text: i'm on a soccer team, this is my first year...help? this is only my first year playing soccer and people say i'm good but i don't think i'm good enough. how can i get better? i practice two times every week and have a game on weekends. oh yeah, i'm also defence, either right or left. the key to football is not like any sport. sports are about using your athletic ability to complement the game in hand. in football you use your brain more, and in defence this is more so. people are saying your good, and this proves you have the sporting ability.  every time somebody runs at you with the ball (which will happen a lot playing full back) have a think about where hes going, and when hes going to put the ball in the box. watch the ball and the feet, and get used to thinking quickly.  another good tip for a full back is practice coming forward. you may be a defender, but it is good to support your wingers. overlap them when they hold the ball up and practise your crossing so they can lay you off by the byline.  stay fit and healthy, because to be a good right back, your going to need to get up and down the pitch. im not sure what level your playing on, but anothe good tip is to listen to your coach. he may not always be right, but discipline will reflect on the pitch.  also, try simple training methods; juggling- control passing against a wall back to your feet- passing and control skills- if your up to it, watch and try and repeat  good luck!