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Ok i want you to pretend im like 6.
never played football beforein my life.
(i have just so you know - and for the record... im not 6)
i need to know how to describe a tackle to me.
step by step. im really struggling... and online thigns are confusing me.
please help
thanks in advance.
Hehe lol, I wonder how many red cards the person below gets :D
Hello again,
Tackling is when you challenge another player for the ball. Imagine two people going for the ball from two sides... one may be already be in possession, but the idea is the same.
Now, for a tackle to be legal (and this is important), the ball has to be between you and the opposing player when you make contact.
So, if you hit the ball and then slide through hitting your opponent, it will be considered legal in most cases (unless it is particularly hard and malicious). However, if you miss the ball and you hit the opponents leg before hitting the ball, it is illegal. The ref will order a freekick if he sees it and maybe a card.
Tackles can be as simple as two people kicking at a ball from two sides, or you can have sliding tackles, but the principle is the same. It is two players, within reach of the ball, challenging for its control.
As much as the person below amused me, you do not have permission to hit and push outside normal football rules. You can shoulder your opponent, but not much more than that. At least on paper... beyond that its up to the ref of course. But the rules are no different than for the normal game.
Another thing that makes a player to player challenge legal or illegal is whether you were going for the ball or the man (or woman). If two players are running side by side rushing for the ball, and they shoulder each other, they are allowed to fight for control of the line to the ball, but they are not allowed to go for the other player as such. Meaning that if the challenge goes beyond what is needed to push the other player away from your direct line to the ball, its a foul.
This can be a bit ambiguos and the ref decides when a player has crossed the line.
So do be careful. Normal football rules still apply :)
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