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ASSO CIA TION GAME
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themselves to be helped—in fact, always keeping in touch with
the rest of the back division. When one is tackling his man
another should be ready to intercept
-
a pass; when one is
kicking, another should be preventing him from receiving a
charge.
Theoretically each of the back division should mark one
of the opposing forwards, but of course, practically, since the
field is always chopping and changing about, it is impossible
to lay down any hard and fast rule. The usual plan of defence
is that the centre half watches and deals with the centre
forward, the right back and half-back oppose their adversaries'
left wing, and the left back and half-back the opposite right
wing. The back and half-back work together on the wings
somewhat as follows. Provisionally the back near his own
goal watches the inside wing forward, and the half-back the
outside, but down the field more often the half-back takes the
inside and the back the outside ; the reason for this being
that near his own goal the back must be well in the centre of
the ground to help the goal-keeper, and is, therefore, nearer the
inside forward, while down the field nearer his opponents' goal
the outside wing forward generally lies farther up than his
inside, and is, therefore, nearer the back. It is also important
that the half-back near his opponents' goal should be rather in
towards the centre to help his forwards and take a shot at goal
if he sees a good opening. Practically the best general rule
is for the half-back to tackle the roan with the ball and the
back to be near up ready to intercept a pass. It is very difficult
indeed to lay down any hard and fast rule ; both backs and
half-backs must think for themselves. The gift of realising
at a glance the best thing to be done and the power of carry-
ing it out are the points that go to make a first-class player.
Hesitation, at all costs, must be avoided.
Having laid down a general principle as to the respective
duties of backs and half-backs, we
.
now come to the particular
application of each individual case.
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themselves to be helped—in fact, always keeping in touch with
the rest of the back division. When one is tackling his man
another should be ready to intercept
-
a pass; when one is
kicking, another should be preventing him from receiving a
charge.
Theoretically each of the back division should mark one
of the opposing forwards, but of course, practically, since the
field is always chopping and changing about, it is impossible
to lay down any hard and fast rule. The usual plan of defence
is that the centre half watches and deals with the centre
forward, the right back and half-back oppose their adversaries'
left wing, and the left back and half-back the opposite right
wing. The back and half-back work together on the wings
somewhat as follows. Provisionally the back near his own
goal watches the inside wing forward, and the half-back the
outside, but down the field more often the half-back takes the
inside and the back the outside ; the reason for this being
that near his own goal the back must be well in the centre of
the ground to help the goal-keeper, and is, therefore, nearer the
inside forward, while down the field nearer his opponents' goal
the outside wing forward generally lies farther up than his
inside, and is, therefore, nearer the back. It is also important
that the half-back near his opponents' goal should be rather in
towards the centre to help his forwards and take a shot at goal
if he sees a good opening. Practically the best general rule
is for the half-back to tackle the roan with the ball and the
back to be near up ready to intercept a pass. It is very difficult
indeed to lay down any hard and fast rule ; both backs and
half-backs must think for themselves. The gift of realising
at a glance the best thing to be done and the power of carry-
ing it out are the points that go to make a first-class player.
Hesitation, at all costs, must be avoided.
Having laid down a general principle as to the respective
duties of backs and half-backs, we
.
now come to the particular
application of each individual case.
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