slotback

slotback
a) A particular position in American football, similar to a wide receiver.
b) A particular position in Canadian football, similar to a hybrid between wide receiver and running back. This position is more common in the Canadian game than its American counterpart.

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  • Slotback — is a position in Gridiron football (primarily Canadian football but also in American football). The slotback is similar to the wide receiver but also has many of the same traits as a running back, lines up closer to the offensive line and often… …   Wikipedia

  • slotback — ☆ slotback [slät′bak΄ ] n. Football an offensive back positioned just behind and between an offensive tackle and a split end …   English World dictionary

  • Slotback — El slotback es usado principalmente en la formación flexbone. El Slotback es una posición en el fútbol canadiense y americano. Es muy similar al wide receiver pero también tiene algunas características de un running back, se alinea muy cerca de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • slotback — noun Date: 1959 an offensive football halfback who lines up just behind the slot between an offensive end and tackle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Slotback — Wide Receiver, aufgestellt in der I Formation Der Wide Receiver ist im American Football der Passempfänger des Quarterbacks. Nach dem Snap des Centers zum Quarterback läuft er die Route des Spielzugs, der im Huddle angesagt wurde. Der Quarterback …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • slotback — /slot bak /, n. Football. 1. an offensive back who lines up about one yard behind the gap in the line between a tackle and an end stationed a distance outside of the tackle. 2. the position played by this back. [1960 65; SLOT1 + BACK1] * * * …   Universalium

  • slotback — noun American Football a back between the tackle and the split end …   English new terms dictionary

  • slotback — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an offensive halfback in football who lines up just behind the slot between an offensive end and tackle …   Useful english dictionary

  • football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… …   Universalium

  • Flexbone formation — The flexbone formation is an offensive formation in American football that utilizes a quarterback, five offensive linemen, three running backs, and varying numbers of tight ends and wide receivers. The flexbone formation is a predominant running… …   Wikipedia

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