shoestring tackle
Desperate diving grab
A shoestring tackle is a desperate, last-ditch defensive play in football where a defender dives to grab a ball carrier by the ankles or lower legs, just barely bringing them down: He made a shoestring tackle at the five-yard line to prevent the touchdown.
The term evokes grabbing at the level of shoelaces—the lowest possible point of contact.
Leg-foot joint
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- open-fieldLacking enclosures or walls
- desperationUtter loss of hope
last-ditch · saving · trip · lunge · grab · breakaway · sideline · scrimmage
Final desperate attempt
- Hail MaryCatholic Marian invocation
- do-or-dieDesperately crucial situation
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- divingEntering water deliberately
lunging · stretching · reaching · all-out · crucial · high-stakes · make-or-break · goal-line
Art of choosing moments
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
execution · positioning · anticipation · footwork · reach · extension · grip · leverage
ankle
Leg-foot joint
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- open-fieldLacking enclosures or walls
desperation · last-ditch · saving · trip · lunge · grab · breakaway · sideline · scrimmage · defensive
last-ditch
Final desperate attempt
- Hail MaryCatholic Marian invocation
- do-or-dieDesperately crucial situation
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
diving · lunging · stretching · reaching · all-out · crucial · high-stakes · make-or-break · goal-line · miraculous
timing
Art of choosing moments
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
finesse · execution · positioning · anticipation · footwork · reach · extension · grip · leverage · angle
- tackleshorse collar
shoe, string, shoestrings, shoes, shoeing, strings, strung, stringy, stringed