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FUNDAMENTALS
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8. Tackling.— The object in breaking
through is to tackle the runner behind
his own line. Once let him reach the
line, and he is bound to gain something.
Tackle him behind the line, before his in¬
terference can get formed and well start¬
ed, and he is bound to lose ground.
There are two kinds of tackling : the Lift
Tackle and the Dive Tackle. The lift
tackle is made by getting under the run¬
ner, or at least within reaching distance,
pinning his knees together, and pulling
his feet from under him, or, better, lift¬
ing him up and throwing him backwards.
(See Fig. 16.) Care should be taken not
to drag, but to raise the man clear of the
ground. This form of tackling is used
mostly in close territory. The tackling
of backs coming into the line is where it
comes mostly into use.
The dive tackle is used almost entirely
to down the runner in the open. Where
the runner has any considerable territory,
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