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. 2007 Aug;41(Suppl 1):i15–i19. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.036889

Table 3 Tackle parameters and frequencies as function of tackle code.

Tackle code Tackles n (%) One‐footed Two‐footed Action upper body Heads Others Tackles/match Foul/tackle (%) FIA/1000 tackles
Women
B‐st 499 (14.1) 274 0 84 0 141 20.8 33.9 20.0
B‐si 82 (2.3) 77 4 0 0 1 3.4 35.4 85.4
B‐vj 384 (10.9) 6 0 331 2 45 16.0 11.7 18.2
S‐st 1550 (43.9) 560 0 488 1 501 64.6 14.1 16.1
S‐si 257 (7.3) 244 11 0 0 2 10.7 15.6 19.5
S‐vj 369 (10.5) 9 0 340 1 19 15.4 10.3 32.5
F‐st 259 (7.3) 151 2 83 1 22 10.8 19.7 61.8
F‐si 71 (2.0) 52 14 0 0 5 3.0 18.3 126.8
F‐vj 60 (1.7) 8 0 42 1 9 2.5 20.0 83.3
All 3531 (100) 1381 31 1368 6 745 147.1 17.4 27.2
Men21
B‐st 1499 (17.5) 998 1 30 0 470 12.2 66.2
B‐si 405 (4.7) 382 17 2 0 4 3.3 42.5
B‐vj 1132 (13.2) 12 1 934 15 170 9.2 20.8
S‐st 1960 (22.9) 1336 2 212 0 410 15.9 54.0
S‐si 1140 (13.3) 1085 47 2 0 6 9.3 30.5
S‐vj 289 (3.4) 16 2 154 4 113 2.3 41.9
F‐st 1372 (16.0) 1222 2 45 1 102 11.2 26.6
F‐si 628 (7.3) 542 74 1 1 10 5.1 20.2
F‐vj 147 (1.7) 11 1 99 4 32 1.2 29.9
All 8572 (100) 5604 147 1479 25 1317 69.7 40.4

B, from behind; F, from the front; S, from the side; st, staying on feet; si, sliding‐in; vj, vertical jump.

FIA, football incident analysis.