Block - Sports

Sports

  • Blocking (American football), when a player obstructs another player's path
  • Block (basketball), when a defensive player legally deflects a shot
  • Blocking (martial arts), a defensive technique in the martial arts
  • Starting blocks, devices used by sprinters to assist in preventing their feet from slipping as they break into a run

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