Back (sports)
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In sport (particularly football), a back is a player whose normal position is behind the forwards.
- In Rugby football, this means a player who is not involved in the scrum
- In soccer it is another term for the position of defender
- In hockey and many other games it means a player who is defending the goal
- In American and Canadian football, this means a player who is lined up behind the linemen, the players who line up closest to the line of scrimmage. Back may be qualified by other terms:
- Fullback, a common position in many football games
- Quarterback, a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football
- Running back, a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football