• A platoon system in baseball or American football is a method for substituting players in groups (platoons), to keep complementary players together during...
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  • Platoon (automobile), a system for reducing traffic congestion Platoon (film) (1986), a Vietnam War film directed by Oliver Stone Platoon (1987 video game)...
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    The one-platoon system, also known as "iron man football", is a rule-driven substitution pattern in American football whereby players played continuously...
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    is meant to increase the capacity of roads via an automated highway system. Platoons decrease the distances between cars or trucks using electronic, and...
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  • two-platoon system is a tactic in American football enabled by rules allowing unlimited substitution adopted during the 1940s. The "two platoons", offense...
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    A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four squads, sections, or patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the...
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  • Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon...
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  • headquartered in Mountain View, California. It primarily developed a vehicle "platooning" system to enable pairs of trucks to operate at close following distances...
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    Lardarius Webb, Tramon Williams). Historically, in the era of the one-platoon system, the safety was known as the defensive fullback (specifically the free...
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    Manager Coaches Bullpen catcher Official scorer Batboy Ball boy/girl General manager Related Captain Battery Injured list Phantom ballplayer Platoon system...
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    defensive weapon. The platoon system was introduced in 2014, and consisted of playing 10 men in legions of five. Each platoon includes three ball-handlers...
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    one-platoon system prevalent in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a tackle played on both offense and defense. In the modern system of...
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  • players against six defensive players. The league will follow a one-platoon system with offensive and defensive players playing both sides of the ball...
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  • players against six defensive players. The league will follow a one-platoon system with offensive and defensive players playing both sides of the ball...
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    of the tight end position is closely tied to the decline of the one-platoon system during the 1940s and '50s. Originally, substitutions were limited by...
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  • Ghatak Platoons are special operations capable reconnaissance platoons present in every infantry battalion of the Indian Army. Ghatak is a Sanskrit word...
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    cleared. During his managerial stint in Cleveland, Speaker introduced the platoon system in the major leagues. Speaker played with the Washington Senators in...
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    interstate". It derives from the syntax of the U.S. Interstate Highway System, which begins with the abbreviation "I" for "Interstate", followed by two...
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    per game as a senior. In his freshman year, Kentucky used a unique "platoon system" that limited the minutes of each player, and he subsequently averaged...
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    double as designated hitters. Often, the fourth outfielder can be a platoon system against certain pitchers; for example, one outfielder will play only...
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    adopted a modified version of eight-man football. He also mandated a one-platoon system that required at least six players to play on both offensive and defensive...
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    Lefty-righty switch Line drive Mendoza Line On-deck Plate appearance Platoon system Pull hitter Sacrifice fly Single Strikeout Strike zone Sweet spot Switch...
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  • Platoon is an action game developed by Ocean Software and published by Data East for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC DOS...
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    Manager Coaches Bullpen catcher Official scorer Batboy Ball boy/girl General manager Related Captain Battery Injured list Phantom ballplayer Platoon system...
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    primary education do exist. One of these, sometimes referred to as a "platoon" system, involves placing a group of students together in one class that moves...
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    2009, a new system called Zone Evaluation was implemented in all 30 Major League ballparks, replacing the QuesTec system; the new system records the ball's...
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  • been required to play both offense and defense, reimplementing the one-platoon system that the original AFL had used from its 1987 launch until 2007. As part...
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    A platoon leader (NATO) or platoon commander (more common in Commonwealth militaries and the US Marine Corps) is the officer in charge of a platoon. This...
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    to Pollock and Taylor, however, forced the Dodgers to renege on that platoon system shortly after its introduction. Bellinger suffered his third major injury...
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    Lefty-righty switch Line drive Mendoza Line On-deck Plate appearance Platoon system Pull hitter Sacrifice fly Single Strikeout Strike zone Sweet spot Switch...
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