The ball carrier is permitted to use a "stiff arm" to fend off tacklers, but he cannot grasp any part of the uniform to pull the player down. (And of course, grasping the headgear of another player or punching them is never allowed.)
In football it means what it says. It is when a player holds another player in order to prevent them from making a play.
They were not allowed to vote or...
Primarily, they were not allowed to vote.
to prevent injury to the head
They help to prevent erosion by holding the soil together.
soil erosion.
Its a light padding and contains no hard materials at all (unlike American football) The material is there to prevent studs from ripping skin tissue - the pads are on joins such as the shoulders to prevent the damage caused by tackling continually.
To prevent any injury that a player could receive if there were no pads. Football is a hard contact sport.
Forbid, not allowed, prohibit or prevent.
It is important to use potholders when holding hot objects to prevent burns to the hands.
You can't completely prevent yourself from tasting, but holding you nose can keep you from tasting some things.
A football does not tackle at all, the teams tackle.