Tackle
Encyclopedia
Tackle may refer to:
- In football:
- Tackle (football move)Tackle (football move)Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling is to disposses an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend....
, a play in various forms of football - Tackle (American football)Tackle (American football)Tackle is a playing position in American and Canadian football. Historically, in the one-platoon system a tackle played on both offense and defense. In the modern system of specialized units, offensive tackle and defensive tackle are separate positions....
, a position in American football and Canadian football - Dump tackleDump tackleThe dump tackle is a tackling technique favoured mainly by rugby league players. The tackler wraps his arms around the ball carrier's thighs and lifts him a short distance in the air before forcibly driving him to the ground. The tackler must go to ground with the ball carrier for the tackle to be...
, forceful move in rugby of picking up an opposing player and throwing him to the ground - The Tackle, a term for the final play of Super Bowl XXXIV
- Sliding tackleSliding tackleA sliding tackle or slide tackle is a tackle in soccer in which a player attempts to take the ball away from an opposing player by deliberately leaving his feet and sliding along the ground with one leg extended to push the ball away from the opposing player.Sliding tackles can often be sources of...
, a tackle in association football
- Tackle (football move)
- Block and tackleBlock and tackleA block and tackle is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads.The pulleys are assembled together to form blocks so that one is fixed and one moves with the load...
, a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads - Fishing tackleFishing tackleFishing tackle, is a general term that refers to the equipment used by fishermen when fishing. Almost any equipment or gear used for fishing can be called fishing tackle. Some examples are hooks, lines, sinkers, floats, rods, reels, baits, lures, spears, nets, gaffs, traps, waders and tackle...
, the gear or equipment used when fishing - Electro-Wave Human Tackle, a character from Kamen Rider StrongerKamen Rider Strongeris a Japanese tokusatsu television series. The fifth program to be created as part of the Kamen Rider Series, the series was broadcast on TBS and MBS from April 5, 1975 to December 27, 1975, lasting 39 episodes, and aired every Saturday at 7:00 p.m...
. - Tackle (Transformers)Tackle (Transformers)Tackle is a fictional character in the various Transformers series. He is an Autobot who turns into a truck and is part of the Multiforce team. He was a regular character in the Japanese anime series Transformers: Victory where he was voice by Nobuo Satouchi.-Transformers: Generation 1:Tackle is...
- a fictional character. - Nickname for male genitals