ECNL Girls Tennessee: Five Outside Backs to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After stops in St. Louis, San Diego and Phoenix, the ECNL Girls League is set to host its fourth event of the season this weekend in Tennessee. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Between Friday and Sunday, 210 teams, including some of the best in the country, will be in action in Murfreesboro in order to test themselves and show what they can do.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It will be a great opportunity to watch some exciting prospects in action against strong competition and these five outside backs could have great weekends:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["21811"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Capable of playing at either outside back spot and also in the center of the backline, Griffin will play a big role for Concorde Fire Platinum G07 - in Murfreesboro, they will play OK Energy FC, Ohio Premier and Wilmington Hammerheads. She's very strong defensively and does an excellent job at winning the ball back. Griffin reads the game extremely well and is always well-positioned - she knows exactly when to step up and make an interception, when to use her body to win the ball, or when to tuck inside and help her center backs. 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She's a very complete player, who helps her team on both sides of the ball, but it's offensive talent that makes of her stand out from the crowd. 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She likes to push forward and is very good at it, widening the field with her runs just by the sidelines, timing well her overlaps and making herself available for combination plays and sending good crosses into the penalty box. 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