ground game
Football rushing strategy
Ground game refers to strategic efforts conducted through direct, person-to-person contact rather than broad messaging.
In politics, it means canvassing, phone banking, and voter mobilization: Their ground game in swing states made the difference.
In American football, ground game is the rushing attack—advancing the ball by running rather than passing: They dominated with a strong ground game.
Japanese submission-based combat
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- submissionYielding to another's will
- takedownsActs of bringing down
- guardWatchful defensive attention
mount · side control · full mount · sweeps · escapes · leg lock · armbar · kimura
Systematic direct voter outreach
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- voter outreachEfforts to reach electors
- field operationsWork performed at location
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
turnout · precinct · phone banking · volunteers · campaign · mobilization · registration · swing state
Rapid forward movement
- running backLocomoting to prior location
- offensive lineFootball's protective forward squad
- yardsOutdoor home spaces
- carriesTransports while supporting
handoff · blocking · fullback · tailback · short yardage · goal line · ball control · first down
jiu-jitsu
Japanese submission-based combat
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- submissionYielding to another's will
- takedownsActs of bringing down
guard · mount · side control · full mount · sweeps · escapes · leg lock · armbar · kimura · triangle choke
canvassing
Systematic direct voter outreach
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- voter outreachEfforts to reach electors
- field operationsWork performed at location
grassroots · turnout · precinct · phone banking · volunteers · campaign · mobilization · registration · swing state · battleground
rushing
Rapid forward movement
- running backLocomoting to prior location
- offensive lineFootball's protective forward squad
- yardsOutdoor home spaces
carries · handoff · blocking · fullback · tailback · short yardage · goal line · ball control · first down · drive
- campaigningcandidate, campaign signs, canvassing, campaign manager, fundraising
- MMAMMA, mixed martial arts, UFC, octagon, cage
- campaign jargonstump speech, talking points, sound bites, soundbite, soundbites
- fight tacticsfootwork, feints, combinations, timing, distance control
- political jargonfilibuster, gerrymandering, caucus, pork barrel, lame duck
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
ground gameair war
Fighting between aircraft
media campaign · air campaign · television advertising · social media campaign · digital advertising
game, ground, grounds, grounded, groundwork, grounding, groundless, groundbreaking, groundhog