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Originally Posted by stir22
other than increasing your risk of falling, is there any other reason not to backtrack?
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I've been warned about possible Achilles damage. Something tells me this fall will be a big motivator for me than that.
Having said that, in soccer, we're expected to backtrack some, especially toward a touchline as the ball approaches us. Come to think of it, backtracking is part of our physical test (shuffle test: 25 yards straight ahead, then to the left, then backwards, then to the right).
So riddle me this: Why is backtracking expected in one sport, but verboten in another?