Primary Roles Of A Running Backback

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A ''running back'' (RB) is the position of a player on an American football team who usually lines up in the Offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running backs are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block. Some athletic traits that a running back will need are Speed, Power, Endurance, Strength and Agility. In football speed over a short distance is very important, running backs need quick feet to help them make short moves laterally, on an angle and forward and backward. Power is used with running backs need to make explosive movements at the start of a point and to continue moving once they hit a defender. Endurance is needed because running backs have to play

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