the other tackle bars 10 are located on each side of the jersey 20 extending vertically upward from the hip region toward the arm pits the tackle bars 10 may be attached in various positions and quantities on a player 39 s body preferably on a player 39 s torso between the waist and shoulders this upper body positioning encourages heads up play such that defensive players are not lowering their heads into dangerous positions while attempting to remove a tackle bar 10 in the embodiment of fig1 a defensive player would have to target the side or back of the ball carrier to remove a tackle bar 10 thereby reducing incidents of direct collisions according to one embodiment the tackle bar may be an elongated structure that is made from a soft material such as foam rubber silicone or the like a soft compliable material ensures that the tackle bar will not cause pain or injury if a player falls or lands on the tackle bar fig2 a illustrates a cylindrical shaped tackle bar 110 defined by an elongated cylindrical body 16 with opposing ends 11 and 12 the length of the tackle bar can vary but generally the distance between opposing ends 11 and 12 of the elongated structure should be at least great enough to accommodate a single hand grab during removal in the embodiment of fig2 a the cylindrical body 16 of the elongated structure may.