a href="/wiki/Chokehold" title="Chokehold">chokehold</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicken_wing_tackle" title="Chicken wing tackle">chicken wing tackle</a> – banned in rugby league</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horse-collar_tackle" title="Horse-collar tackle">horse-collar tackle</a> – banned in gridiron football by the NFL, the NCAA, and the CFL. This tackle involves the defender reaching his hand inside the ball carrier's collar, grabbing the collar (and usually, the collar of the shoulder pads), and pulling player straight down or backwards and down. The tackle has the potential to cause severe injuries to the tackled player's neck, legs and ankles. It is considered an "equipment tackle", meaning the protective equipment used by the players is what is used to make the tackle (similarly, a face-mask tackle is considered an "equipment tackle"). The horse-collar was made infamous by Dallas Cowboys <a href="/wiki/Safety_(American_football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (American football position)">free safety</a> Roy Williams when he performed it on Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Terrell Owens</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHargreavesBate" class="citation news cs1">Hargreaves, Alan; Bate, Richard. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.humankinetics.com/excerpts/excerpts/soccer-has-three-basic-tackles">"Soccer has three basic tackles"</a>. <i>human-kinetics</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2018-09-17</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=human-kinetics&rft.atitle=Soccer+has+three+basic+tackles&rft.aulast=Hargreaves&rft.aufirst=Alan&rft.au=Bate%2C+Richard&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.humankinetics.com%2Fexcerpts%2Fexcerpts%2Fsoccer-has-three-basic-tackles&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/50518593a0941079/original/khhloe2xoigyna8juxw3-pdf.pdf">"Laws of the Game 2018/19"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>FIFA.com</i>. p. 101<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 September</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=FIFA.com&rft.atitle=Laws+of+the+Game+2018%2F19&rft.pages=101&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalhub.fifa.com%2Fm%2F50518593a0941079%2Foriginal%2Fkhhloe2xoigyna8juxw3-pdf.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThe_Football_Association" class="citation web cs1">The Football Association. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/laws/football-11-11/law-12---fouls-and-misconduct">"Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct"</a>. <i>www.thefa.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-06-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.thefa.com&rft.atitle=Law+12+-+Fouls+and+Misconduct&rft.au=The+Football+Association&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefa.com%2Ffootball-rules-governance%2Flawsandrules%2Flaws%2Ffootball-11-11%2Flaw-12---fouls-and-misconduct&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/glossary/g/gl_dangerous_play.htm">"What You Need to Know about Free Kicks and Penalties in Soccer"</a>. <a href="/wiki/About.com" class="mw-redirect" title="About.com">About.com</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 June</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=What+You+Need+to+Know+about+Free+Kicks+and+Penalties+in+Soccer&rft.pub=About.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fworldsoccer.about.com%2Fod%2Fglossary%2Fg%2Fgl_dangerous_play.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190325111138/http://www.esrefs.com.au/AA/2014/studs-up.pdf">"Archived copy"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.esrefs.com.au/AA/2014/studs-up.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 2019-03-25.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Archived+copy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.esrefs.com.au%2FAA%2F2014%2Fstuds-up.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_web" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title" title="Category:CS1 maint: archived copy as title">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/espn-fc-united/68/post/3374280/tactical-fouling-is-spoiling-football-time-for-the-rulemakers-to-stamp-it-out">"Time to stamp out tactical fouls"</a>. <i>ESPN.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2018-09-17</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=ESPN.com&rft.atitle=Time+to+stamp+out+tactical+fouls&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.co.uk%2Ffootball%2Fblog%2Fespn-fc-united%2F68%2Fpost%2F3374280%2Ftactical-fouling-is-spoiling-football-time-for-the-rulemakers-to-stamp-it-out&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWrightHirotsu2003" class="citation journal cs1">Wright, M.; Hirotsu, N. (2003). "The Professional Foul in Football: Tactics and Deterrents". <i>The Journal of the Operational Research Society</i>. <b>54</b> (3): 213–221. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1057%2Fpalgrave.jors.2601506">10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601506</a>. <a href="/wiki/JSTOR_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="JSTOR (identifier)">JSTOR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/4101614">4101614</a>. <a href="/wiki/S2CID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="S2CID (identifier)">S2CID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:7990993">7990993</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+the+Operational+Research+Society&rft.atitle=The+Professional+Foul+in+Football%3A+Tactics+and+Deterrents&rft.volume=54&rft.issue=3&rft.pages=213-221&rft.date=2003&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.semanticscholar.org%2FCorpusID%3A7990993%23id-name%3DS2CID&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F4101614%23id-name%3DJSTOR&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1057%2Fpalgrave.jors.2601506&rft.aulast=Wright&rft.aufirst=M.&rft.au=Hirotsu%2C+N.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25043235-23211,00.html">AFL not so tackle happy after Darren Milburn's tackle last season</a> by Bruce Matthews. <span class="nowrap">February 12</span>, 2009</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090502115214/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25402009-19742,00.html">"AFL may pluck out 'wing' tackle after Brent Harvey injury"</a>. <i>Herald Sun</i>. 28 April 2009. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25402009-19742,00.html">the original</a> on 2 May 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 June</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Herald+Sun&rft.atitle=AFL+may+pluck+out+%27wing%27+tackle+after+Brent+Harvey+injury&rft.date=2009-04-28&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.com.au%2Fheraldsun%2Fsport%2Fafl%2Fstory%2F0%2C26576%2C25402009-19742%2C00.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClark2012" class="citation news cs1">Clark, Kevin (October 9, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444897304578044610803692432">"The NFL's Make-Believe Stat"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal" title="The Wall Street Journal">The Wall Street Journal</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151219210026/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444897304578044610803692432">Archived</a> from the original on December 19, 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Wall+Street+Journal&rft.atitle=The+NFL%27s+Make-Believe+Stat&rft.date=2012-10-09&rft.aulast=Clark&rft.aufirst=Kevin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2FSB10000872396390444897304578044610803692432&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dothaneagle.com/sports/college/troy/martial-breaks-tackles-record-troy-rallies-for-victory/article_795a49dc-62f0-11ed-a8cd-df59599ff8c1.html">"Martial breaks tackles record; Troy rallies for victory"</a>. <i>Dothan Eagle</i>. November 12, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Dothan+Eagle&rft.atitle=Martial+breaks+tackles+record%3B+Troy+rallies+for+victory&rft.date=2022-11-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdothaneagle.com%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2Ftroy%2Fmartial-breaks-tackles-record-troy-rallies-for-victory%2Farticle_795a49dc-62f0-11ed-a8cd-df59599ff8c1.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35012136/troy-lb-carlton-martial-sets-ncaa-record-career-tackles">"Troy LB Carlton Martial sets NCAA record for career tackles"</a>. <i>ESPN.com</i>. November 12, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=ESPN.com&rft.atitle=Troy+LB+Carlton+Martial+sets+NCAA+record+for+career+tackles&rft.date=2022-11-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fcollege-football%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F35012136%2Ftroy-lb-carlton-martial-sets-ncaa-record-career-tackles&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051045/http://www.playnrl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ARL-Rules-book-2015.pdf">"Archived copy"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.playnrl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ARL-Rules-book-2015.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 2016-03-04.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Archived+copy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.playnrl.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F05%2FARL-Rules-book-2015.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_web" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title" title="Category:CS1 maint: archived copy as title">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKingHumeClark2012" class="citation journal cs1">King D, Hume PA, Clark T (2012). "Nature of tackles that result in injury in professional rugby league". <i>Hutt Valley District Health Board</i>. <b>20</b> (2): 86–104. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1080%2F15438627.2012.660824">10.1080/15438627.2012.660824</a>. <a href="/wiki/PMID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="PMID (identifier)">PMID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22458826">22458826</a>. <a href="/wiki/S2CID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="S2CID (identifier)">S2CID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:46483040">46483040</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Hutt+Valley+District+Health+Board&rft.atitle=Nature+of+tackles+that+result+in+injury+in+professional+rugby+league&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=2&rft.pages=86-104&rft.date=2012&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.semanticscholar.org%2FCorpusID%3A46483040%23id-name%3DS2CID&rft_id=info%3Apmid%2F22458826&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1080%2F15438627.2012.660824&rft.aulast=King&rft.aufirst=D&rft.au=Hume%2C+PA&rft.au=Clark%2C+T&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRogersBeesley2006" class="citation book cs1">Rogers, Tim; Beesley, Richard (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140125024352/http://coachrugbyleague.com.au/Documents/International/Fitness%20for%20Rugby%20League.pdf"><i>Fitness for Rugby League</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. coachrugbyleague.com.au. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://coachrugbyleague.com.au/Documents/International/Fitness%20for%20Rugby%20League.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 25 January 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Fitness+for+Rugby+League&rft.pub=coachrugbyleague.com.au&rft.date=2006&rft.aulast=Rogers&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft.au=Beesley%2C+Richard&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcoachrugbyleague.com.au%2FDocuments%2FInternational%2FFitness%2520for%2520Rugby%2520League.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38322884">"High tackles: World Rugby changes rules over head contact"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/BBC_Sport" title="BBC Sport">BBC Sport</a></i>. 14 December 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+Sport&rft.atitle=High+tackles%3A+World+Rugby+changes+rules+over+head+contact&rft.date=2016-12-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F38322884&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Chet_Grant" title="Chet Grant">Chet Grant</a>: <i>Before Rockne at Notre Dame. Impression and Reminiscence.</i> Dujarie Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1968, p. 54.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sharon Baker, Jane Watkinson: <i>Games Using Tag Concepts.</i> In: Jane Watkinson: <i>Let's Play! Promoting Active Playgrounds.</i> Human Kinetics, Champaign, Illinois, 2009, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0736070010" title="Special:BookSources/978-0736070010">978-0736070010</a>, p. 92.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tim Lynch: <i>Quality invasion games. Red Rover or British Bulldog?</i> In: <i>Active + Healthy Magazine.</i> Volume 20, Issue 3/4, Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Adelaide 2013, p. 27.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hugh Craig: <i>The Scrub Full-Back. A Gridiron Story of Skill, Thrills and Determination.</i> In: <i>Boys' Life. The Boy Scouts' Magazine.</i> Boy Scouts of America, New York City, October 1913, p. 3.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Prichard_Eaton" title="Walter Prichard Eaton">Walter Prichard Eaton</a>: <i>Youth's Encounter: Pom-Pom-Pull-Away.</i> In: <i>Outing.</i> Vol. 64, No. 5, Outing Publishing Co., New York, August 1914, p. 625.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/why-the-grapple-tackle-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death/2005/09/16/1126750128234.html">"Why the grapple tackle is a matter of life and death"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald" title="The Sydney Morning Herald">The Sydney Morning Herald</a></i>. 16 September 2005<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 June</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Sydney+Morning+Herald&rft.atitle=Why+the+grapple+tackle+is+a+matter+of+life+and+death&rft.date=2005-09-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Fnews%2Fleague%2Fwhy-the-grapple-tackle-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death%2F2005%2F09%2F16%2F1126750128234.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATackle+%28football+move%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-left plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <wbr /><i><b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tackle_(American_football)" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Tackle (American football)">Tackle (American football)</a></b></i>, <wbr /><i><b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tackle_(association_football)" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Tackle (association football)">Tackle (association football)</a></b></i>, <wbr /><i><b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tackle_(Australian_rules_football)" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Tackle (Australian rules football)">Tackle (Australian rules football)</a></b></i>, <wbr /><i><b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tackle_(Canadian_football)" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Tackle (Canadian football)">Tackle (Canadian football)</a></b></i>, <wbr /><i><b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tackle_(Gaelic_football)" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Tackle (Gaelic football)">Tackle (Gaelic football)</a></b></i> and <wbr /><i><b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tackle_(rugby)" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Tackle (rugby)">Tackle (rugby)</a></b></i>.</div></div> </div> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Gridiron_football_maneuvers" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Gridiron_football_maneuvers" title="Template:Gridiron football maneuvers"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Gridiron_football_maneuvers" title="Template talk:Gridiron football maneuvers"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Gridiron_football_maneuvers" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Gridiron football maneuvers"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Gridiron_football_maneuvers" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Gridiron_football" title="Gridiron football">Gridiron football</a> maneuvers</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huddle" title="Huddle">Huddle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stance_(American_football)" title="Stance (American football)">Stance</a> (<a href="/wiki/Three-point_stance" title="Three-point stance">three-point</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Offense</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Snap_(gridiron_football)" title="Snap (gridiron football)">Snap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hand-off" title="Hand-off">Hand-off</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blocking_(American_football)" title="Blocking (American football)">Blocking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulling_(American_football)" title="Pulling (American football)">Pulling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spiral_(football)" title="Spiral (football)">Spiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Route_(gridiron_football)" title="Route (gridiron football)">Routes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pump_fake" title="Pump fake">Pump fake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cutback_(move)" title="Cutback (move)">Cutback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juke_(football_move)" title="Juke (football move)">Juke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forward_pass" title="Forward pass">Forward pass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lateral_pass" title="Lateral pass">Lateral pass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stiff-arm_fend" title="Stiff-arm fend">Stiff arm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quarterback_scramble" title="Quarterback scramble">Scramble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shift_(gridiron_football)" title="Shift (gridiron football)">Shift</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motion_(gridiron_football)" title="Motion (gridiron football)">Motion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defense</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tackle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pass_rush" title="Pass rush">Rush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stunt_(gridiron_football)" title="Stunt (gridiron football)">Stunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blitz_(gridiron_football)" title="Blitz (gridiron football)">Blitz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gap_(American_football)" title="Gap (American football)">Shooting the gap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bump_and_run_coverage" title="Bump and run coverage">Bump and run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_coverage" title="Double coverage">Double coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spy_(gridiron_football)" title="Spy (gridiron football)">Spy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Australian_rules_football_terminology" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Australian_rules_football_terminology" title="Template:Australian rules football terminology"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Australian_rules_football_terminology" title="Template talk:Australian rules football terminology"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Australian_rules_football_terminology" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Australian rules football terminology"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Australian_rules_football_terminology" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Glossary of Australian rules football">terminology</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Skills</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clanger_(Australian_rules_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clanger (Australian rules football)">Clanger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handball_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Handball (Australian rules football)">Handball</a></li> <li>Kick <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_kicks_after_the_siren_in_the_VFL/AFL" title="List of kicks after the siren in the VFL/AFL">after the siren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Checkside_punt" class="mw-redirect" title="Checkside punt">checkside punt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drop_kick" title="Drop kick">drop kick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drop_punt" class="mw-redirect" title="Drop punt">drop punt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grubber_kick" title="Grubber kick">grubber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Place_kick" title="Place kick">place kick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punt_(Australian_football)" title="Punt (Australian football)">punt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Set_shot" title="Set shot">set shot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snap_kick" class="mw-redirect" title="Snap kick">snap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bomb_(kick)" title="Bomb (kick)">up and under</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_punt" title="Torpedo punt">torpedo punt</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kick-in" title="Kick-in">Kick-in</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Mark (Australian rules football)">Mark</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year" title="Mark of the Year">Mark of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectacular_mark" title="Spectacular mark">spectacular mark</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_percenter_(Australian_rules_football)" title="One percenter (Australian rules football)">One percenter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Running_bounce" title="Running bounce">Running bounce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shepherding_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Shepherding (Australian rules football)">Shepherd</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tackle</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chicken_wing_tackle" title="Chicken wing tackle">chicken wing tackle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stiff-arm_fend" title="Stiff-arm fend">fend-off</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spear_tackle" title="Spear tackle">spear tackle</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Free_kick_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Free kick (Australian rules football)">Free kicks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/50-metre_penalty" title="50-metre penalty">50-metre penalty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coathanger_(Australian_rules_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Coathanger (Australian rules football)">Coathanger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deliberate_out_of_bounds" title="Deliberate out of bounds">Deliberate out of bounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holding_the_ball" title="Holding the ball">Holding the ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holding_the_man" class="mw-redirect" title="Holding the man">Holding the man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Push_in_the_back" title="Push in the back">Push in the back</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scoring</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Behind_(Australian_rules_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Behind (Australian rules football)">Behind</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rushed_behind" title="Rushed behind">rushed behind</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goal_(Australian_rules_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Goal (Australian rules football)">Goal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coast-to-coast_goal" class="mw-redirect" title="Coast-to-coast goal">coast-to-coast goal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goal_of_the_Year_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Goal of the Year (Australia)">Goal of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_goal" title="Super goal">super goal</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ball-up" title="Ball-up">Ball-up</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banner_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Banner (Australian rules football)">Banner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Father%E2%80%93son_rule" title="Father–son rule">Father–son rule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flooding_(Australian_football)" title="Flooding (Australian football)">Flooding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guernsey_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Guernsey (Australian rules football)">Guernsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laws_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Laws of Australian rules football">Laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Names_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Names of Australian rules football">Names</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions" title="Australian rules football positions">Positions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priority_draft_pick" title="Priority draft pick">Priority draft pick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rookie_list" title="Rookie list">Rookie list</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Time_on" title="Time on">Time-on</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umpire_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Umpire (Australian rules football)">Umpire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_gods" title="Football gods">Footy gods</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-label="Navbox" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Help:Authority_control" title="Help:Authority control">Authority control databases</a>: National <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545990#identifiers" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85131860">United States</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://olduli.nli.org.il/F/?func=find-b&local_base=NLX10&find_code=UID&request=987007555925305171">Israel</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&oldid=1208982822">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&oldid=1208982822</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_football_terminology" title="Category:American football terminology">American football terminology</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_football_plays" title="Category:American football plays">American football plays</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Rugby_union_terminology" title="Category:Rugby union terminology">Rugby union terminology</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Rugby_league_terminology" title="Category:Rugby league terminology">Rugby league terminology</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Association_football_terminology" title="Category:Association football terminology">Association football terminology</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Australian_rules_football_terminology" title="Category:Australian rules football terminology">Australian rules football terminology</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Laws_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Category:Laws of Australian rules football">Laws of Australian rules football</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Australian_rules_football_skills" title="Category:Australian rules football skills">Australian rules football skills</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tackling_sports" title="Category:Tackling sports">Tackling sports</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title" title="Category:CS1 maint: archived copy as title">CS1 maint: archived copy as title</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_matches_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description matches Wikidata">Short description matches Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_lacking_in-text_citations_from_April_2009" title="Category:Articles lacking in-text citations from April 2009">Articles lacking in-text citations from April 2009</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_lacking_in-text_citations" title="Category:All articles lacking in-text citations">All articles lacking in-text citations</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Middle_Dutch_(ca._1050-1350)-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)-language text">Articles containing Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" title="Category:All articles with unsourced statements">All articles with unsourced statements</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_May_2020" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from May 2020">Articles with unsourced statements from May 2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_March_2017" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from March 2017">Articles with unsourced statements from March 2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_using_multiple_image_with_auto_scaled_images" title="Category:Pages using multiple image with auto scaled images">Pages using multiple image with auto scaled images</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_that_may_contain_original_research_from_November_2011" title="Category:Articles that may contain original research from November 2011">Articles that may contain original research from November 2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_that_may_contain_original_research" title="Category:All articles that may contain original research">All articles that may contain original research</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 19 February 2024, at 19:44<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tackle_(football_move)&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-jmw2b","wgBackendResponseTime":155,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.659","walltime":"0.812","ppvisitednodes":{"value":3212,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":82039,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":5064,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":16,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":11,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":96194,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 693.795 1 -total"," 27.56% 191.217 2 Template:Reflist"," 14.60% 101.281 7 Template:Cite_news"," 13.95% 96.769 1 Template:Lang"," 12.43% 86.255 2 Template:Navbox"," 12.35% 85.702 1 Template:Gridiron_football_maneuvers"," 9.44% 65.471 1 Template:Short_description"," 7.29% 50.593 1 Template:More_footnotes_needed"," 6.80% 47.211 2 Template:Ambox"," 5.72% 39.692 2 Template:Pagetype"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.414","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":15627508,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-jgsst","timestamp":"20241122142121","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Tackle (football move)","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tackle_(football_move)","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q1545990","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q1545990","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2001-04-05T01:15:46Z","dateModified":"2024-02-19T19:44:51Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/5a\/Caddy_tackling_Pendlebury_%28cropped%29.jpg","headline":"Defensive move in various forms of football"}</script> </body> </html>