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| | |  Football (soccer) positions: Encyclopedia II - Goalkeeper - Examples
Goalkeeper - Association football soccer.
In association football (soccer), each team's goalkeeper defends their team's goal and has special privileges within the game. Most notably, the goalkeepers are the only players who may handle the ball with their hands or arms during open play, however they are restricted to doing so only within their penalty area, may not do so if the ball has been received direct from a throw-in or deliberate pass by a team-mate, and may not handle the ball for more than six seconds.
Football goalkeepers must wear different coloured jerseys to distinguish themselv ...
See also:Goalkeeper, Goalkeeper - Overview, Goalkeeper - Examples, Goalkeeper - Association football soccer, Goalkeeper - Field hockey, Goalkeeper - Gaelic football, Goalkeeper - Hurling, Goalkeeper - Ice hockey, Goalkeeper - International rules football, Goalkeeper - Lacrosse, Goalkeeper - Netball, Goalkeeper - Water polo Read more here: » Goalkeeper: Encyclopedia II - Goalkeeper - Examples |
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| | | | Football (soccer) positions: Encyclopedia II - Football soccer positions - Goalkeeper The goalkeeper is the most specialized position in football. A goalkeeper's job is purely defensive: to guard the team's goal from being breached. Uniquely, goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands when playing the ball inside their own penalty area. The discipline of goalkeeping is so specialized that it is virtually unheard of in the professional game for a goalkeeper to play in any other position. One notable exception is Jorge Campos of Mexico, who sometimes played as a striker. Goalkeepers may take their team's penalties and free kick ...
See also:Football soccer positions, Football soccer positions - Goalkeeper, Football soccer positions - Goalkeepers of renown retired, Football soccer positions - Goalkeepers of renown current, Football soccer positions - Defensive positions, Football soccer positions - Centre back, Football soccer positions - Sweeper, Football soccer positions - Full back, Football soccer positions - Midfield positions, Football soccer positions - Centre midfield, Football soccer positions - Winger and wide midfielder, Football soccer positions - Attacking positions strikers, Football soccer positions - Centre forward, Football soccer positions - Deep-lying forwards Read more here: » Football soccer positions: Encyclopedia II - Football soccer positions - Goalkeeper |
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| | | | Football (soccer) positions: Encyclopedia II - Fullback - American football In American football, a fullback is the name of a position in the offensive backfield. Traditionally, the duties of a fullback are split being power running and blocking for both the quarterback and other running backs.
Many of the great runners of the history of American football have been fullbacks, notably Jim Brown, but in recent years the position has evolved to be more a blocker than a runner, with occasional pass-catching duties. The remaining prominent fullbacks in the NFL are typically employed for breaking through tight defe ...
See also:Fullback, Fullback - American football, Fullback - Notable American football fullbacks as of 2004, Fullback - Association football soccer, Fullback - Rugby union and league, Fullback - Australian rules football Read more here: » Fullback: Encyclopedia II - Fullback - American football |
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| | | | Football (soccer) positions: Encyclopedia II - Football soccer positions - Midfield positions
Football soccer positions - Centre midfield.
Central midfielders play several roles on the field of play, depending on their particular strengths and weaknesses and the tactics of the team. They are the link between defence and attack, and must also defend when the opposition are in possession. Their central position enables them to have an all-round view of the match, and as most of the action takes place in and around their area of the pitch, midfielders often ...
See also:Football soccer positions, Football soccer positions - Goalkeeper, Football soccer positions - Goalkeepers of renown retired, Football soccer positions - Goalkeepers of renown current, Football soccer positions - Defensive positions, Football soccer positions - Centre back, Football soccer positions - Sweeper, Football soccer positions - Full back, Football soccer positions - Midfield positions, Football soccer positions - Centre midfield, Football soccer positions - Winger and wide midfielder, Football soccer positions - Attacking positions strikers, Football soccer positions - Centre forward, Football soccer positions - Deep-lying forwards Read more here: » Football soccer positions: Encyclopedia II - Football soccer positions - Midfield positions |
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| | | | Football (soccer) positions: Encyclopedia II - Football soccer positions - Defensive positions
Football soccer positions - Centre back.
The job of the centre backs or central defenders is to stop opposing players, particularly the strikers, from scoring, and to bring the ball out from their penalty area. As their name suggests, they play in a central position. Most teams employ two centre backs, stationed in front of the goalkeeper. There are two main defensive strategies used by centre backs: the zonal defence, where each centre back covers a specific area of the pitch, and man-to-man marking, where each ce ...
See also:Football soccer positions, Football soccer positions - Goalkeeper, Football soccer positions - Goalkeepers of renown retired, Football soccer positions - Goalkeepers of renown current, Football soccer positions - Defensive positions, Football soccer positions - Centre back, Football soccer positions - Sweeper, Football soccer positions - Full back, Football soccer positions - Midfield positions, Football soccer positions - Centre midfield, Football soccer positions - Winger and wide midfielder, Football soccer positions - Attacking positions strikers, Football soccer positions - Centre forward, Football soccer positions - Deep-lying forwards Read more here: » Football soccer positions: Encyclopedia II - Football soccer positions - Defensive positions |
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| | | | Football (soccer) positions: Encyclopedia II - Fullback - Association football soccer In association football (soccer), in the traditional 2-3-5 team formation, the two players in the final row of defence before the goalkeeper were referred to as full backs. They were distinguished from the half backs (the "3" in 2-3-5). This formation is little used in the modern game, having been replaced largely by the four-man defence, but the term "full back" lives on — the full backs now occupy the wide positions in the defensive line, with the old centre half [back] doubled-up to fill the central defensive position. The role o ...
See also:Fullback, Fullback - American football, Fullback - Notable American football fullbacks as of 2004, Fullback - Association football soccer, Fullback - Rugby union and league, Fullback - Australian rules football Read more here: » Fullback: Encyclopedia II - Fullback - Association football soccer |
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