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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous]To be clear, it's not kickball. The outside backs dribble up to the wingers. And the wingers also track back to the back. When I say they are covering it, I mean they are covering it.

I know that's a shift from old school strategies, but it's becoming fairly common practice. [/quote]

What's not kickball? USWNT? They're definitely not playing kickball (not now, anyway). Didn't mean to imply they were.[/quote]

The teams that tend to have the outside backs and wingers control the outsides of the field and have the midfielders play the middle. The midfielders used to cover the middle including the outside borders of the middle. Now that outside territory is covered by outside backs, not via big boots and long balls. Through possession. [/quote]

Yes. The wingbacks on my sons’ teams come fully up the side.  We have two center mids (one attacking; one holding) and the 2 wingbacks (right and left backs ) have runs all the way up the line.  It is the most physically demanding as they are playing back/ but going all the way up as forwards—other players shift to cover them.  It’s a very exciting position.  It’s not the fullback of yesteryear.  A “wingback” is an “attacking fullback”.  It combines that of the winger with the fullback and players in this position have to have incredible stamina. They are running 80/90 yards up and down the field tirelessly. They get the 
best of both positions—making good hard tackles, but also creating crucial assists in the attack.  They can dribble and take players on.

Those with limited knowledge of the game don’t know the differences with wingbacks and traditional defenders/outside backs.[/quote]

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