Hi.
What does Blocking mean in:
Analysis, planning, intellectual discipline and rigor, evaluation of results, course corrections, and the like are the blocking and tackling of presidential decision-making, the unglamorous side of the job.
and what about tackling?
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"blocking and tackling" is a set phrase meaning the basic or fundamental skills or roles necessary to perform a job or handle a task well. Analysis, planning, intellectual discipline and rigor, evaluation of results, course corrections, and the like are fundamental to presidential decision-making.
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"blocking and tackling" is a set phrase meaning the basic or fundamental skills or roles necessary to perform a job or handle a task well.
Analysis, planning, intellectual discipline and rigor, evaluation of results, course corrections, and the like are fundamental to presidential decision-making.
A block and tackle is a simple but very useful piece of equipment used for lifting heavy things.
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The writer is saying that analysis, planning, intellectual discipline and rigour, evaluation of res
The reference is to sports, specifically American (and Canadian) football. You have to understand the composition of a team to get the meaning.
There are two opposing teams of 11 players each on the field, the offense and the defense. The offense has possession of the ball, and it is their job to move it down the field. The defense tries to stop them. The individual players who move the