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In gridiron football, clipping is the illegal act of a blocker contacting a non-ballcarrying opponent from behind and at or below the waist. In most leagues, the penalty is 15 yards, and if committed by the defense, an automatic first down.[1] It is prohibited because it has the potential to cause injury.[2] Injuries that can be caused by a clipping violation include those to the collateral and cruciate ligaments and the meniscus.[3]
Clipping was first banned in 1916 in the NCAA, and rules prohibiting it gradually went into effect in various leagues in the years that followed.[4]
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- ↑ Lorimer, Lawrence T.; Devaney, John (1977). The Football Book. Random House. p. 33.
- ↑ Savage, Jeff. Play-by-Play Football. p. 19. http://books.google.com/books?id=WkIS1vctJqEC&pg=PA19&dq=clipping+football&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oawVT8SaBcLw0gHZ14mDDA&ved=0CF8Q6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=clipping%20football&f=false.
- ↑ Saidoff, David C.; Apfel, Staurt C.. The Healthy Body Handbook: A Total Guide to the Prevention and Treatment of. http://books.google.com/books?id=NVDzLz3snOQC&pg=PT102&dq=clipping+football&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QK0VT52ONOPd0QGnm-mAAw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q=clipping%20&f=false.
- ↑ Nelson, David M.. The anatomy of a game: football, the rules, and the men who made the game. pp. 166–71. http://books.google.com/books?id=OmwfnipKuogC&pg=PA427&dq=clipping+football&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2agVT-qJEcrh0QH79KjJBQ&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=clipping%20&f=false.
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