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As the game advanced, backs positioned at different depths (i.e. distances behind the forwards) were further differentiated into separate positions. These positions were called halfback, three-quarters back, and full back according to English and Scottish nomenclature and quarterback, halfback, and full back in the Irish nomenclature.
Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position; Fullback (gridiron football), in American and Canadian football (gridiron), a position in the offensive backfield; Fullback (rugby league), a position behind the main line of backs in rugby league football
Example of fullback positioning in the "I-Form" offense. In the days before two platoons, the fullback was usually the team's punter and drop kicker. [2] When, at the beginning of the 20th century, a penalty was introduced for hitting the opposing kicker after a kick, the foul was at first called "running into the fullback", in as much as the deepest back usually did the kicking.
Pep Guardiola has changed the role of the full-back. Former Germany and Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm tells BBC Sport why and how it has been done. The evolution of a full-back: Philipp Lahm ...
2. The full-back as midfielder . Given the Bundesliga’s emphasis on pressing and quick transitions, Guardiola became more concerned about counter-attacks during his time at Bayern Munich.
Originally, a full-back was the last line of defence, but as the game developed in the early 20th century, the centre-half role was dropped backwards and came to be known as 'centre-back', and the full-backs were then pushed out wider to create the right-back and left-back positions.
In the modern game, full-backs have taken on a more attacking role than was the case traditionally, often overlapping with wingers down the flank. [57] Wingerless formations, such as the diamond 4–4–2 formation, demand the full-back to cover considerable ground up and down the flank. Some of the responsibilities of modern full-backs include:
The inverted bodyweight row is a valuable exercise you can use to train your back muscles without equipment. Here's how to do it. Pull Your Way to a Bigger Back With the Inverted Row