In American football, when a defender catches a forward pass from the offense, it is called an interception.
It is a defensive penalty.
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In basketball, the two types of defense a team mostly plays are called man-to-man and zone. The man-to-man defense is where the responsibility of a player on defense is to guard a player on the offense. In the zone defense, the responsibility of the player on defense is to patrol a specific area, or zone, of the court. Click on the 'Zone Defense' link on this page to read an article to learn more.
Rover the one in the middle of the defense
A point guard is so named in the game of basketball because they are the first measure of defense. The point guard is usually the player that is closest to the opposing team. This player works defense and shoots for baskets whenever possible.
The player who plays down the middle. This player plays offense and defense in which he is constantly running up and down the pitch. This player's main role is to feed the ball to the strikers to score.
It is called defensive offsides. If the defensive player enters the neutral zone and makes contact with an opponent before the ball is snapped, it is called encroachment.
a free safety is a player on defense whose job is to tackle a player if that player gets past all the other defenders. the free safety is usually the deepest defender on the field and he usually very speedy. on long pass plays, he has run to where the ball is thrown and either knock it down, intercept it, or knock the crap out of the receiver.
You can intecept the ball whenever you can as long as you don't foul them. If yuio don't push, reach or hit the player you can try to intercept it.
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tap the player sticking the wide reciever.