Block in the back

In gridiron football, a block in the back is an action in which a blocker contacts a non-ball carrying member of the opposing team from behind and above the waist. The foul is called when the area blocked is between the shoulder pads. It is against the rules in most leagues, carrying a 10-yard penalty.

Most violations occur on punt and kick returns when players come to help returners and fail to get a proper angle to block the opponent.

SPORTS

 

American Football

Game play in American football consists of a series of downs, individual plays of short duration, outside of which the ball is dead or not in play. These can be plays from scrimmage – passes, runs, punts, or field goal attempts (from either a place kick or a drop kick) – or free kicks such as kickoffs and fair catch kicks. Substitutions can be made between downs, which allows for a great deal of specialization as coaches choose the players best suited for each particular situation. During a play, each team should have no more than 11 players on the field, and each of them has specific tasks assigned for that specific play.

Rules and gameplay

• Scoring
• Maneuvers
• Strategy
• Play types
• Penalties
• Turnovers
• Downs
• Teams and positions
• Field
• Equipment
• Duration and time stoppages
• Advancing the ball and downs
• Kicking
• Officials and fouls

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Positions

Offensive (Interior) line

• Center (C)
• Offensive guard (G)
• Offensive tackle (T)

Backs and receivers

• Quarterback (QB)
• Running back (RB)
• Wide receiver (WR)
• Tight end (TE)

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Defensive line

• Defensive tackle (DT)
• Defensive end (DE)

Linebackers

• Middle linebacker (MLB)
• Outside linebacker (OLB)

Defensive backs

• Cornerback (CB)
• Safety (S)
• Nickelback
• Dimeback

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Special teams

• Kicker (K)
• Holder (H)
• Long snapper (LS)
• Punter (P)
• Kickoff specialist (KOS)
• Kick returner (KR) and Punt returner (PR)
• Upback
• Gunner
• Jammer

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RESOURCES
This article uses material from the Wikipedia articles "American football", "American football rules", "Penalty (gridiron football)", "Block in the back", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.