Bump (football)
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The following forms of football feature moves described a bump:
- Australian rules football - (also known as a hip and shoulder move). A player can legally bump an opponent when the ball is within five metres, a distinctive feature of the game. A bump is used as an act of shepherding - that is, a one percenter preventing an opposing player from gaining possession of the ball or reaching the contest (something not allowed in most other sports), and often happens behind the play. A bump is typically contact made from the side by either hip, shoulder or both. A bumping player's feet should not leave the ground, and a player may not bump an opposition player if both of their feet have left the ground. Although arm contact is allowed whilst shepherding, no arm contact can be made with the head of an opponent whilst bumping. Although there is no specific rule against it, umpires will typically penalise bumps on players with their head over the ball (when picking the ball up off the ground), which has recently become controversial. An aggressive front-on bump is often called a shirt front and is an illegal and reportable offense (but again, often subject to interpretation). As bumps can come from any direction and are often unexpected by a recipient, it is generally the responsibility of anyone in play to protect themselves from bumps as players will sometimes wait for an opponent to be within 5 metres and line up an opponent for a bump; if they begin running to lay a bump for a distance greater than 5 metres, they can be reported for "charging." A bump from behind will often cause a push in the back and the penalty is a freekick. A tackle is often used instead against a player in possession of the ball, as a bump is more likely to concede a freekick and a tackle is more likely to cause the player to disposses the ball or result in a freekick to the tackler.
- American Football - A bump is a technique used by defensive backs to slow down a receiver's ability to get off the line of scrimmage. The defender bumps the receiver at the start of the play and attempts to throw him off his route by keeping contact over the first five yards.
- Association Football - "Bumping" is a philosophy espoused by Heart of Midlothian F.C. currently in the Scottish Premierleague. Essentially, it involves knocking more skillful opposition players off the ball and hoofing it up the park in the hope that an accidental goal may result.
