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What happens to momentum when a football players combine in a tackle?
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∙ 12y ago
The simple answer is run faster and don't slow down at the moment of tackling.
The other answer is tackle low: it doesn't change the momentum, but it increases the effect of the tackle.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe player looses momentum,which is movement (speed). The collision causes contact between the two players which then causes the players to slow down. After a collision, however, a player can build momentum back up. After undertaking a collision, the player will slow down.
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What happens to momentum when football players tackle one another.?
during a tackle, two or more forces collide. Their total is mass is then combined, but their velocity is slowed. The heavier mass moving at a slower velocity results in the overall momentum being equal.
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How players lined up in football during start if a play?
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