You should pass it to a player who is within reach and has the best chance to freely move forward with the ball.
The defender usually depends on the sport. In soccer (football) the defender is the one that protects the goal. I don't know much about football (American Football)
ON-SIDE in soccer or football is when a player from the attacking has one defender between him, the goalie and goal.
Any player, including defenders and goalkeepers, can score a goal in a game of football (soccer).
Im a defender in football/soccer and I know that when you want to go pro you mostly go through youth academies. And the academies only really select the forwards and defenders don't really ever get looked at.
(Team Sports / Football Terms (both Rugby & Soccer)) Football the tactic of trying to stay very close to the opposition when they are in possession of the ball.
It depends on what you mean by soccer vs football. If you are referring to the beautiful game. Most countries and territories call it football or something similar to the name. However, some countries say soccer(Association Football) because they have other sports or versions of football, such as American Football, Canadian Football, Australian Football, Gaelic Football and Rugby Football.
A Pass is undertaken when a player having possession the soccer ball (football) moves the ball to another team player in effect Passing the Ball
He doesn't say soccer for a start he says football. And his dutys usually involve being the last line of defence between the atcking player and the keeper.
A back is a defender.
Football (Soccer)
Gonzalo Martínez (born 30 November 1975) is a Colombian football (soccer) defender. On club level, he currently plays for Atlético Huila. But soccer sucks, so no one really cares.
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