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Soccer Relative Positions
Positions The difficulty of teaching Soccer Positions is that, except for Fullbacks at young ages, soccer players often move around the field and don’t stay in one spot. So, the soccer positions are “relative” to each other, and generally when on Defense, the “left” side players should stay on the left side of the field, the “right” side players on the right side of the field (left and right are as you face the opposing Goalie), Fullbacks should be closer to their Goalie than their Midfielders are, and Midfielders should be closer to their Goalie than their Forwards are. These guidelines also apply when a team is on offense, but not as strictly. (Offense is more creative than defense and players may “overlap” in order to advance the attack; this is particularly true with Midfielders and Forwards, because most coaches may want their Fullbacks to be conservative and stay in a defensive position in case there is a counterattack by the opponent). See Positions Basics and Kick-Offs.
Soccer Overlap & Overlapping Run
When one soccer player moves out of position & past a teammate he “overlaps”. Overlapping can be good or bad. For example, it could be good if a MF makes an “overlapping run” past a forward who has the soccer ball (i.e., who is “onball”) because the MF could either become a receiver or distract a defender. But it is usually bad if your defenders “overlap” very much because it means someone is out of position & you don’t have coverage, depth or support.
Soccer Dummy Run
(aka “Decoy Run”). A run intended to distract defenders or to draw them away from the area you plan to attack in order to “create space” for a teammate. (See “Soccer – Overlap“, “Checking Off in Soccer“, “Hooking Run in Soccer“, “Diagonal Run” & “Soccer Crossover Run“).