Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-07

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,ho actual attacking force OF
~ and orc constantly supplied with
',ni,ion. 'ean in the shape of the ball,
ann" mo fccding support OF the halves.
w. limo is divided INTO two wings
~. ,i,ot nm the center forward. The
,,sidc men of each wing, are seleciea
9oSrso Su.S, Of their speed in advancing WIN
~. y'o"bll boll under control; their aDlli,y 10
roceiye pass wneh runn"s ;i;,,' M't, w
breaN,"s n on onnosing half or back, and their
ability to accurately S"''e
Soi from the wing ~ -
pa1r pana l,0 0;n,iJo men are what are com
iH u'. Lnown MS the fighting forwards,
nun; ';,nction as forward halves as well
anu noI shootcrs. They are even expected
a. obIc 10 net as outside men IN
10 W. and oven as center forwards. Ihey
pI,I'., .n,,ncctrd TO be. with the exception
asV ,t,o ccnter forward, the coolest play
VI 'nr o, rho line, the best dribblers, good
tnod"rs en- accurate passers, good tacklers
..J abic TO trap the ball under any
conditions. Ill of ,beso
Qualifications. but they must suppiemeht
thc work of the halves in keeping tne
crntrr and wings properly fed WIN tnelr
toet or heads and be able at all times 10
c,ioro W.. =" Tho nrcssure on the center or
,in, forwards. Good inside men in
ooninnction with the center forward can
Nav thc three inside game, or. in con-
S,nction with their particular wing men,
NAV tho wing game, happy comDina
tion of both styles of game upsetting the
best defense.
Quick Thinking Needed
The center forward is, next to the
ccntcr half, the most important player
nm the team. In addition TO having
ali the qualifications of an inside man,
Ln must primarily have the ability to
o, M ,Lo wcak poipts in the defense. and
an distribute the ball and maneuver his
forwards as to take full advantage Of
these weak spots.
JIc must also be able to swing the
hall 10 the wings or pass to his inside
me-" men rs his Judgment dictates. There
arc times also when he should know
tbe strength of the halves to be able to
utizp them in his attack. He is the
forward who is generally most subject
4 TO attack. and consequently should be
thoroughly we'll equipped with knowl-
edge of all the tricks of the game to
enable him to beat his opponents.
lie should be particularly adept in
receiving passes, which means putting
himself in position to receive passes.
and particularly in the neighborhood Of
goal to convert the passes into shots.
fIc and the two inside men are the
players depended on to shoot goals.
therefore his control of the ball should
BE- complete. He must also be aggres-
sive and fearless. be well balanced in
his footwork and always able to think
fast enough to take advantage OF any
opportunity presented to beat an op-
pOnent.
quite frequently n team puts its whole
dcppndpnce on it's center forward to
shoot goals. This is poor play. for a
good center half can bottle him up and
ncutralzc him completely. 1t is better
policy to have all three inside men good
shots.
Good Goal Shooting
Right here let me say what good
goal shooter is. He is forward player
who can receive pass and Immediately
convert it into shot at goal without
being confused by the presence of the
goal Keeper That is, when he receives
pass which gives him an opportunity
To shoot he is so well balanced that his
shooting kick is taken automatically and
his mind is taken up in seeing and find
Ing the part in the goal space which the
goal keeper is least able to defend.
The average forward. when he has an
opportunity to shoot, thinks first of the
goal keeper and usually keeps his mind
70 much on the goal keeper, and not
On the space unoccupied by the goal
keeper, that he simply shoots the ball
nt the goal keeper. This is the reason
why 80 many goal keepers get credit for
being clever when with real shot in
front Of them they would be lost. There
or" plenty of good goalkeepers. but they
ar" as a rule born. not made. The goal
Keeper who can completely cover his
goals and divine the forwards intention
Is rarity.
Methods OF Shooting
So much for the actual shooting. ant
now to some methods of play for Che
forwards to give the insides an oppor
lunlty to shoot.
The commOnest form of giving the
ihSldeS (center and two inside for
wards an opportunity to shoot is by
III" wing working the ball down thu
'ourh line past the halves, and cOnse
Qncntly drawing the fullback ON him
ana then passing the bcll sufficient,
elevated over his head and dropping j
somewhere in front of goal. where th
lnNide or center can connect with j
ana shoot. Another method is for tn
WlhG"r, assuming him to have beatel
.h' halVes, to trick or beat the fullbacl
ana send hard, low center across tn,
mouth Of the goal behind the backs
oh shot like this the insides shoulo
Easily connect, If they have their mind
vi IN" play as they should.
Another method by which the winge
can beat thn fullhonL 10 u,ha,, h;o In