tackle dummy

Padded blocking form

A tackle dummy is a padded cushion or human-shaped form used in football and other contact sports for practicing tackles, blocks, and hits.

Players can strike it repeatedly without injuring teammates: The linemen took turns driving the tackle dummy across the field.

Also called a blocking dummy.

Related

padding · training · scrimmage · field · goal line · hit · drill · sled · gridiron · collision · contact · offense · offensive line · defense · defensive end · lineman · quarterback · rush

Opposites
passive vs. active resistance

tackle dummymoving target

Object in motion pursued

Family

tackle, dummy, tackles, tackled, tackling, tackler, dummies

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Timeless · Concrete · Rated G