What Does it Mean to «Push Up» Soccer Fullbacks? The term push up refers to soccer fullbacks or midfielders moving forward toward the halfway line when their team is attacking, so they can support the attack.
What Does it Mean to «Defend Deep»? Defending deep refers to leaving your fullbacks deep on your half of the field, usually within your defensive third and sometimes within your penalty box (you can give them specific boundaries to stay within, such as to not come past the top of the penalty box arc unless it is to kick away a loose ball) when your team is attacking. Defending deep means to only push up your fullbacks as far as they can go and still recover to defensive positions in case your opponent counterattacks. It doesn’t mean you have to leave the fullbacks in the penalty box, but that they play conservatively and don’t give up goals because they can’t recover in time to defend a fast counterattack.
A Mistake Many Recreational Soccer Coaches Make: Recreational coaches often believe they must push up their fullbacks when they attack because that is what they see travel teams and professional teams do. The difference is that Rec teams often have slow fullbacks who can’t run as fast as the opposing forwards and pushing up slow fullbacks can result in the opponent getting easy goals on breakaways. You can’t make slow players become fast. Fullback can be a good spot for slow, brave players who defend deep.
There Are Two Reasons to Push Up Your Fullbacks: One is so they are in position to support your attack and the other is to create an offside trap that keeps the opposing forwards away from your goal. The danger of pushing up your fullbacks is that the opposing forwards may be faster than your fullbacks. If they are, your opponent may leave his or her forwards near the halfway line (or near your fullbacks) and have his fullbacks or midfielders kick through balls into the open space between your fullbacks and your goal, so his fast forwards can get breakaways and easy shots on your goal. The longer the field, the greater the danger, since the «halfway line» is farther from your goal. Pushing up on the attack requires either fast fullbacks or a great sweeper (a sweeper is a fast, tough player who plays behind the fullbacks as the last line of defense, and whose job is to back up the fullbacks and stop breakaways by kicking the ball away from the opponents).
Should You Push Up or Defend Deep When You Attack? If you have fast, tough, skillful fullbacks, you may want to have them push up when you attack, so they can support your attack. But if the opposing forwards are faster than your fullbacks and if there is a risk of giving up goals on breakaways before your fullbacks can recover to defend your goal, you will probably be better off to defend deep. The longer the field, the greater the risk is that you will give up breakaways if you push up if your opponent has fast forwards – it is less risky to push up on a short field and more risky to push up on a long field. It is safer to push up against a weak opponent than against a strong opponent who has a fast forward. Your fullback’s stamina is also a consideration – if they are tired they will react more slowly and it is more dangerous to push them up – even if you prefer to push them up, during a game you might want to let them defend deep some if they are tired. It is less risky to push up at young ages and against an unskilled team because young teams are less likely to get breakaways. Play the style that allows your team to be successful and that your players are capable of playing and can have fun playing – don’t try to make them to do the impossible. An alternative to pushing up all your fullbacks is to leave one behind to defend deep while the others push up, or to use a formation that includes a designated sweeper.
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