slide tackle

Soccer defensive dive

A slide tackle is a soccer move where a player drops to the ground and slides feet-first to knock the ball away from an opponent.

It's a high-risk defensive maneuver—executed well, it's a clean dispossession; mistimed, it's a foul or worse: He got a red card for that slide tackle.

The term applies to similar moves in other sports.

foul

yellow card

Official sporting misconduct warning

red cardMatch ejection notice
penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
free kickUnobstructed restart after foul

referee · whistle · reckless · from behind · mistimed · late challenge · ankle · injury · caution · ejection

physicality

commitment

Firm pledge to act

braveryBoldness before danger
aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
intensityStrength or force level

contact · collision · impact · dirt · grit · determination · fearlessness · sacrifice · pain · bruise

technique

timing

Art of choosing moments

precisionAccuracy of measurement
anticipationState of awaiting something
executionCompleting a planned task

commitment · extension · leg sweep · follow-through · studs · ground · grass stain · momentum · angle · approach

defense

interception

Seizing something in transit

dispossessionDeprival of property rights
clearancePermitted passage or approval
blockSolid mass, or impede

recovery run · goalside · turnover · pressing · covering · one-on-one · protective

slide tackle

yellow card

commitment

timing

interception

slide tackle

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