Evaluation of Strength of a Sports Player

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Evaluation of Strength of a Sports Player

As a defender, I am naturally good at receiving the ball and

accurately passing it up the pitch to my teammates. This is a good

skill to have because without it, the opposition may get hold of a bad

pass and may eventually score a goal from it. On the other hand, if a

teammate recieves a good, accurate pass, they may be able to string

together an attack with other players on my team which could lead to a

goal being scored for our team, which could then boost morale so we

would play even better. This would put pressure on the oppositions

defence and they would be more likely to make errors resulting in our

team gaining more possession and having more chances to score.

Another strength I have is the ablility to pursue an opposing player

at high speeds after their defence has cleared the ball from danger.

They would be trying to keep the ball under close control to prevent

me from stealing it from them. I am quite quick at running so I would

be able to chase down the runaway striker quite easily so they were as

far away from the goal as possible so they were of little danger to

our team. I could then time a sliding challenge or keep running and

get in front of the strkier and try and get a foot to the ball so it

is sent off course and hopefully to one of my teammates. Speed is

crucial for defenders because when they have moved up the pitch for a

corner, there is usually a large clearance so a quick striker can run

onto it and be one-on-one with the goalkeeper. If a defender has

speed, he can run very quickly back into his position and try and

prevent the striker from scoring.

I also have a good vision. I can anticipate where the striker or

midfielder is going to move and I will move myself to try and

intercept the ball played to him. This is good because it gives the

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