Distant goal timber
In football (soccer), the back post is the goalpost farther from the ball's current position, as opposed to the near post.
Crosses and shots aimed at the back post exploit the goalkeeper's difficulty covering the far side of the goal.
He arrived late at the back post to head it in.
The term extends to describing a player's positioning: Stay at the back post for corners.
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Distant goal timber
In football (soccer), the back post is the goalpost farther from the ball's current position, as opposed to the near post.
Crosses and shots aimed at the back post exploit the goalkeeper's difficulty covering the far side of the goal.
He arrived late at the back post to head it in.
The term extends to describing a player's positioning: Stay at the back post for corners.
1. soccer — cross, Pass from side to side; header (Top line of document); volley (Simultaneous firing burst); finish (Bring to completion); tap-in · rebound · delivery · corner · set-piece · assist · winger · flank · overlap · fullback
GOALPOST POSITION RELATIVE TO BALLback post ≠ near post Goal edge closest to shooter; front post · six-yard box · penalty spot
back, post, backs, backed, backing, backer, backside, backward, backwards
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/back_post